Hyde Park Corner (play)

Hyde Park Corner is a play by Walter Hackett. ^[1] It premiered at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End on October 5, 1934 where it ran until April 11, 1935. ^[2] The play starred Hackett's wife, the actress Marion Lorne, as The Hon. Mrs. Sophia Wittering; an 18th century society lady with a proclivity for cheating while gambling. ^[3] Others in the cast included Godfrey Tearle as both Captain Richard Concannon and Sir Richard Carstairs, K.C.; J. H. Roberts as Benson; and Gordon Harker as Police Constable Samuel Cheatle. The play featured a time jump, with part of the play taking place in the 1780s and part of the play taking place the year the 1934. ^[4]

Harker reprised his role from the stage play in the 1935 film adaption of the work which was directed by Sinclair Hill.

References

Citations

1. "Too Much Plot in "Hyde Park Corner"". Evening Standard . October 6, 1934. p. 18.
2. Wearing 2014, p. 388.
3. "The Gambler Who Cheated". Daily Mirror . October 6, 1934. p. 3.
4. "Mr. Hackett's New Play". The Guardian . October 6, 1934. p. 12.

Bibliography

• Wearing, John Peter (2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9780810893047.