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Three Comedies by William Wycherley (1640-1715) -2-Alec Clunes, Yvonne Mitchell and Gladys Young in 'THE PLAIN DEALER'

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Radio adaptation and production by Raymond Raikes
The Scene: London, 1676
MANLY, of an honest surly nice humour, supposed first in the time of the Dutch War to have procured the command of a ship out of honour not interest, and choosing a sea-life only to avoid the world
Alec Clunes
(Continued in next column) Lawyers: and with music- composed and conducted by John Hotchkis and played by the Goldsbrough Orchestra
(leader, Emanuel Hurwitz )

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Production By:
Raymond Raikes
Unknown:
Alec Clunes
Conducted By:
John Hotchkis
Leader:
Emanuel Hurwitz
LORD Plausible, a ceremonious coxcomb, in love with Olivia:
Heron Carvic
FIRST SAILOR (Tom):
Allan McClelland
SECOND SAILOR (Jack):
John Stone
FREEMAN Manly's lieutenant:
John Glen
A YOUNG VOLUNTEER:
Denise Bryer
THE WIDOW BLACKACRE, a petulant litigious widow always in law, mother to Squire Jerry:
Gladys Young
JERRY BLACKACRE, a true raw squire:
Charles Leno
OLIVIA, Manly's mistress:
Yvonne Mitchell
ELIZA, her cousin:
Marjorie Westbury
LETTICE Olivia's woman:
Marjorie Mars
A FOOTBOY to Olivia:
Denis Goacher
Novel, a pert coxcomb, makes love to Olivia:
David Peel
MAJOR OLDFOX, an old impertinate fop, given to scribbling, makes love to Widow Blackacre:
Carleton Hobbs
SERJEANT PLOODON:
John Gabriel
MR QUAINT:
Denis Goacher
MR BLUNDER:
George Hagan
MR PETULANT:
Allan McClelland
MR BUTTONCOWN:
Rolf Lefebvre
MR SPLITCAUSE:
John Stone
BOOKSELLER'S APPRENTICE:
Denis Goacher
AN ALDERMAN:
George Merritt
VERNISH, Manly's bosom and onlyfriend:
Francis de Wolff
A waiter:
Rolf Lefebvre
KNIGHTS CF THE POST, who give false bail or evidence for hire:
George Hagan
KNIGHTS CF THE POST, who give false bail or evidence for hire:
John Gabriel
A BAILIFF:
Rolf Lefebvre

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