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B IT T E R SW E E T

By NOEL COWARD

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A b p o p u la r n o w a s w h e n i t u>aa i n v e n te d i n D u b lin b y A u g u s tin e T h w a ite s in 1773.

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PRESENTS

B IT T E R SWEET

By NOEL COWARD Entire production by S T A N L E Y IL LSLE Y .

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Augmented orchestra under the direction of T E R R Y O 'C O N N O R .

Choreography by J I L L M A R G E Y .

Settings by R O B E R T

HEADE.

Costumes by V IR G IN IA VINE. Mr. O ’C o n n o r 's w a rd ro b e supplied by Gings Theatric al C ostum iers, Dubl'n .

Musical instruments by M cC U L L O U G H S LTD., Dawson Street.

PRICES OF ADMISSION Dress Circle Parterre Grand Circle 10/7/6 6/- & 4/Box Office Open 10 a.m.— 9 p.m.

T h e p u b l ic m a y le a v e a t - t h e e n d o f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e b y a ll e x i t d o o rs .

Pe rsons shall

n o t be p e r m i t t e d t o s ta n d o r s it in a n y o f th e g a n g w a y s in t e r s e c t in g t h e s e a tin g , or t o s it in a n y o f t h e o t h e r g a n g w a y s .— C o p y B y e -L a w .

B IT T E R SW EE T The Marchioness of Shayne (Sari) Carl Linden . . .

M a n o n .........................................

Dolly Chamberlain Lord Henry Jekell The Hon. Hugh Devon Mrs. Millick . . . .

Sir Arthur Fenchurch Herr Scfclick . . . .

Lady Devon . . . .

Marquis of Steere Lord Edgar Janies Lord Sorral . . . .

Mr. V a l e .........................................

Mr. Bethel . . . .

Mr. Proutie . . . .

Vincent Howard Victoria H a r r i e t t ........................................

G l o r i a ........................................

H o n o r ........................................

J a n e ..................................................

E f f i e ..................................................

G u s s i ........................................

L o t t e ..................................................

F r e d a ........................................

H a n s i ........................................

Lieutenant Tranisch Captain August Lutte Marquis of Shayne . . .

Mrs. Devon . . . .

Vernon Craft . . . .

Lord Henry Jade Cedric Ballantvne Bertram Sellick . . . .

Fritz (a waiter) N i t a ..................................................

H e l e n ........................................

J a c k i e ........................................

Singer (Act 1 Scene 1) Parker (Butler, Act 1 Scene 1) Burley (Butler, Act 3 Scene 1) Accompanist (Act 3 Scene 1)

LOUISE STUDLEY - JACK O’CONNOR HAZEL YEOMANS CLODAGH GEARY FRANK GORMLEY JIM McCLATCHIE - MOLLIE HICKEY CHRIS F. BRUTON JIM McCLATCHIE - MAEVE CARNEY ERIC HENDERSON - PETER McBRIEN NOEL BYRNE - ^ TERRY WOGAN GERRY BYRNE TERRY BRADY EOIN O’BRIEN CLAIRE KELLEHER CATHERINE O’CONNOR MABEL McGRATH MAEVE O’CONNOR l u c y M cC a r t h y - MAGDA HICKEY HEATHER HEWSON - EITHNIE O’DONNELL - URSULA HOUGH - DODO O’HAGAN - BRENDAN McSHANE - RODERICK TIERNEY - FINTAN CORISH HELEN COWLE - RAY JOYCE REG CLEARY EOIN O’BRIEN FRANK LITTLE - RAY JOYCE JILL MARGE Y ADA GEOGHEGAN PAT O’CONNOR REGGIE DOONEY CLEM RYAN J. McKEEVER - TOM MURTAGH

T H E P R A E T E R G IR L S — Jill M argey , D olores D e lah u n ty , C lo d ag h Geary.

C ynthia Gaffney. C lo dagh Foley, J a n M urnaghan.

T H E F O O T M E N — T o m m y O 'D w yer, F re d T ay lo r, F ra n k Little, Joseph M cConnell.

W A IT E R S — F re d T aylo r, T. O 'D w yer, J. M u rn a g h a n , B. K elly, R . D ooney.

C L E A N E R S — M. M cC ann, M. C arney. A. G eoghegan. E. Staveley, M. Cowle, K . Forde.

G U E S T S & C U S T O M E R S — Misses E. Collins, E. Stavaley, A . Bannister, P. Carroll, R. Coyne, M. C onw ay, G . G allag her, H. F lynn, K. Furlong, Messrs. P. C unnin gham , J o h n M cConnell, T . Sweeney, F. T ay lor, Joseph M cC on nell. B. K elly. J. M urnaghan.

Synopsis of Scenes ACT 1 Sc e n e

1— Lady Shayne's house in G ro s v en o r Square (1926).

Sc e n e

2—T he Mil'.icks’ house in Belgrave Square (1875).

Sc e n e

3— T he ballro om of th e Millicks* house (1875).

Sc e n e

1— H err Schlick's cafe in Vienna (J880).

ACT 2 S c e n e 2 — H e rr

Schlick's cafe in V ienna (1880).

T im e ; N o o n .

T im e ;

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ACT 3 Sc e n e

1— L o rd Shayne's house in G ro s v en o r S qu are (1895).

S c e n e 2 —Sam e

as Act

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Scene

1.

CO STUM ES B Y V I R G I N I A V I N E .

SE TTIN G S BY ROBERT H E A D E. C H O R E O G R A P H Y BY JILL M A R G E Y .

C O N D U C T O R : T E R R Y O’C O N N O R .

ENTIRE PRODUCTION BY STANLEY ILLSLEY.

FO R R A T H M IN E S & R A T H G A R M U S IC A L S O C IE T Y STAGE DIRECTOR CHRIS F. BRUTON CHORUS MISTRESS - EILEEN KNOWLES HON. SECRETARY CLEM P. R YA N HON. T R E A S U R E R ......................................................C. MERRY

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Bartlett, C larke. Sutherlan d, Evans, T r o y , Lawerence, B lackburn, A nth ony .

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H a m m ond , Jo hnston , K raus, C a v a n a g h , Lawerence, Blackburn.

Conductor — Balkwill

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Dec. 3, 5, 8. di M arco, C h issa ri, d'O razi, S tecchi, G am belli, Vezzosi, Onesti.

Conductor — P a tan e

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Dec. 4, 6, 10, 12.

Carral. di M a r c o (Dec. 10, 12), M a ra g n o , Chissari, R u m b o, Cioni, Stecchi, Righini.

Conductors — Patane. D o y le (Dec. 10, 12)

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Dec. 9, 11, 13.

C arral. M a r a g n o . Cioni, d 'O r a z i, O nesti, Righini, Vezzosi.

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