| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Heiress', adapted from the novel 'Washington Square' by Henry James with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast; includes programme with cast list and script dates [1949]; magazine extract photographs of cast members in scenes from the play
Performed at The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1 Feb 1949, closing performance (646th) 19 Aug 1950; presented by Tennent Productions in association with The Arts Council of Great Britain; directed by John Gielgud; decor by Motley; music and orchestra directed by Leslie Bridgewater On tour: 1950: The New Royal Theatre, Norwich
America: The Biltmore Theatre, New York, 20 Sep 1947; produced by Fred F. Finklehoffe; directed by Jed Harris
Casts: Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, James Donald, Gillian Lind, Ann Wilton, Madge Compton, Gillian Howell, Donald Sinden, Pauline Jameson, Cecil Trouncer, Godfrey Tearle, Sylvia Coleridge, David Oxley, Dorothy Batley, Susan Newall, Jacqueline Lacey, Grace Wyndham Pearce, William Patrick, Thea Holme, Allan Jeayes, Wendy Hiller, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cookson, Patricia Collinge, Beatrice Straight |