by Pamela. Hansford Johnson
A love story of the Victorian theatre dramatised for broadcasting in seven episodes by Max Kester
2— ' The First Rung of the Ladder'
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by Archie Campbell
Despite parental interference Catherine Carter becomes the latest recruit to
Henry Peverel's Company at the Belvedere Theatre and under the great man's tutelage makes rapid progress. The arrival of Malcolm Rivers as its new leading juvenile provides the Company with a subject of delightful speculation, as much on account of his good looks as for his aristocratic connections.