Taunton Thespians - Pride and Prejudice 1953

Pride and Prejudice by Helen Jerome,
adapted from Jane Austen’s novel.

Corfield Hall, Taunton, 27th & 28th February, 1953.
Cast
Mr Bennet John Hargreaves
Mrs Bennet Betty Goulding
Lady Lucas Beatrice Darby
Charlotte Lucas Beryl Hunt
Elizabeth Bennet Marjorie Darker
Jane Bennet Peggy Appleby
Lydia Bennet Shirley Sparks
Mr Darcy Brian Stansfeld
Mr Bingley George French
Mr Collins Paul Young
Mr Wickham Geoffrey Smith
Miss Bingley Sylvia England
The Lady Catherine de Bourgh Dione Willoughby
Colonel the Hon. Guy Fitzwilliam Alec Goulding
Mrs Gardiner Dot Talbot
Hill, the Bennet butler Reginald Clarke
A nurse (Mrs Lake) Phyllis Puckey
Maggie Mabel Clarke
Guests Peggy Groves and Gordon Milne
Backstage
Produced by Doris Barber
Stage Manager Eddie Pain
Assistant Stage Manager Marjorie Galloway
Electricians William Burchill and John Dowell
Property Mistresses Adelaide Skinner and Kathleen Roskams
Wardrobe Mistress Gwen Wilkins
Ladies’ Costumes made under the direction of Gwen Wilkins
Assisted by Lorna Bradford, Phyllis Peel Corbin, Beatrice Darby, Dorothy Hennel, Madge Hewitt, Rose Jenkins, Margaret Livingstone, Gertrude Middleton, Joy Pain, Laura Steel & Alma Thomas
Bonnets made by Betty Goulding and Marjorie Went
Hair styles by Peggy Groves and Beryl Hunt
Sound Effects Bobby Clarke
Stage Carpenters Ben Fisher and James Wells
Settings designed by Eddie Pain
Settings painted by Fred Cridlin
Stage Staff Anne Mole, Morag Smith, Fred Cridlin, Neil Trood