Ajax 1882
The 1882 AJAX was performed at St Andrew’s Hall (later the Theatre Royal).
The cast included James Kenneth Stephen, first cousin of Virginia Woolf, poet and (later) a tutor to the royal family.
"Any doubts that may have existed as to the suitability of the Ajax for performances before a modern audience have been set at rest by the enthusiastic reception it received."
The Times, 4th December 1882
People
- Ajax: Mr J. K. Stephen, King's College
- Odysseus: Mr R. W. White-Thomson, King's College
- Teucer: Mr H. J. C. Cust, Trinity College
- Agamemnon: Mr H. J. Ford, Clare College
- Menelaus: Mr E. Impey, King's College
- Pallas: Mr F. Pryor, Trinity College
- Eurysaces: Master S. Peck
- Messenger: Mr A. Hamilton Smith, Trinity College
- Chief of the Chorus: Mr A. C. Benson, King's College
- Athene: Mr E. A. Gardner, Caius College
- Tecmessa: Mr A. R. Macklin, Jesus College
- Chorus of Salaminian Sailors: Messrs H. B. Fowler, C. M. Brochner, Jesus College; W. H. Kynaston, St John's College; E. H. Steuart, W. H. Stables, C. T. Musgrave, N. G. Latham, Trinity College; H. S. Cooper, A. Harrison, Christ's College; J. C. Powell, K. Marshall, W. A. J. Ford, King's College, P. A. Thomas, A. Somervell, King's College
- Attendants, Heralds, etc.: Messrs L. Cust, H. V. Macnaghten, H. B. S. Tatham, H. F. W. Tatham, Trinity College
- Composer (Incidental Music): Professor Macfarren
- Director of Production: C. V. Stanford, M.A., Trinity College
- Scenery and Proscenium Painter: Mr John O'Connor
- Stage-management, costumes, and properties: Charles Waldstein, M.A., King's College
- Chorus Trainers: E. S. Thompson, M.A., Christ's College and C. V. Stanford, M.A., Trinity College
- Dresses, armour, etc., by: MM. Vincent Barthe and Labhart, of London
- Stage Manager: Charles Waldstein, M.A., King's College
