| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Matchmaker' with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast list; includes programme with cast list 1954-1955; magazine extracts photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; press and magazine cuttings also include articles relating to cast member Ruth Gordon (actress and playwright)
Performed at tThe Royal Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 16 Aug 1954; presented by Tennent Productions; directed by Tyrone Guthrie; decor by Tanya Moiseiwitsch; The Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 23 Aug 1954; (as part of the Edinburgh Festival); directed by Tyrone Guthrie; decor by Tanya Moiseiwitsch; The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 4 Nov 1954, closing performance, 2 Jul 1955 America: The Royale Theatre, New York, 5 Dec 1955
Casts: Sam Levene, Peter Sallis, Jerry Stovin, Henzie Raeburn, Prunella Stack, Eileen Hurlie, Peter Bayliss, Timothy Findlay, John Milligan, Daphne Newton, Arthur Hill, Prunella Scales, Patrick McAlinney, Ruth Gordon, Alec McCowen, Eileen Herlie, Rosemund Greenwood, Esme Church, Lee Montague, Loring Smith, Patricia Cutts |