First produced at the New Gaiety Theatre, London, under the management of Mr. George Edwardes, on October 26th. 1903.
THE ORCHID
Dramatis Personæ
| THE HON. VIOLET ANSTRUTHER (Principal Pupil at the Horticultural College) | Miss Gertie Millar | |||
| CAROLINE TWINING (of a matrimonial turn) | Miss Connie Ediss | |||
| ZELIE RUMBERT (an Adventuress) | Miss Hilda Jacobsen | |||
| THISBE (Private Secretary to Mr. Chesterton) | Miss Gabrielle Ray | |||
| COUNTESS ANSTRUTHER (Violet's Mother) | Miss Phyllis Blair | |||
| BILLY (Dr. Fausset's "Buttons") | Miss Lydia West | |||
| LADY WARDEN (of the Horticultural College) | Miss Gertrude Aylward | |||
| JOSEPHINE ZACCARY (Pupil Teacher at the Horticultural College) | Miss Ethel Sydney | |||
| THE HON. GUY SCRYMGEOUR (Mr. Chesterton's Nephew) | Mr. George Grossmith, Jnr. | |||
| DR. RONALD FAUSSET (a Country Practitioner) | Mr. Lionel Mackinder | |||
| MR. AUBREY CHESTERTON (Minister of Commerce, and Guy's Uncle) | Mr. Harry Grattan | |||
| COMTE RAOUL DE CASSIGNAT (of the Quai d'Orsay) | Mr. Robert Nainby | |||
| ZACCARY (a Professional Orchid Hunter) | Mr. Fred Wright, Junr. |
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M. FRONTENBRAS M. MERIGNAC |
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(Comte Raoul's Seconds) |
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Mr. George Gregory Mr. Charles A. Brown |
| REGISTRAR | Mr. Arthur Hatherton |
| MASTER OF CEREMONIES | Mr. Will Bishop |
| M. D'AUVILLE (French Minister of State) | Mr. H. Lewis |
| MEAKIN (Gardener at the Horticultural College) | Mr. Edmund Payne |
| DEBUTANTES |
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Miss Kitty Mason Miss Blanche Carlow Miss Doris Beresford Miss Olive May Miss Daisy Holly Miss Florence Warde |
Synopsis of Scenery
| ACT I | - The Countess of Barwick's Horticultural College. | |
| ACT II | Scene 1 | - Black Massena. |
| Scene 2 | - Promenade des Anglais. | |
| Scene 3 | - Interior of the Opera House at Nice. |
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