The Rivals

Press night

27.04.1886

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Lydia Languish

  Beadnell, Winifred

• Thomas

  Forde, H Athol,

• Lucy

  Johnson, Ethel,

• Julia

  Keene, Taigi,

• Sir Anthony Absolute

  Merridew, T J,

• David

  Mollison, W,

• Fag

  Phillips, S,

• Mrs Malaprop

  Protheroe, May,

• Lucius O'Trigger

  Ross, Herbert,

• Bob Acres

  Weir, George R,

• Faulkland

  Yorke, Oswald,

Creative

Role and name

• Playwright

  Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Butler