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Staging The Duchess of Malfi |
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A list of actors' names of the Duchess of Malfi's productions . |
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[]From the Quarto editions of 1678, 'As it is now acted at the Duke's Theatre] |
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[an altered version] |
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Lewis Theobald's adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi |
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R.H. Horne's version, starring Isabella Glyn as the Duchess |
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[Then, and later, it proved to be the most popular of the non-Shakespearean plays in Phelps's Elizabethan and Jacobean repertoire] |
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William Poel's version |
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From the Quarto edition of 1678, 'As it is now
acted at the Duke's Theatre' we know some of the actors' names. Brown
said in his Introduction of The Duchess of Malfi, 'In 1662, Pepys
judged the play 'well performed, but Betterton and Ianthe [Mary Saunderson,
later Mrs Betterton] to admiration' and John Downes noted in Roscius
Anglicanus: 'This Play was so exceeding Excellently Acted in all
Parts; chiefly, Duke Ferdinand and Bosola: It fill'd the House 8 Days
Successively, it proving one of the Best of Stock Tragedies.'
[From Brown, J.R., The Duchess of Malfi, The Revels Plays, Manchester University Press, 1981, p. lv-lvi]: |
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Betterton |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Ianthe [Mary Saunderson, later Mrs. Betterton] |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | Harris |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
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In 22 July 1707 the altered version The Unfortunate
Dutchess of Malfy or the Unnatural Brothers was produced at the
Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket. Cast and text were printed in the
quarto of that year. 'The printed text (Q4) is not only cut itself,
but contains printed indications of where further cuts were made in
performance' [Brennan]:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Mills |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Mrs Porter |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | Verbruggen |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | Barton Booth |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| In April 1733 The Fatal Secret: A Tragedy was staged at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Lewis Theobald's adaptation of The Fatal Secret: A Tragedy was published in 1735: 'the duchess and Antonio are reunited at the end together with a twelve-year-old son; the scene is Malfi throughout and the action starts after the marriage; Julia is omitted.' [Brown]. |
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'In the nineteenth century, The Duchess was usually
performed in a version by R.H. Horne. He had made it as regular and
respectable as possible; there is no Julia, and the duchess, now called
Marina, is strangled off-stage.' [Brown] .
Julia is also omitted in R.H. Horne's version of the play, put on by Samuel Phelps's company at Sadler's Wells, in 1850, starring Isabella Glyn as the Duchess: |
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Isabella Glyn |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | There was no Julia |
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In 1858, Broadway, New York:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Mrs Emma Waller |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
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In 1864, Sadler's Wells:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | George Bennett? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Miss Mariot |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
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In 1868, Standard, Shoreditch:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Miss Glyn |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
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In 1876:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Mrs Waller |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
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'In October 1892, the Independent Theatre Society
gave two performances in a new version by William Poel, directed by
Poel at the Opéra Comique. Irving lent costumes and scenary. There was
no Julia, but a 'Dance of Death' [Brown]:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Murray Carson |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Mary Rorke |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | Sidney Barraclough |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | There was no Julia |
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In 1919, Lyric, Hammersmith (Two performances).
Julia was restored. Directed by Allan Wade:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | W. Rea |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Cathleen Nesbitt |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | R. Farquharson |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | Edith Evans |
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In 1935, Embassy, Swiss Cottage. There was no
Julia. Directed by John Fernald:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | R. Graham |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Joyce Bland |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | John Laurie |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | There was no Julia |
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In 1937, Gate, Dublin. Directed by Peter Powell:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | B. Gifford |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Jean Anderson |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | Norman Scase |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1945, Haymarket, London. Mounted by John Gielgud
and Peggy Ashcroft in association with a Cambridge don, George Rylands:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Cecil Trouncer |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Peggy Ashcroft |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | John Gielgud |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1946, Ethel BNarrymore, New York. Adapted
by W.H. Auden, directed by G. Rylands, music by Benjamin Britten:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Canada Lee |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Elisabeth Bergner |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | D. Eccles |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1957, Phoenix, New York. Directed by Jack
Landau:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | P. Roberts |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Jacqueline Brookes |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | J. Wiseman |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1960, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, and Aldwych,
London. Directed by D. McWhinnie:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | P. Wymark |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Peggy Ashcroft |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | E. Porter |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1971, with Judy Parfitt as Webster's Duchess:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Judy Parfitt |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1971, with Judi Dench as Webster's Duchess:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Richard Pasco |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Judi Dench |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | Michael Williams |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1976, with Jane Lapotaire as Webster's Duchess:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Jane Lapotaire |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1979, with Janet Suzman as Webster's Duchess:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Janet Suzman |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In September 1980, in Manchester, England, with
Helen Mirren as Webster's Duchess:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Bob Hoskins |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Helen Mirren |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | Mike Gwilym |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
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In 1985 production of The Duchess
of Malfi at the National
Theatre, The director Philip Prowsw was also the designer, with
Eleonor Bron as Webster's Duchess and Ian McKellan as Bosola:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | Ian McKellan |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Eleanor Bron |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | Jonathan Hyde |
| The Cardinal | Edward Petherbridge |
| Antonio Bologna | Greg Hicks |
| Delio | Simon Dutton |
| Cariola | Selina Cadell |
| Julia | Sheila Hancock |
| Castruchico | Roy Kinnear |
| Grisolan | Hugh Lloyd |
| Ferabasco | Peter Needham |
| Pescara | Stephen MacDonald |
| Roderigo | Tristram Wymark |
| Salvio | Dikran Tulaine |
| Woman | Elaine Moore |
| Death | Laurance Rudic |
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In 1989, with Harriet Walter as Webster's Duchess:
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| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
| Bosola | ? |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Harriet Walter |
| The Duke Ferdinand of Calabria | ? |
| The Cardinal | ? |
| Antonio Bologna | ? |
| Delio | ? |
| Cariola | ? |
| Julia | ? |
In 2002: Cast List of The Duchess of Malfi:
Here is the Cast List from the Shakespeare Theatre:
| Director Michael Kahn |
Vocal Consultant Ralph Zito |
| Set Design Walt Spangler |
Costume Design Robert Perdziola |
| Lighting Design Amy Appleyard |
Composer Adam Wernick |
| Sound Designer Martin Desjardins |
Fight Consultant Felix Ivanov |
| CHARACTER NAME | ACTOR |
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| The Duchess of Malfi | Kelly McGillis* |
| Ferdinand | Donald Carrier* |
| The Cardinal | Edward Gero* |
| Bosola | Andrew Long* |
| Antonio | Robert Tyree* |
| Delio | Robert L. Devaney* |
| Castruchio Mad Astrologian |
Emery Battis* |
| Count Malateste Mad Priest |
Ashley M. Strand |
| Roderigo | David Sabin* |
| Doctor Mad Doctor |
Floyd King* |
| Grisolan Mad Lawyer |
Christopher Marino* |
| Cariola | Caroline Clay* |
| Julia | Elizabeth Long* |
| Midwife | Andrea Frierson-Toney* |
| Lady in Waiting | Michelle Shupe* |
| Seminarian Mad Tailor |
Cameron McElyea |
| Sons of the Duchess and Antonio | Jourdan Stickler Julian Ivey |
| Ensemble | Christopher Bagg Lolita Foster Paul Nicholas Matthew Walsh |