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Ida > 1954 D'Oyly Carte Production
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 Mr. Robert Gibson, the Director of Productions, discuss a model of a set for Princess Ida with its designer, Mr. James Wade. |
When the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company revived Princess Ida during the 1954 London season at the Savoy, it had not been performed by the company since 1939. The costumes and sets having been destroyed in an air raid during the Second World War, James Wade was commissioned to provide new designs for the production, which was staged by Robert Gibson. |
The cast of the new production was as follows:
| King Hildebrand | Fisher Morgan | ||
| Hilarion (his Son) | Thomas Round | ||
| Cyril |  |
(Hilarion's Friends) | Leonard Osborn |
| Florian | Jeffrey Skitch | ||
| King Gama | Peter Pratt | ||
| Arac |  |
(his Sons) | Donald Adams |
| Guron | John Banks | ||
| Scynthius | Trevor Hills | ||
| Princess Ida (Gama's Daughter) | Victoria Sladen | ||
| Lady Blanche (Professor of Abstract Science) | Ann Drummond-Grant | ||
| Lady Psyche (Professor of Humanities) | Muriel Harding | ||
| Melissa (Lady Blanche's Daughter) | Beryl Dixon | ||
| Sacharissa | |
(Girl Graduates) | Cynthia Morey |
| Chloe | Margaret Dobson | ||
| Ada | Jennifer Toye | ||
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| KIng Gama (Peter Pratt) |
Lady Blanche (Ann Drummond-Grant) |
Design for Hilarion (Act I) by James Wade |
Hilarion (Thomas Round) |
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| Princess Ida (Victoria Sladen) |
King Hildebrand (Fisher Morgan) |
Cyril (Leonard Osborn) |
Lady Psyche (Muriel Harding) |
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| Arac (Donald Adams) |
Florian (Jeffrey Skitch) |
Melissa (Beryl Dixon) |
Act II Finale |
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