Historical Casting
The following tables show the most prominent cast members of significant D'Oyly Carte Opera Company productions and tours at various times through to the company's 1982 closure:
| Role | Opera Comique 1878 |
New York 1879 |
Savoy Theatre 1887 |
Savoy Theatre 1899 |
Savoy Theatre 1908 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Joseph | George Grossmith | J. H. Ryley | George Grossmith | Walter Passmore | Charles H. Workman |
| Captain Corcoran | Rutland Barrington | Sgr. Brocolini | Rutland Barrington | Henry Lytton | Rutland Barrington |
| Ralph Rackstraw | George Power | Hugh Talbot | J. G. Robertson | Robert Evett | Henry Herbert |
| Dick Deadeye | Richard Temple | J. Furneaux Cook | Richard Temple | Richard Temple | Henry Lytton |
| Boatswain/ Bill Bobstay |
Fred Clifton | Fred Clifton | Richard Cummings | W. H. Leon | Leicester Tunks |
| Carpenter/ Bob Beckett |
Mr. Dymott | Mr. Cuthbert | Rudolph Lewis | Powis Pinder | Fred Hewett |
| Midshipmite/ Tom Tucker |
Master Fitzaltamont1 | ||||
| Josephine | Emma Howson | Blanche Roosevelt | Geraldine Ulmar | Ruth Vincent | Elsie Spain |
| Hebe | Jessie Bond | Jessie Bond | Jessie Bond | Emmie Owen | Jessie Rose |
| Buttercup | Harriett Everard | Alice Barnett | Rosina Brandram | Rosina Brandram | Louie René |
| Role | D'Oyly Carte 1915 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1925 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1935 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1950 Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Joseph | Henry Lytton | Henry Lytton | Martyn Green | Martyn Green |
| Captain Corcoran | Leicester Tunks | Leo Sheffield | Leslie Rands | Richard Watson |
| Ralph Rackstraw | Walter Glynne | Charles Goulding | John Dean | Herbert Newby |
| Dick Deadeye | Leo Sheffield | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt |
| Boatswain | Frederick Hobbs | Henry Millidge | Richard Walker | Stanley Youngman |
| Carpenter | George Sinclair | Patrick Colbert | L. Radley Flynn | L. Radley Flynn |
| Josephine | Phyllis Smith | Elsie Griffin | Ann Drummond-Grant | Muriel Harding |
| Hebe | Nellie Briercliffe | Aileen Davies | Marjorie Eyre | Joan Gillingham |
| Buttercup | Bertha Lewis | Bertha Lewis | Dorothy Gill | Ella Halman |
| Role | D'Oyly Carte 1958 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1965 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1975 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1982 Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Joseph | Peter Pratt | John Reed | John Reed | James Conroy-Ward |
| Captain Corcoran | Jeffrey Skitch | Alan Styler | Michael Rayner | Clive Harre |
| Ralph Rackstraw | Thomas Round | David Palmer | Meston Reid | Meston Reid |
| Dick Deadeye | Donald Adams | Donald Adams | John Ayldon | John Ayldon |
| Boatswain | George Cook | George Cook | Jon Ellison | Michael Buchan |
| Carpenter | Jack Habbick | Anthony Raffell | John Broad | Michael Lessiter |
| Josephine | Jean Hindmarsh | Ann Hood | Pamela Field | Vivian Tierney |
| Hebe | Joyce Wright | Pauline Wales | Patricia Leonard | Roberta Morrell |
| Buttercup | Ann Drummond-Grant | Christene Palmer | Lyndsie Holland | Patricia Leonard |
1 The Midshipmite, Tom Tucker, is traditionally played by a child. "Fitzaltamont" was likely a pseudonym used to protect the child's identity, as the same name appears on programmes of several provincial touring companies. No names are listed for his role in later productions.
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