The Merchant of Venice

Press night

29.04.1899

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Prince of Morocco

  Asche, Oscar

• Portia

  Benson, Constance

• Jessica

  Brayton, Lily

• Duke of Venice

  Fitzgerald, G,

• Stephano

  Foster, J W,

• Balthazar

  Gretton, Miss F,

• Lorenzo

  Hignett, H R,

• Tubal

  Howard, G,

• Old Gobbo

  Nicholson, H O,

• Salanio

  Quartermaine, Charles

• Nerissa

  Robertson, C,

• Bassanio

  Rodney, Frank,

• Gratiano

  Souper, G Kay,

• Antonio

  Warburton, Edward,

• Launcelot Gobbo

  Weir, George R,

• Solarino

  Williams, H,

Creative

Role and name

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William