The Midshipmaid (play)

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The Midshipmaid
Written by Ian Hay
Stephen King-Hall
Date premiered1931
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Midshipmaid is a 1931 British comedy play by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall, which ran for 227 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End. [1] The following year Hay wrote a novel based on the play. [2]

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Original cast

Film adaptation

In 1932 it was made into a film of the same title by Gainsborough Pictures, starring Jessie Matthews and Basil Sydney. [4]

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References

  1. Wearing p.137
  2. "The Midshipmaid: The Tale of a Naval Manoevre NAUTICAL FICTION by Ian HAY on Yesterday's Gallery and Babylon Revisited Rare Books". Yesterday's Gallery and Babylon Revisited Rare Books.
  3. "Production of The Midshipmaid | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. Goble p.212

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