Productions
The play premiered in London. [1] It was then seen on Broadway at the Gaiety Theatre on May 21, 1923, with a cast that included Leslie Howard, Robert Beatty, Cyril Maude, Alma Tell, Mabel Terry-Lewis, and Jack Whiting; it was directed by Hugh Ford and produced by Charles Dillingham. [2] Despite warm reviews, [1] the production lasted only 32 performances. [3] A revival two years later at the same theatre lasted 16 performances. [4]
Six decades later, a West End revival directed by Clifford Williams and presented by impresario Douglas Urbanski opened at the Haymarket Theatre in 1984. It transferred to Broadway and, after nineteen previews, opened on April 29, 1985, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it played a limited run of 93 performances; the cast included Rex Harrison, Claudette Colbert, Lynn Redgrave, John Michael King, and George Rose. [5] Drama Desk Award nominations went to Redgrave as Outstanding Actress in a Play and the production as Outstanding Revival. [6] Following the Broadway run (where Jeremy Brett replaced King, and Brenda Forbes joined the cast), the production toured successfully for nearly a year, playing in Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne, and a sold-out run at Washington's National Theatre.
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