| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Duenna' with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; typescript inside front cover gives cast list and dates; has several brief mentions of original production at Covent Garden, 21 Nov 1775 and "the music composed and arranged by the two Thomas Linley's"; includes photographs of cast members in scenes from the opera
Performed at The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 23 Oct 1924, closing performance, 21 Feb 1925; produced by Nigel Playfair; scenery and costumes by George Sheringham; dances arranged by Rupert Doone; music by Alfred Reynolds Revived at: The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 22 Apr 1931, closing performance, 9 May 1931; produced by Nigel Playfair
Casts: Michael Cole, Nigel Playfair, Denys Erlam, Guy Lefeuvre, Frank Cochrane, Scott Russell, Alfred Harris, Elsa Macfarlane, Isobel McLaren, Elsie French, Angela Baddeley, Elsa Lanchester, Joan Pitt Chatham, Marjorie Dixon, Rupert Doone, Jeanne Hewitt, Joyce Berry, Doris Sonn, Aubrey Hichins, Keith Lester, Leo Sheffield, D. Hay Petrie, Stanley Vilven, Eric Roland, Frank Drew, Leslie Holland, Phyllis Evens, Anna Ludmilla, Margery Hicklin, Yvonne Rorie, Kathleen Griffiths, Alexis France |