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Edith Evans. John Gielgud
Margaret Rutherford in The Way of the World by WILLIAM CONGREVE
Music by John Eccles
Adapted and arranged by Lionel Salter
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
The scene: London 1700
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX
Recorded broadcast of June 28, 1960, in the Third Programme

Contributors

Unknown:
Edith Evans.
Unknown:
John Gielgud
Unknown:
Margaret Rutherford
Music By:
John Eccles
Arranged By:
Lionel Salter
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Mirabell, in love with Mistress Millamant:
John Gielgud
Fainall, in love with Mistress Marwood:
Anthony Nicholls
Followers of Mistress Millamant: Witwoud:
Robert Eddison
Followers of Mistress Millamant: Petulant:
Denys Blakelock
Mistress Fainall, daughter to Lady Wishfort and wife to Fainall, formerly friend to Mirabell:
June Tobin
Mistress Marwood, friend to Fainall, and likes Mirabell:
Lydia Sherwood
Mistress Millamant, a tine lady, niece to Lady Wishfort, and loves Mirabell:
Edith Evans
Mincing, woman to Mistress Millament:
Jane Jordan Rogers
Waitwell, servant to Mirabell:
Keith Williams
Foible, woman to Lady Wishfort:
Jessie Evans
Lady Wishfort, enemy to Mirabell for having falsely pretended love to her:
Margaret Rutherford
Peg, maid to Lady Wishfort:
Freda Dowie
Sir Wilfull Witwoud, half-brother to Witwoud and nephew to Lady Wishfort:
Alexander Gauge

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