The Chiltern Hundreds (play)

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The Chiltern Hundreds is a 1947 English-language stage comedy by William Douglas-Home, which ran for 651 performances at London's Vaudeville Theatre.^[1] It was adapted as a film in 1949, under the same title.^[2] Revivals of the play have included a 1999 production, also at the Vaudeville, starring Edward Fox.^[3]

A sequel The Manor of Northstead followed in 1954.

Original cast

Beecham - Michael Shepley
Bessie - Diane Hart
June Farrell - Leora Dana
June Farrell (Replacement) - Joan Winmill
Lady Caroline Smith - Edith Savile
Lord Pym - Peter Coke
Mr Cleghorn - Tom Macaulay
The Countess of Lister - Marjorie Fielding
The Earl of Lister - A E Matthews ^[4]

Sources

↑ "Previous Productions - Vaudeville Theatre". www.vaudevilletheatre.org.uk.
↑ "The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
↑ "Albemarle - Archive". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010.
↑ "Production of The Chiltern Hundreds | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

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[1] "Previous Productions - Vaudeville Theatre". www.vaudevilletheatre.org.uk.

[2] "The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.

[3] "Albemarle - Archive". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010.

[4] "Production of The Chiltern Hundreds | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

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