Pickwick Libretti
Description
Based on Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. The famous "If I Ruled the World" is just one of a host of strong numbers. The cast for the first production in Manchester and London featured Harry Secombe as Pickwick Jessie Evans as Mrs. Bardell and Teddy Green as Sam Weller. The Pickwickians Tracy Tupman Augustus Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle were played by Gerald James Julian Orchard and Oscar Quitak respectively. Anton Rodgers put in a fine performance as Mr. Jingle not to mention the amusing 'gruffly common' performance of Robin Wentworth as Tony Weller. Rachel Isabella and Emily were played by Hilda Braid Vivienne St.George and Jane Sconce respectively with Sam Weller's 'Girl' Mary performed superbly by Dilys Watling. The remaining cast and Company were equally impressive.