Venus Observed

Venus Observed is a play in blank verse by the English dramatist and poet Christopher Fry. It was first performed on 18 January 1950 at the St James's Theatre, London, with the following cast:

• The Duke of Altair – Laurence Olivier
• Edgar, his son – Denholm Elliott
• Herbert Reedbeck, his agent – George Relph
• Dominic, Reedbeck's son – Robert Beaumont
• Rosabel Fleming – Valerie Taylor
• Jessie Dill – Brenda de Banzie
• Captain Fox Reddleman, the Duke's butler – Fred Johnson
• Bates, the Duke's footman – Thomas Heathcote
• Hilda Taylor-Snell – Rachel Kempson
• Perpetua, Reedbeck's daughter – Heather Stannard

• Director – Laurence Olivier
• Set designer – Roger Furse
• Composer – Herbert Menges
• Costume designer – Margaret Furse

Scenes:

• The Observatory Room at Stellmere Park, the Duke's mansion
• The Temple of the Ancient Virtues, Stellmere Park