The Merchant of Venice

Press night

19.04.1948

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Old Gobbo

  Amyes, Julian

• Launcelot Gobbo

  Bass, Alfie

• Balthazar

  Bates, Michael

• Unnamed parts

  Bloom, Claire

• Unnamed parts

  Davion, Alexander,

• Tubal

  Diamond, Arnold,

• Unnamed parts

  Dipper, Alan,

• Unnamed parts

  Fox, Jean,

• Prince of Morocco

  Godfrey, Michael,

• Salarino

  Hardwick, Paul

• Shylock

  Helpmann, Robert,

• Unnamed parts

  Herrington, Keith,

• Lorenzo

  Justin, John,

• Prince of Arragon

  Kidd, John,

• Leonardo

  Kneale, Tom,

• Gratiano

  Knight, Esmond,

• Unnamed parts

  Melville, Elizabeth,

• Unnamed parts

  Mitchell, Norman,

• Duke of Venice

  Monk, William,

• Unnamed parts

  Purdom, Edmund,

• Nerissa

  Russell, Mairhi,

• Bassanio

  Scofield, Paul

• Stephano

  Squire, William,

• Jessica

  Stannard, Heather,

• Unnamed parts

  Van Eyssen, John,

• Unnamed parts

  Williams, Clifford

• Antonio

  Willman, Noel,

• Salanio

  Wilmer, Douglas,

• Unnamed parts

  Wroe, David,

• Portia

  Wynyard, Diana,

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Benthall, Michael

• Music by

  Easdale, Brian,

• Designer

  Fedorovitch, Sophie,

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William