The Rivals

Press night

27.04.1899

Venue

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Cast

Role and name

• Lydia Languish

  Benson, Constance

• Maid

  Bolland, May

• Julia

  Brayton, Lily

• Mrs Malaprop

  Denvil, A,

• Sir Anthony Absolute

  Fitzgerald, G,

• David

  Grenville, A,

• Boy

  Gretton, F,

• Faulkland

  Hignett, H R,

• Coachman

  Nicholson, H O,

• Lucy

  Robertson, C,

• Fag

  Souper, G Kay,

• Sir Lucius O'Trigger

  Warburton, Edward,

• Acres

  Weir, George R,

Creative

Role and name

• Playwright

  Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Butler