The King Decides; The Optimistic Dollar; Number One
by
Norman WilliamsThe King Decides
John G. CampbellThe Optimistic Dollar
Norman WalshNumber One

Season 43
Oct 13 to Oct 15, 1955

The Workshop - Winners of the 17th Canadian Playwriting Competition

Photos:
The King Decides (3 photos)
The Optimistic Dollar (3 photos)
Number One (3 photos)
plus newspaper photos including the three playwrights

The Optimistic Dollar was re-produced with a new cast and entered into the 1958 Central Ontario Drama League One-Act Play Festival. For that cast, and the awards won, see May 3, 1958.

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Cast
Roland SmithThe King Decides: Butler
Floyd CazaThe King Decides: Commoner
Huguette Beaucaire (White)The King Decides: Princess
Janet SmithThe King Decides: Queen
George KellyThe King Decides: King
Roland McNicollThe King Decides: Prime Minister
Douglas HarttThe Optimistic Dollar: Narrator
Jack LivesleyThe Optimistic Dollar: Van Adrianszoon Der Kupper
Margaret StefkaThe Optimistic Dollar: Der Kupper's Wife
Noel GatesThe Optimistic Dollar: The Rev. Hmm
Barbara Meiklejohn (Eason)The Optimistic Dollar: The Reverend's Wife
Katherine (Kay) McCookThe Optimistic Dollar: A Native
Marie KingstonThe Optimistic Dollar: A Native
Bette DysonThe Optimistic Dollar: A Native
Georges (George) TremblayThe Optimistic Dollar: A Native
Jack ClarkThe Optimistic Dollar: Man
Lenore SchwalbeThe Optimistic Dollar: Woman
Emmy Lou BartonThe Optimistic Dollar: A Child
John LillicoThe Optimistic Dollar: A Child
Diana McCullochThe Optimistic Dollar: A Child
Jessie PitkethlyNumber One: Gert
Beatrice WhitfieldNumber One: Louella
Sydney (Syd) WebbNumber One: The Thief

Production Team
Andrée CunninghamDirectorNumber One
Larry (Lt. Col. L.R.) KlarDirectorThe King Decides
Chris MitchellDirectorThe Optimistic Dollar
Thomas (Tom) BroughtonSet DesignNumber One
Rosemarie CoplandSet DesignThe Optimistic Dollar
Alma DuncanSet DesignThe King Decides
Tsin VanProduction Photography