Historical Casting
The following tables show the casts of the principal original productions and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring repertory at various times through to the company's 1982 closure. Note that the 4th Yeoman was no longer included in the cast after the original London and New York productions, and the 3rd Yeoman was no longer included after the first London revival in 1897. After the Second Repertory Season in 1909, the Headsman was no longer separately credited.
| Role | Savoy Theatre 1888 |
Casino Theatre 1888 |
Savoy Theatre 1897 |
Savoy Theatre 1906 |
Savoy Theatre 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | Wallace Brownlow | George Broderick | Jones Hewson | Alec Johnstone | Leo Sheffield |
| Col. Fairfax | Courtice Pounds | Henry Hallam | Charles Kenningham | Pacie Ripple | Henry Herbert |
| Sgt. Meryll | Richard Temple | George Olmi | Richard Temple | Overton Moyle | Richard Temple |
| Leonard Meryll | W. R. Shirley | Charles Renwick | Scott Russell | Henry Burnand | A. Laurence Legge |
| Jack Point | George Grossmith | J. H. Ryley | Walter Passmore | C. H. Workman | C. H. Workman |
| Wilfred | W. H. Denny | Fred Solomon | Henry Lytton | John Clulow | Rutland Barrington |
| 1st Yeoman | J. Wilbraham | Charles Thomas | Cory James | Frank Beckett | William Davidson |
| 2nd Yeoman | A. Medcalf | J. Priest | H. G. Gordon | Leo Sheffield | Fred Hewett |
| 3rd Yeoman | Mr. Murton | M. J. Thomas | Iago Lewys | N/A | N/A |
| 4th Yeoman | Rudolph Lewis | L. Roach | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Headsman | H. Richards | H. Adams | H. Richards | H. M. White | Richard Shaw |
| 1st Citizen | Tom Redmond | Edgar Smith | C. H. Workman | Richard Andean | Fred G. Edgar |
| 2nd Citizen | Mr. Boyd | Stanley Starr | Edwin Bryan | Rowland Williams | Sidney Ashcroft |
| Elsie | Geraldine Ulmar | Bertha Ricci | Ilka Pálmay | Lilian Coomber | Elsie Spain |
| Phoebe | Jessie Bond | Sylvia Gerrish | Florence Perry | Jessie Rose | Jessie Rose |
| Dame Carruthers | Rosina Brandram | Isabelle Urquhart | Rosina Brandram | Louie René | Louie René |
| Kate | Rose Hervey | Kate Uart | Ruth Vincent | Marie Wilson | Beatrice Boarer |
| Role | D'Oyly Carte 1920 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1930 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1939 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1945 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1950 Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | Sydney Granville | Joseph Griffin | Leslie Rands | Leslie Rands | Donald Harris |
| Col. Fairfax | Derek Oldham | Charles Goulding | John Dean | John Dean | Leonard Osborn |
| Sgt. Meryll | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt | Darrell Fancourt |
| Leonard Meryll | Hugh Enes Blackmore | John Dean | Thomas Hancock | Herbert Garry | Thomas Hancock |
| Jack Point | Henry Lytton | Henry Lytton | Martyn Green | Grahame Clifford | Martyn Green |
| Wilfred | Leo Sheffield | Sydney Granville | Sydney Granville | Richard Walker | Richard Watson |
| 1st Yeoman | James Turnbull | Herbert Aitken | Leonard Osborn | Rhys Thomas | Frederick Sinden |
| 2nd Yeoman | Henry Blain | Richard Eaton | Hugh Rowlands | Hilton Layland | Eric Thornton |
| 1st Citizen | Allen Morris | C. William Morgan | C. William Morgan | C. William Morgan | Roy Roser |
| 2nd Citizen | Harry Arnold | T. Penry Hughes | Richard Walker | Wynn Dyson | Peter Pratt |
| Elsie | Sylvia Cecil | Winifred Lawson | Helen Roberts | Helen Roberts | Muriel Harding |
| Phoebe | Catherine Ferguson | Marjorie Eyre | Marjorie Eyre | Marjorie Eyre | Joan Gillingham |
| Dame Carruthers | Bertha Lewis | Bertha Lewis | Evelyn Gardiner | Ella Halman | Ella Halman |
| Kate | Elsie Griffin | Muriel Davies | Margery Abbott | Margaret Mitchell | Deidree Thurlow |
| Role | D'Oyly Carte 1958 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1965 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1975 Tour |
D'Oyly Carte 1982 Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | Alan Styler | Alan Styler | John Broad | Clive Harre |
| Col. Fairfax | Leonard Osborn | Philip Potter | Colin Wright | Geoffrey Shovelton |
| Sgt. Meryll | Donald Adams | Donald Adams | John Ayldon | John Ayldon |
| Leonard Meryll | Frederick Sinden | David Palmer | Jeffrey Cresswell | Meston Reid |
| Jack Point | Peter Pratt | John Reed | John Reed | James Conroy-Ward |
| Wilfred | Kenneth Sandford | Kenneth Sandford | Kenneth Sandford | Kenneth Sandford |
| 1st Yeoman | John Fryatt | Glyn Adams | Barry Clark | Barry Clark |
| 2nd Yeoman | John Banks | Anthony Raffell | Gareth Jones | Thomas Scholey |
| 1st Citizen | Glyn Adams | Jon Ellison | James Conroy-Ward | Clive Birch |
| 2nd Citizen | John Reed | Alfred Oldridge | Jon Ellison | Alistair Donkin |
| Elsie | Jean Hindmarsh | Ann Hood | Pamela Field | Barbara Lilley |
| Phoebe | Joyce Wright | Peggy Ann Jones | Judi Merri | Lorraine Daniels |
| Dame Carruthers | Ann Drummond-Grant | Christene Palmer | Lyndsie Holland | Patricia Leonard |
| Kate | Jennifer Toye | Jennifer Marks | Anne Egglestone | Jane Stanford |
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