The Gay Adventure (play)

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The Gay Adventure
Written by Walter C. Hackett
Date premiered23 December 1931
Place premiered Whitehall Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Gay Adventure is a 1931 comedy play by the British-American writer Walter C. Hackett.

Contents

It ran for 291 performances at the Whitehall Theatre in the West End between 23 December 1931 and 3 September 1932. The original cast included Seymour Hicks, Charles Quatermaine, Eric Maturin, Nora Swinburne and Marion Lorne. [1]

Adaptation

In 1936 it was made into a film of the same title directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Yvonne Arnaud. [2]

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References

  1. Wearing p.172
  2. Goble p.201

Bibliography