The Gondoliers - Historical Casting

Historical Casting

The following tables show the casts of the principal early productions and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring repertory at various times through to the company's 1982 closure. The roles of Ottavio and the Drummer Boy were credited only in the original production. Notable casting substitutions are shown for the first New York production; otherwise, only first-night casts are shown.

Role	Savoy Theatre 1889	New Park Theatre 1890	Savoy Theatre 1898	Savoy Theatre 1906	Savoy Theatre 1909
Duke	Frank Wyatt	George Temple	William Elton	Charles H. Workman	Charles H. Workman
Luiz	Wallace Brownlow	Arthur Marcel	Jones Hewson	Alec Johnstone	Leo Sheffield
Don Alhambra	W. H. Denny	John A. Muir	Walter Passmore	John Clulow	Rutland Barrington
Marco	Courtice Pounds	Richard Clarke	Charles Kenningham	Pacie Ripple	Henry Herbert
Giuseppe	Rutland Barrington	Duncan Barrington	Henry Lytton	Richard Green	Henry Lytton
Antonio	A. Medcalf	Helier Le Maistre	Leonard Russell	Overton Moyle	Fred Hewett
Francesco	Charles Rose	Mr. McCarthy	Cory James	Henry Burnand	Ernest Leeman
Giorgio	George de Pledge	Alec Lee	H. G. Gordon	Tom Redmond	Cecil Curtis
Annibale	J. Wilbraham	Percy Charles	Charles Childerstone	Leo Sheffield	A. Laurence Legge
Ottavio	Charles Gilbert	role eliminated
Drummer Boy	Arthur Mansfield	role eliminated
Duchess	Rosina Brandram	Kate Talby	Rosina Brandram	Louie René	Louie René
Casilda	Decima Moore	Agnes McFarland	Ruth Vincent	Marie Wilson	Dorothy Court
Gianetta	Geraldine Ulmar	Esther Palliser	Emmie Owen	Lilian Coomber	Elsie Spain
Tessa	Jessie Bond	Mary Duggan	Louie Henri	Jessie Rose	Jessie Rose
Fiametta	Nellie Lawrence	A. Watts	Ethel Jackson	Violette Londa	Ethel Lewis
Vittoria	Annie Cole	Miss Sadger	Jessie Rose	Norah McLeod	Beatrice Boarer
Giulia	Norah Phyllis	Grace Pyne	Madge Moyse	Clara Dow	Adrienne Andean
Inez	Annie Bernard	Marie Rochfort	Jessie Pounds	Ethel Morrison	Amy Royston

Role	D'Oyly Carte 1920 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1930 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1939 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1945 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1951 Tour
Duke	Henry Lytton	Henry Lytton	Martyn Green	Grahame Clifford	Martyn Green
Luiz	Sydney Granville	John Dean	Richard Dunn	Herbert Garry	Henry Goodier
Don Alhambra	Leo Sheffield	Sydney Granville	Sydney Granville	Richard Walker	Richard Watson
Marco	Derek Oldham	Charles Goulding	John Dudley	John Dean	Leonard Osborn
Giuseppe	Frederick Hobbs	Leslie Rands	Leslie Rands	Leslie Rands	Alan Styler
Antonio	Harry Arnold	Richard Walker	Richard Walker	Wynn Dyson	Peter Pratt
Francesco	J. W. Turnbull	Herbert Aitken	Leonard Osborn	C. William Morgan	Thomas Hancock
Giorgio	Allen Morris	L. Radley Flynn	L. Radley Flynn	L. Radley Flynn	L. Radley Flynn
Annibale	Hugh Enes Blackmore	T. Penry Hughes	T. Penry Hughes	Hilton Layland	Stanley Youngman
Duchess	Bertha Lewis	Bertha Lewis	Evelyn Gardiner	Ella Halman	Ella Halman
Casilda	Sylvia Cecil	Winifred Lawson	Margery Abbott	Margery Abbott	Margaret Mitchell
Gianetta	Elsie Griffin	Sylvia Cecil	Helen Roberts	Helen Roberts	Muriel Harding
Tessa	Nellie Briercliffe	Nellie Briercliffe	Marjorie Eyre	Marjorie Eyre	Joan Gillingham
Fiametta	Elsie Chantler	Sybil Gordon	Marjorie Flinn	Ann Nicholson	Enid Walsh
Vittoria	Winifred Downing	Beatrice Elburn	Ivy Sanders	Ivy Sanders	Ceinwen Jones
Giulia	Winifred Williamson	Murielle Barron	Maysie Dean	Laura Crombie	Joyce Wright
Inez	Anna Bethell	Marguerite Hylder	Ella Halman	Caryl Fane	Caryl Fane

Role	D'Oyly Carte 1959 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1968 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1975 Tour	D'Oyly Carte 1980 Tour
Duke	Peter Pratt	John Reed	John Reed	James Conroy-Ward
Luiz	John Fryatt	Philip Potter	Colin Wright	Harold Sharples
Don Alhambra	Kenneth Sandford	Kenneth Sandford	Kenneth Sandford	Kenneth Sandford
Marco	Thomas Round	Ralph Mason	Meston Reid	Meston Reid
Giuseppe	Alan Styler	Thomas Lawlor	Michael Rayner	Peter Lyon
Antonio	John Reed	Howard Williamson	James Conroy-Ward	Alan Spencer
Francesco	Frederick Sinden	David Young	Jeffrey Cresswell	Barry Clark
Giorgio	George Cook	George Cook	John Broad	Michael Buchan
Annibale	John Reed	Howard Williamson	James Conroy-Ward	Alistair Donkin
Duchess	Ann Drummond-Grant	Christene Palmer	Lyndsie Holland	Patricia Leonard
Casilda	Jennifer Toye	Valerie Masterson	Julia Goss	Evette Davis
Gianetta	Jean Hindmarsh	Susan Jackson	Pamela Field	Barbara Lilley
Tessa	Joyce Wright	Pauline Wales	Judi Merri	Lorraine Daniels
Fiametta	Mary Sansom	Anne Sessions	Marjorie Williams	Suzanne O'Keeffe
Vittoria	Ceinwen Jones	Marian Martin	Patricia Leonard	Helene Witcombe
Giulia	Anne Sessions	Julia Goss	Anne Egglestone	Jane Stanford
Inez	Beti Lloyd-Jones	Beti Lloyd-Jones	Beti Lloyd-Jones	Jill Pert

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