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Leeds Arts Centre performed The Way of the World in February 1966.
Men | |
Fainall – In love with Mrs Marwood | Eric Parker |
Mirabell – In love with Mrs Millamant | Gerry Armytage |
Witwood – Follower of Mrs Millamant | David Brown |
Petulant – Follower of Mrs Millamant | James Boyer |
Sir Wilful Witwood – Half-brother to Witwood and nephew to Lady Wishfort | John Bull |
Waitwell – Servant to Mirabell | Edward Lakeland |
Footman | Christopher Bramham |
Inn Servant | Gerald Beaumont |
Women | |
Lady Wishfort – Enemy to Mirabell for having falsely pretended to love her | Olive Richardson |
Mrs Millament – A fine lady, niece to Lady Wishfort and loves Mirabell | Josephine Ward |
Mrs Marwood – A friend to Mr Fainall and likes Mirabell | Eileen Smith |
Mrs Fainall – Daughter to Lady Wishfort and wife to Fainall, formerly friend to Mirabell | Betty Triggs |
Foible – A woman to Lady Wishfort | Christine Wilson |
Mincing – A woman to Mrs Millament | Mrs. Manley |
Peg – Chambermaid to Lady Wishfort | Philippa Grossman |
Betty – An inn servant | Mrs. Manley |
Settings by | Fred Mower |
The Ladies’ costumes and those for Mirabell designed by | Gerry Armytage |
Executed by | June Stonehouse |
Doreen Parker | |
Margaret Stonehouse | |
Lesley Norton | |
Kay Park | |
Margaret Thomas | |
Josephine Wright | |
Wardrobe Director | Betty Triggs |
Stage Manager | Sybil Jenkinson |
Music | Colin Belford |
Prompter | Eileen Smith |
Box Office | Hazel Irving |
John Pemberton | |
Front of House Managers | Maureen Rutter |
Sidney Irving |
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Way of the World, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed The Way of the World on another occasion, in 1982 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.