| Possession; Eros at Breakfast | |
|---|---|
| by | |
| Laurence Housman | Possession |
| Robertson Davies | Eros at Breakfast |
| Season 35 |
| Jan 22, 1948 |
The Workshop; EODL 1948 Regional Festival entries (one-act) and Dominion Drama Festival entry
These two one-act plays were chosen as the ODL's one-act entries into the Regional Drama Festival held in Kingston Feb 12-14. This Jan. 22 advance performance was adjudicated by Dorothy White.
"Eros at Breakfast", winner of the 1947 National Playwriting Competition, had premiered earlier in this season on Nov. 22, 1947, although as an experiement, the cast was not announced on that occasion.
On February 14, it was performed again in Kingston as one of the the ODL's one-act entries into the Eastern Ontario Regional Drama Festival. There it was awarded the Fulford Shield for Best One-Act Play.
This win led to an invitation to the Dominion Drama Festival which was hosted by the Little Theatre for the first time in eleven years. Its performance took place on May 1, 1948, after which it was awarded the Sir Barry Jackson Challenge Trophy for Best Production of a Canadian Play.
Eros was eventually chosen by the Dominion Drama Festival to represent Canada at the third edition of the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. This performance took place in Edinburgh on Sept. 5, 1949.
| Cast | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beatrice (Bea) Brace | Possession: Julia Robinson | |
| Beatrice Whitfield | Possession: Laura James | |
| Beryl Middleton | Possession: Martha Robinson | |
| Elizabeth (Libby) Goddard | Possession: Susan Robinson | |
| Douglas Rowland | Possession: Thomas Robinson | |
| Edwin (Ted) Baker | Possession: William James | |
| Honor Ince | Possession: Hannah | |
| Donald (Don) Morin | Eros at Breakfast: Crito | |
| Michael Meiklejohn | Eros at Breakfast: Chremas | |
| Ian Fellows | Eros at Breakfast: Aristophontes | |
| Robert Wall | Eros at Breakfast: Parmeno | |
| Amelia Hall | Eros at Breakfast: Hepatica |
| Production Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Edwin (Eddie) Nunn | Director (Producer) | Possession |
| Michael Meiklejohn | Director (Producer) | Eros at Breakfast |
| Gwendolyn Borden (Mrs. Douglas) Blair | Director (Producer) | Eros at Breakfast |
| Harry Middleton | Stage Manager | Possession |
| William (Bill) Adkins, C.M. | Set Design | Eros at Breakfast |
| William (Bill) Adkins, C.M. | Lighting | Possession |
| Frank Creed | Lighting | Possession |
| Elizabeth Hall | Costumes | Possession and Eros at Breakfast |
| Alice Armstrong | Costumes | Eros at Breakfast |
| Barbara Ewing | Properties | Possession |
| Geoffrey Evans | Special Effects | Eros at Breakfast |
| Barbara Potter | Publicity | Eros at Breakfast |
| Barbara Ewing | Publicity | Possession |