20:00

THE WAY OF THE WORLD

Tue 13^th Jun 1961, 20:00 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