| Release; The First and the Last; Hassan | |
|---|---|
| by | |
| Luke Stewart | Release |
| John Galsworthy | The First and the Last |
| James Elroy Flecker | Hassan |
| Season 24 |
| Feb 10, 1937 |
EODL 1937 Regional Festival (one-act) and Dominion Drama Festival entries
"Release" was an original play by Ottawa playwright Luke Stewart based on the Moose River mine disaster of 1936.
"Release" and these two other one-act plays were performed in Ottawa prior to travelling to Kingston to compete in the Eastern Ontario Regional finals of the Dominion Drama Festival on Feb. 11-13.
Adjudicator M. George de Warfaz selected Barbara Eason as Best Actress and Dale MacDonald as Best Actor for their performances in "The First and the Last". "Release" was named second best play of the Festival and received an invitation to be one of the 19 one-act plays (five by Canadians) performed at the Dominion Drama Festival held in Ottawa from April 26 to May 1, 1937. It opened the festival along with two other one-act plays on opening night April 26, but was ultimately shut out of the awards.
| Cast | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sydney (Syd) Webb | Release: Brooks Aldrich | |
| Miriam Cruikshank | Release: Laura Curtis | |
| James G. Scott | Release: Dr. Davis | |
| Herbert (H.D) Fripp | Release: Jerry Hayes | |
| Arthur (Art) Clare | Release: Wallace Barlow | |
| Michael Meiklejohn | Release: Francois Lafreniere | |
| Frank Patten | Release: Morris Bullard | |
| Lawrence Martin | Release: Jim Allison | |
| Francis (Frank) Templeton | The First and the Last: Keith Darrant, K.C. | |
| Dale MacDonald | The First and the Last: Larry Darrant | |
| Barbara Eason | The First and the Last: Wanda | |
| Roger Watkins-Pitchford | Hassan: Rafi (King of the Beggars) | |
| Beatrice (Bea) Brace | Hassan: Pervaneh | |
| Humphrey Porritt | Hassan: The Caliph | |
| Michael Meiklejohn | Hassan: Ishak (a poet) | |
| Munroe Beattie | Hassan: Chief of Police | |
| Frank Patten | Hassan: Commander of Army | |
| Herbert (H.D) Fripp | Hassan: Hassan | |
| William (W.D.) Cromarty | Hassan: Chinese Philosopher | |
| Dale MacDonald | Hassan: Dervish | |
| Sydney (Syd) Webb | Hassan: Herald | |
| Roger Frankham | Hassan: Masrur (The Executioner) | |
| Francis (Frank) Templeton | Hassan: First Beggar |
| Production Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Julia Murphy (MacBrien, Mrs. G. Arnold Murphy) | Director (Producer) | Hassan - The Story of Pervaneh and Rafi |
| Dorothy Gordon (Mrs. Louis T.) White | Director (Producer) | The First and the Last |
| Eric Stangroom | Director (Producer) | Release |
| Sydney (Syd) Webb | Assistant to the Director | Release |
| Sylvia Smellie | Costumes | Hassan - The Story of Pervaneh and Rafi |
| Katherine Dougherty | Costumes | Hassan - The Story of Pervaneh and Rafi |
| Yousuf Karsh | Production Photography | Release; The First and the Last |