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‘Murder in Motley’ by Ingram D’Abbes & Fenn Sherie

‘Murder in Motley’ was a 3 Act Play with, according to the programme, ‘the action taking place in the Drawing Room of Aston House; the home of Sir William Ainslie.

The first part of the programme shows an initial cast list with a note advising the audience that in order ‘to enhance your enjoyment of this play PLEASE DO NOT BREAK THE SEAL until the first interval’ – so presumably the following page was in some way taped down with the intention of not being immediately available to read?

The following page – which we will assume was dutifully opened by 100% of the audience only at the end of Act One, reveals a further cast list.

Both cast lists are noted below – with the hope that one of their number will remember the reasons for the above instructions. No rewards are available for the answer – but it would be an interesting addition to make to the record of this particular play!

 

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Walthamstow Guardian -‘What’s On’

Murder in Motley Script – Shown with the kind permission of Samuel French LimitedScript

Mick, Gerald & Val

Mick, Gerald & Elaine

Val, Iris, John & Brenda – Rehearsal Photo

John & Penny

Gerald

Gerald, John, Val, Lillian, Penny & Enid

Dick, Iris, Enid – Rehearsal Photo

Cyril, Mick & Gerald – Rehearsal Photo

All the photographs of ‘Murder in Motley’ are copyrighted to CMMF/Markhouse Drama Club. As the second and third photographs show Iris, who was Stage Manager in this production, this suggests that these were taken at a rehearsal?

Initial Cast:

  • Collette –  Adele Bernard
  • Sir William Ainslie – John Cade
  • Lady Mary Ainslie – Penelope Malling
  • Denis Steele – Richard Stewart
  • Lottie (The Cook) – Mary Briggs
  • Jenson (The Butler) – John Rogers
  • Fraser – Ken Mayes

Second Cast

  • The Understudy – Lillian Mills
  • Joseph Lewison – Barry Elliott
  • Doctor Congreve – Keith Elliott
  • Police Sergeant Fowler – Michael Everett
  • Police Constable Grant – James Braid
  • Police Woman Jackson – Elaine Elliott
  • Police Woman Ferguson – Brenda Chapman
  • Miss Driver – Enid Moorshack
  • Adele Bernard – Valerie Poore
  • James O’Bryan – Gerald Aylott
  • Herbert Walker – Alec Malyon
  • Doctor Hudson – Richard Dunn

Stage Management, Lighting & Make Up

  • Iris Moorshack , Fred Page, David Morgan, David King, Gordon Aylott,
  • Jeffrey Baker, Jennifer Todd, Richard Dunn, Bernard Page & Brenda Chapman

 

 

 

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