The script of ‘Saloon Bar’ shows that this ‘Play in 3 Acts’ was first produced at Wyndham’s Theatre, London. The play is set in the Saloon bar of ‘the Cap & Bells’ Public House in the triangle bounded by Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and Oxford Street.
The script lists the actual cast from the Wyndham Theatre production and shows that character of ‘Wicker’ was played Mervyn Johns – who, as far as recollection permits, featured in a good number of the Ealing Studio film comedies and ‘patriotic’ war films of the time – often shown at ‘Saturday Morning Pictures’ at the Granada, Dominion and Carlton cinemas – a real ‘character actor’ who always seemed to have a teapot in his hand!
Script. Originally published by the former HWF Deane & Company of London kind permission of
NEW: Walthamstow Guardian Report. July 1970.’ The Saloon Bar’.
Saloon Bar SProgramme
Saloon Bar Cast
Saloon Bar Stage Management
Antique Ticket!!!!
Cast
- Hoskins – Alan Sandiford
- Ivy – Valerie Poore
- Fred – John Payne
- Wickers – Richard Duun
- Joe Harris – Ray Aylott
- Nora – Norma Pepperell
- Old Jim – Alec Malyon
- Sally Watson – June Allitt
- Peter – Alan Robson
- Jean – Iris Sandiford
- Queenie – Gill Langridge
- Newspaper Boy – Bill Chapman
- George – Derek Runnacres*
- Doris – Hilary Boother
- The Evangelist – Robert Jackson
- The Organ Grinder’s mate – David King
- First Mayfair Man – Alan Robson
- Second Mayfair Man – Barrie Trevellyan
- First Mayfair Girl – Jill Cooper
- Second Mayfair Girl – Susan Parker
- Johnny Bains – David West
- Fred Small – Peter Boulton
- A Customer – Robert Jackson
- A Police Constable – Derek Runnacres*
- A Waitress – Sandra Ward
* Guest Appearance – by Derek Runnaces – who was the Deputy Warden to Les Martin, Warden of the Marsh Street Youth Centre
Scenery & Design
- Bill Chapman
- Reg Suffolk
Stage Manager
- Bill Chapman
Assistant Stage Manager
- Pat Potter
Costumes
- Jill Rushton
- Sandra Ward
House Manager
- Gordon Aylott
Produced by Cyril Malyon