PICCADILLY THEATRE

/w~ ap I"u:., lq /'1. MR. FOX OF VENIUE

A NEW PLAY

by

FREDERICK KNOTT

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/ I I Angus McBean Paul Rogers, who creates the title role of,Cecil Fox, owes much of his success .in the theatre to his early experience and t'1 his subsequent well-ear~ed prominence while with the Old Vic-first at Bristol and later when invited to JOin the London London born Marian Spencer, very recently seen in "Five Finger Exercise" at the company, during its West End run at the New Theatre. . Comedy, when she took over the Adrienne Allen role for an eight weeks' season, is happily back in the West End in another highly intriguing role following a brief A series of Old Vic seasons followed, with such di~:rse roles as Macbeth, Merc~t.lO, pre-London tour. John of Gaunt and Pandarus ("Troilus and Cress.ida ) etc. to establish his versatl.hty and eminence in characterisation. Other parts, Included lago, Bottom, and William Following Royal Acadamy of Music and R.A.D.A. studies, Miss Spencer made her Villon in "The Other Heart", which wO him the Clarence Derwent Award as the professional debut ~na Malv7rn Shaw-Festival season and then gained wider experience best su pporti ng player of the year., . In repertory at Bristol, which led to her first West End part in "She Had to Come r Back" at the Garrick. Later, in 1953, he played Shylock and,I!~ the same year, Sir Claude Mulham~er in T. S. Eliot's "The Confidential Clerk at the Edinburgh Festlval.and during Her favourite period and one notable for its prestige value in her career was the its London run. In 1954 he rejoined thelOld VIC Company, open~ng Wlt~ Macbeth Haymarket season with John Gielgud, during which she played "The Queen" in in Edinburgh to unanimous praise. Subsequently he appea~ed In a Wide range "Hamlet"; "Helena" in "Midsummer Night's Dream"; "Julia" in "The Duchess of of leading parts during the Old Vic's Broadway season at the Winter Garden Theatre, Malfi"; and "Mrs. Foresight" in "Love for Love" by Congreve. Some time later she also played "Mrs. Fidget" in Congreve's "The Country Wife". Playgoers New York. I".", will recall most pleasurably "Home at Seven" in which Miss Spencer starred with I 1958 he appeared in "The Elder Statesman and also In the film The Doctor s Ralph Richardson at Wynd hams. Dilemma". Other films include "Trilby", "Beau Brummel" and "The Beachcomber". Born in Plympton, Devon, Paul Rogers,was educated at Ho~e and Newton Abbot She was again seen with Ralph Richardson in the Old Vie's production of Priestley's and studied for the stage at the Michael C,hekhov Theatre Studio, Darrington Hall. "An Inspector Calls". Miss Spencer also enjoyed considerable success as Alfred Lunt's American wife in Coward's "Quadrille". Hobbies; painting. Recreations: swimming and boating. Her Commercial Television appearances include, "On Approval". "The Shining I Hour" and "Room With a View". I I PICCADILLY THEATRE PICCADILLY CIRCUS, W.I Telephone: GERRARD 4506

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A new play MR ...~FOX OF VENlfJE 1 by FREDERICK KNOTT

In "Mr. Fox of Venice", Jeremy Brett has another rewarding role; an unusual Based on the novel "The Evil of the Day" by Thomas Sterling sort of major-domo with most unexpected duties in unpredictable situations. But he is, of course, even in this early stage of his career, a young actor with a quite varied experience and a particular flair for the nonchalance essential to this type of part. Mr. Brett made his stage debut in rep,ertory in Manchester, following studies at the Central School of Speech and Drama; where he was awarded the Elsie Fogerty First Performance: Wednesday, 15th April, 1959 Prize and the William Poel Memorial Prize. In March 1956, he joined the Old Vic Company and, following the London season, continued with them during a very successful tour of Canada and the United States, until March 1957. During that period he appeared in "Romeo and Juliet" (Paris) "Macbeth" (Malcolm) Monday to Friday at 7.30 p.m. "Richard III" (Duke of Aumerle) and "Troilus and Cressida" (Troilus). In 1957 Mr. Brett was seen in his first musical, "Meet Me By Moonlight" at the Aldwych; and in 1958 he appeared with Margaret Leighton in Terence Rattigan's Matinee: Thursday at 2.30 p.m. "Variation on a Theme", and later thatfyear as Marchbanks in "Candida" at the Playhouse, Oxford. Saturday at 5.15 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Recent TV roles include Paul in ITV's "Myself When Young", and Wilfred in "Eden End", for BBC. As a screen actor, Jeremy Brett has als!> appeared in "War and Peace".

f MR. FOX 4)F VENI()E

Characters in order of their appearance: Synopsis of Scenes The entire play takes place in Mr. Fox's bedroom in his house Cecil Fox PAUL ROGERS in Venice during the month of May

William MacFly JEREMY BRETT ACT I Massimo ANDREAS MALANDRINOS Scene I. Evening Scene 2. About a week later-before dinner A Maid ... PHYLLIS PARTRIDGE Scene 3. After dinner First Footman ... KENNETH McCLELLAN

Second Footman ... ALAN PENN INTERVAL

Sir Henry Price-Knightly NEWTON BLICK ACT II Anson Sims CARL BERNARD The following morning MARIAN SPENCER Theadora Sheridan (The lights witt fade to denote the passing of two hours) Nurse Johns JULIE SOMERS INTERVAL First Medical Orderly ... ALAN PENN

Second Medical Orderly KENNETH McCLELLAN ACT III Maresciallo HAROLD KASKET Scene I. Early that evening Scene 2. Several hours later Directed by DENIS CAREY

Mr. Fox's Waltz composed by Frederick Knott Setting designed by HUTCHINSON SCOTT and arranged by Peter Martin Scenery built by Brunskill & Loveday and painted by Alick Johnstone. Properties by Stuart Stallard. Silverware by Lewis & Kaye (Hire) Ltd. SHOWS YOU ~UST SEE - China by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. Furniture by Bullen's Ltd. Miss Spencer's dresses by Ronald Paterson of Albemarle Street. Other costumes by L. & H. Nathan and Gordon Thomson. Sound effects by Bishop Sound. Cigarettes by Benson & Hedges. Lighters by Ronson. Spectacles by Negretti & Zambra. Nylon Stockings by Kayser Bondar ROAR LIKE A DOVE Shoes by Rayne Manager and Stage Manager r...... MICHAEL ASHFORD "It's a roar of laughter"-THE STAR Deputy Stage Manager For ELIZABETH CHARNLEY Assistant Stage Manager :::1 LlNNIT AND JENNIFER BEECH * Press Representative ...j DUNFEE {: ... FRED GRATTO~d.~~R61t~V Production Manager ... LTD. I··· PHOENIX THEATRE, General Manager l··· PHILIP ALGAR Charing Cross Road, W.C.2 ... TEM 8611 Manager For PICCADILLY THEATRE IAN KEITH Box Office (R. G. RAKE) ... Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. . .. GERrard 4506-7

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