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A weekly review of the arts
This edition is about some recent events in the theatre:
Eric RHODE talks about the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Peter Weiss 's play The Murder of Marat at the Aldwych
JOHN BOWEN discusses the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot based on a novel by T. H. White at Drury Lane
LAURENCE KITCHIN comments on the Youth Theatre production of Coriolanus in Edwardian dress at the Queen's Theatre
JENS ARUP discusses the musical Maggie May by Alun Owen and Lionel Bart at the Palace Theatre, Manchester

Contributors

Talks:
Eric Rhode
Unknown:
Peter Weiss
Unknown:
John Bowen
Novel By:
T. H. White
Unknown:
Alun Owen
Unknown:
Lionel Bart

by John Vanbrugh
Music by JOHN ECCLES adapted and arranged by LIONEL SALTER with Donald Wolfit
Geraldine McEwan
Denis Quilley
Barbara Couper
The action takes place in London in 1697. Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Terence Weil (cello) Peter Graeme (oboe)
Lionel Salter (harpsichord)
Produced by CHARLES LEFEAUX
To be repeated on September IS
John Rye is in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ' at the Strand Theatre, London
DURING THE INTERVAL: 9.35*-9.50*
A record of Handel's Organ Concerto No. 8, in A major. played by Marie-Claire Alain with the Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

Contributors

Unknown:
John Vanbrugh
Music By:
John Eccles
Arranged By:
Lionel Salter
Unknown:
Donald Wolfit
Unknown:
Geraldine McEwan
Unknown:
Denis Quilley
Unknown:
Barbara Couper
Violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz
Viola:
Cecil Aronowitz
Cello:
Terence Weil
Oboe:
Peter Graeme
Harpsichord:
Lionel Salter
Produced By:
Charles Lefeaux
Unknown:
John Rye
Played By:
Marie-Claire Alain
Sir John Brute:
Donald Wolfit
Lady Brute, his wife:
Geraldine McEwan
Belinda, her niece:
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Lady Fancyfull:
Barbara Couper
Cornet, her maid:
Eva Stuart
Madamoiselle, fille-de-chambre to Lady Fancyfull:
Valerie Kirkbright
Pipe:
Barbara Elsy
Gentlemen of the town:Heartfree:
John Rye
Constant:
Denis Quilley
Mr Treble, a singing master:
Gordon Faith
Rasor, valet-de-chambre to SirJohn:
Andrew Sachs
Companions to Sir John:Lord Rake:
.... Eric Anderson
Colonel Bully:
Peter O'Shaughnessy
Constable:
Kevin Flood
Justice:
Hamlyn Benson

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