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Three Comedies by William Wycherley (1640-1715) -2-Alec Clunes, Yvonne Mitchell and Gladys Young in 4 THE PLAIN DEALER'

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Radio adaptation and production by Raymond Raikes
The Scene: London, 1676
Characters in order of speaking:
(Continued in next column)
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
Conducted By:
John Hotchkis
Leader:
Emanuel Hurwitz
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
LORD Plausible, a ceremonious supple commending coxcomb, in love with Olivia:
Heron Carvic
FIRST SAILOR (Tom):
Allan McClelland
SECOND SAILOR(Jack):
John Stone
FREEMAN. Manly's lieutenant, a gentleman well educated but of a broken fortune, a complier with the age:
John Glen
A YOUNG VOLUNTEER, who has followed Manly to sea:
Denise Bryer
THE Widow BLACKACRE, a petulant liti gious widow always in law, mother to Squire Jerry:
Gladys Young
JERRY BLACKACRE, a true raw squire, under age and his mother's government, bred to the Law:
Charles Leno
OLIVIA, Manly's mistress:
Yvonne Mitchell
ElIZA, cousin to Olivia:
Marjorie Westbury
LETTICE, Olivia's woman:
Marjorie Mars
A footboy to Olivia:
Denis Goacher
Novel, a pert railing coxcomb and an admirer of novelties, makes love to Olivia:
David Peel
MAJOR OLDFOX, an old impcrtinate fop, given to scribbling, makes love to Widow Blackacre:
Carleton Hobbs
Lawyers: SERJEANT PLODDON:
John Gabriel
Lawyers: MR QUAINT:
Denis Goacher
Lawyers: MR BLUNDER:
George Hasan
Lawyers: MR PETULANT:
Allan McClelland
Lawyers: MR BUTTONGWN:
Rolf Lefebvre
Lawyers: MR SPLITCAUSE:
John Stone
BOOKSELLER'S APPRENTICE:
Denis Goacher
AN ALDKRMAN:
George Merritt
VERNISH, Manly's, bosom and only friend:
Francis de Wolff
A WAITER, at the Cock ' in Bow Street:
Rolf Lefebvre
FIRST KNIGHT OF THE POST, one who gives false bail or evidence for hire:
George Hagan
SECOND KNIGHT OF THE POST, the same:
John Gabriel
A BAILIFF:
Rolf Lefebvre

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