A traditional Chinese play in Four Acts by S. I. Hsiung

Cast and Character List

• Alexander, Tom W. - Wang Attendant

• Bankes, Erik - Soldier, Hsieh's Attendant

• Bateman, Brian - Suitor, Soldier, Hsieh's Attendant

• Birch, Lloyd - Hsieh Ping-Kuei, their Gardener

• Birch, Rose - Lady Precious Stream's Maid

• Bramwell, Madge - Madam Wang, of the Chen Family, his Wife

• Brierley, Norman - Kiang Hai

• Briggs, Harry - Su, The Dragon General, their Eldest Son-in-law

• Bullivant, Erick - His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Clark, Muriel - Maid to HRH

• Coventry, Betty - Precious Stream, their Third Daughter

• De Lange, Adela - Maid to HRH

• De Prez, Raymond - Suitor

• Fletcher, Joan - Lady Precious Stream's Maid

• Fullerton, Irene - HRH, the Princess of the Western Regions

• Gibbon, E P - Old Man

• Gooby, Roy - Ma Ta

• Hughes, Geoffrey - Driver, Tavist Priest, Soldier

• James, Barbara - Maid to HRH

• Justice, Margery - Madam's Main

• Kaye, Gilbert L - Soldier, Messenger

• Kirton, C H - Suitor

• Larsen, Nora - Silver Stream, their Second Daughter, Wei's Wife

• Matley, Henry (Harry) - Executioner

• Matthews, Walter R - Honourable Reader

• Mendelsohn, Maurice T - His Excellency Wang Yun, the Prime Minister

• Nield, G - Suitor, General Mu

• Osborne, Edgar - Warden

• Pennington, Muriel - Madam's Maid

• Pye, George H - Property Man

• Roberts, Eunice - Lady Precious Stream's Maid

• Shepherd, J E - Wang Attendant

• Thompson, Brenda - Lady Precious Stream's Maid

• Tootill, W. W. - Wei, The Tiger General, their Second Son-in-law

• Wilson, Kathleen - Golden Stream, their Eldest Daughter, Su's Wife

• Wood, Ivy - Maid to HRH

• Wilkinson, John - Property Man

The play produced by Liang Pao-Lu

According to the conventions of the Chinese Stage, all characters enter from the right and exit by the left