| FERDINAND, Duke of Calabria | ROBERT FARQUHARSON |
| CARDINAL, his Brother | ION SWINLEY |
| ANTONIO BOLOGNA, Steward of the Household to the Duchess | NICHOLAS HANNEN |
| DELIO, his friend | MURRAY KINNELL |
| DANIEL DE BOSOLA, Gentleman of the Horse to the Duchess | WILLIAM J. REA |
| CASTRUCCIO | FREDERICK HARKER |
| MARQUIS OF PESCARA | ROBERT ATKINS |
| COUNT MALATESTE | BASIL GORDON |
| RODERIGO | IVAN SAMSON |
| SILVIO | CLAUDE ALLISTER |
| GRISOLAN | J. ADRIAN BYRNE |
| DOCTOR | JOSEPH A. DODD |
| THE DUCHESS OF MALFI | CATHLEEN NESBITT |
| CARIOLA, her Woman | FLORENCE BUCKTON |
| JULIA, Castruccio's wife and the Cardinal's mistress | EDITH EVANS |
| OLD LADY | BLANCHE STANLEY |
The Play produced by Allan Wade, in a setting designed by Norman Wilkinson of Four Oaks.
Of Mr. Farquharson I have already spoken. Equally fine but smoother and more accomplished was the work of Miss Cathleen Nesbitt as the Duchess. Mr. William J. Rea gave a fine and convincing study of Bosola, whose "garb of melancholy" he wore with an exquisite naturalness. Mr. Rea has a beautiful voice, and I hope it gave him as much pleasure to speak Webster's wonderful verse as it gave me to hear it so beautifully spoken. Antonio is difficult to make attractive, but Mr. Nicholas Hannen might have been more successful. I thought Miss Edith Evans's Julia excellent, but the Cardinal might well have been more sinister; he has some splendid lines to speak, including the famous:
When I look into the fish-ponds in my garden,
Methinks I see a thing armed with a rake,
That seems to strike at me,
and they were not always as effective as they might have been. It is to be hoped that the Phœnix Society will get a large number of new members through this fine production.
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The French Classical Matinées at 2.30 every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon at the Duke of York's Theatre will be as follows: Les Plaideurs, January 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st.
W. J. TURNER