By J M Barrie Directed by Hunter Bell Season: 18 - 22 October 1962 It is the Earl of Loam's whim to invite his servants once a month to the drawing room where they are treated as social equals. His daughter and friends are forced to serve them much to the distaste of Crichton, the butler, who knows his place. He accompanies the Earl on a yachting party with the three daughters, an affected young man and a sporting parson, as well as the lady's maid who is in love with Crichton. They are wrecked on a desert island and Crichton, at first imperceptibly, takes command and wins their devotion by his resourcefulness. The women vie for his favour. He chooses Lady Mary no longer indolent, but intensely vital for his wife. At this point a ship is seen in the offing and, with noble self abnegation, Crichton signals to her. Back in England, all revert to their former positions. Cast: Crichton - Alex Aitchison The Hon. Ernest Woolley - Ron Palmer Lady Agatha Lasenby - Colleen Hansen Lady Catherine Lasenby - Phillipa Neville Lady Mary Lasenby - Linell Oakley The Rev. John Treherne - Brian Brodie The Earl of Loam - John Bishop Lord Brocklehurst - Ron Tinker Mrs Perkins - Ella Young Monsieur Fleury - Ernest Adams Mr Rolleston - Bruce Clarke Mr Thompsett - James Erikson Miss Fisher - Edith Parsonage Miss Simmons - Glennis Paine Mademoiselle Jeanne - Barbara Wilson Thomas - Kevin Allfrey John - Robert Mitchell Jane - Margaret Hoolmans Gladys - Ina Chaplin Eliza ("Tweeny") - Sandra McClurg A Kitchen Wench - Kathleen Underwood A Page Boy - Robert Brittenden A Naval Officer - Kevin Allfrey The Countess of Brocklehurst - Natalie Brittenden |