Madame Louise (play)

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Madame Louise
Written by Vernon Sylvaine
Date premiered5 February 1945
Place premiered His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Madame Louise is a 1945 comedy play by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine.

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It premiered at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen and then went on to a long West End run at the Garrick Theatre, lasting for 410 performances between February 1945 and February 1946. [1] [2] The original cast included Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Paul Demel.

Film adaptation

In 1951 the play served as a loose basis for a film adaptation made at Walton Studios. Neither of the original stars appeared in the film version, which was rewritten to suit different actors. [3]

References

  1. Wearing p.187
  2. "Production of Madame Louise - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. "Madame Louise (1951)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.

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