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Scenes from The Tiger

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by Reginald Berkeley.
[Starring] William Devlin as Clemenceau
The Scenes introduced by Ronald Adam.
Ronald Adam's Embassy Theatre Production

Scenes:
A Prison Cell, 1871.
An Election Committee Room at Draguignan, 1893.
The Prime Minister's Room in the Senate, November, 1917.
The Same, 1919.

Twenty-five-year-old William Devlin played this part at the Embassy Theatre in September. "The Tiger" is a difficult role, for the action of the play starts with Clemenceau as a young man of thirty and finishes in 1919, when the 'strong man' of France was nearly eighty. This ageing process was magnificently conveyed. Devlin made his first appearance on the professional stage at the Vaudeville Theatre in Robert Speaight's part as a refugee in "Nurse Cavell". Since then he has made a big reputation, particularly in Shakespearean parts.
Reginald Berkeley, who wrote the play, will be remembered by listeners as the author of "The White Chateau" and "The Lady With a Lamp", a radio version of which was broadcast last month.
Joan Miller, who plays the part of Louise Michel, is the Switchboard Girl of "Picture Page".

Contributors

Author:
Reginald Berkeley
Presenter:
Ronald Adam
Presentation:
G. More O'Ferrall
Georges Clemenceau:
William Devlin
Louise Michel:
Joan Miller
American Liaison Officer:
Alexander Knox
English General:
Nigel Clark
Secretary to Clemenceau:
Elizabeth Weston
English Journalist:
Mario Francelli

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