| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Eagle has Two Heads', adapted from 'Azrael' by Jean Cocteau; with photographs of members of the cast; includes magazine extract with photographs of members of the cast in scenes from the play; also includes magazine extract entitled "Emotion or Intellect? A dissertation on 'The Eagle has Two Heads' by Julia Symmonds"
Performed at The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 4 Sep 1946, closing performance [46th] [12 Oct 1946]; presented by the Company of Four in association with the Arts Council; directed by Murray MacDonald; settings and costumes by Gurschner and Anthony Holland; anthem by Benjamin Britten
Transferred to: The Royal Theatre, Haymarket [12 Feb 1947, closing performance, 12 Apr 1947]
Then to: The Globe Theatre, London [14 Apr 1947, closing performance [170th] 12 Jul 1947]; The Prince of Wales' Theatre, Cardiff [18] Aug 1946
America: New York [1946] (29 performances); produced and directed by John C. Wilson; settings by Donald Oenslager
Casts: Eileen Herlie, Noel Willman, Jill Esmond, James McKechnie, James Donald, Uriel Porter, Edith De Berg, Cicely Paget Bowman, Webber Alexander, David Read, Webber Alexander, Raymond Jacquarello, Tallulah Bankhead |