| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Way of the World' with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; includes programme with cast list 1953; souvenir programme with photographs and brief biographies of cast members, details of costumes and setting, history of the play and about the author, William Congreve 1953; magazine extract with photographs of cast members in scenes from the play
Performed at The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, 19 Feb 1953, closing performance (82nd) 3 May 1953; presented by Tennent Productions Ltd; directed by John Gielgud assisted by John Richmond; settings and costumes by James Bailey; music arranged by Leslie Bridgewater; The Royal Theatre, Brighton, 9 Feb 1953
Cast: Eric Porter, John Gielgud, Paul Schofield, Richard Wordsworth, Brewster Mason, Peter Sallis, Pauline Jameson, Eileen Herle, Pamela Brown, Margaret Rutherford, Jessie Evans, Mairhi Russell, Gillian Webb, Paul Hardwick, Norman Bird, Basil Henson, Charlotte Mitchell, Geoffrey Bayldon |