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THE WAY OF THE WORLD

on Third Programme

by WILLIAM CONGREVE with Edith Evans , John Gielgud
Margaret Rutherford
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
: fourth broadcast
DURING THE INTERVAL (9.5-9.15 app.) Movements from a Serenade by Heinrich Biber played by philomusica of London
Directed from the harpsichord by Thurston Dart on a gramophone record

Contributors

Unknown:
William Congreve
Unknown:
Edith Evans
Music By:
John Eccles
Arranged By:
Lionel Salter
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Unknown:
Heinrich Biber
Unknown:
Thurston Dart
MIRABELL in love with Mistress Millamant:
John Giclgud
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, for merly friend to Mirabell:
June Tobin
MISTRESS MARWOOD friend to Fainall and likes Mirabell:
Lydia Sherwood
MISTRESS MILLAMANT, a fine lady. niece to Lady Wishfort and loves Mirabell:
Edith Evans
MINCING, woman to Mistress Millamant:
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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