| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Merry Widow', adapted from the German original 'Die Lustwige Witwe' by Victor Leon and Leo Stein; with photographs of members of the cast; includes programme with cast list 1958; magazine extract photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; magazine extract article by Frank Granville Barker with brief history of 'The Merry Widow'
Performed at The Sadler's Wells Opera House, London, 20 Jan 1958; presented by the Sadlers Wells Trust Ltd; musical director Alexander Gibson
The Coliseum Theatre, London, 31 Jul 1958, closing performance, 6 Sep 1958; presented by the Sadlers Wells Trust Ltd; produced by Charles Hickman; scenery by Thea Neu; choreography by Pauline Grant; The Coliseum Theatre, London, 1 Sep 1959, closing performance, 28 Nov 1959; presented by the Sadlers Wells Trust Ltd; produced by Charles Hickman; scenery by Thea Neu; choreography by Pauline Grant
Australia: The Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, 16 Jul 1960; produced by Charles Hickman; choreography by Pauline Grant; musical director William Reid
Casts: Howell Glynne, Marion Lowe, Thomas Round, June Bronhill, Rowland Jones, Denis Dowling, George Chitty, John Kentish, John Larsen, Deirdree Thurlow, Raimund Herincx, Lily Gribbin, William Booth, Sheila Rex, Gwilym Jones, Angela Wheeldon, Janet Leggat, Irene Carpenter, Dorothy Nash, Peter Grant, William McAlpine, Raymond Nilsson, Robert Eddie, Kevin Mills, Renee Osbourne, Joyce Blackham |