MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY DRAMATIC CLUB
MID-YEAR PLAY, 1959
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
By
OSCAR WILDE
THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
ACT
ACT,
I
Il
ACT 111 —
The action of the play is completed within twenty-four hours.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
— The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern's house
in Grosvenor Square.
INTERVAL
— Morning Room in Sir Robert Chiltern's house.
INTERVAL
Scene I: The Library of Lord Goring's house in
Curzon Street.
Scene Il: Same as Act Il.
TIME — 1896. Late in the season.
PLACE — London.
(In Order of Appearance)
LADY CHILTERN
MRS. MARCHMONT
THE COUNTESS OF BASIL-DON
VICOMTE DE NANJAC
Jocelyn Whitehead
Germaine Greer
Elizabeth Joseph
Michael Joshua
Stage Manager
A.S.M.
Stage . Staff
Properties
Sound
Publicity
Front of House
Production Secretaries
CREDITS
Rhyll Moyle
Neil Mudge
Amanda Smale, Bill Gilbert
Barbara Fargie, Judith Read, Peter White
Belinda Harrison
Deirdre O'Day
Janet Stahl
Richard Burman and Judith Read
(Attache at the French Embassy in London)
LADY JANE BARFORD
MR. BARFORD
THE EARL OF CAVERSHAM, K.G.
MISS MABEL CHILTERN
(Sir Robert Chiltern's sister)
LADY MARKBY
MRS. CHEVELEY
THE DUCHESS OF MARYBOROUGH
SIR ROBERT CHILTERN, BART.
(Secretary of Foreign Affairs)
VISCOUNT GORING
(The Earl of Caversham's son)
MR. MONTFORD
MASON
(Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern)
Janet Cook
David Kendall
John Deverall
Penelope Curtis
Marjory Coates
Jill Connolly
Belinda Harrison
Paul Eddey
Robin Hardiman
Michael Keck
Paul Clarkson
Simon Creswick
John Burgess
Sebastian Clark
COLVILLE
Set designed by Jane Norris and executed by Brian Auld.
Costumes designed by Brian Corless; executed by Janet Cook,
assisted by Ingrid Burke, Heather Andrew, Lynette Cleveland,
Helen-Mary Sawyer.
Lighting designed by Charles Colville and executed by
Roger Richardson.
Photographs in the foyer by VERNON SPENCER.
The Committee wish to thank the following for their assistance:
The Union Theatre Company, Mr. J. A. Pollock of Temple
Publicity, Mr. David Carswell, Bee Taplin Interiors, 103
Toorak road; Mr. Peter De Berenger, The Melbourne Little
Theatre, Thomas' Pty. Ltd., 92 Bourke street; Mr. Robin
Cuming.
PHIPPS
(Lord Goring's servant)
JAMES
HAROLD S Footmen
PRODUCED BY
CHARLES