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Cavalier’s Gold
• directed by Joyce Adcock
May 1953
Leeds Children’s Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed Cavalier’s Gold in May 1953.
This production was staged by Leeds Children’s Theatre, who at the time were one of the sub-groups within Leeds Arts Centre. Having returned to being a company in their own right in the 1950s, they are still creating theatre for children to this day.
Production photos
These photographs were taken at the production, and are displayed here courtesy of Leeds Children’s Theatre.
Cast
| John Brantford | Arthur Ridley |
| Deborah Brantford, his sister | Sheila Gray |
| Jack Brantford, his nephew | Graham Platt |
| Ann Brantford, his niece | Madge Brearley |
| James, the butler | Walter P. Miller |
| Zedekiah P. Jopp | Gordon Caleb |
| Joe, the gardener’s boy | Arthur Starkie |
| Miss Tippit | Mary Smith |
| Slim the Gunman | Tony Chappell |
| Lousy the Crib Cracker | Roy Johnson |
| Sergeant of Police | Douglas Butterfield |
Backstage team
| Director | Joyce Adcock |
| Stage Manager | Arthur E. B. Brown |
| Prompter | Margaret Murphy |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Cora Greaves |
| Properties | Margaret Shackleton |
| Publicity | Jean Miller |
| Settings by | Arthur E. B. Brown |
| Fred Mower | |
| Cover Design by | J. C. Newby |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of Cavalier’s Gold, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
