The Voice from the Minaret (play)

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The Voice from the Minaret
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Written by Robert Hichens
Date premieredSeptember 1919
Place premiered Globe Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama
Setting Damascus, London

The Voice from the Minaret is a play by the British writer Robert Hichens. It premiered at the Globe Theatre in London's West End in 1919, with a cast including Marie Lohr, Arthur Wontner, Henry Vibart, Norman McKinnel, George Hayes and Vane Featherston. In 1922 it was staged on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre with Lohr and Herbert Marshall heading the cast, and Edmund Gwenn receiving the best reviews. [1]

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Synopsis

An unhappily married woman falls for a handsome religious student and has a brief romance before he dedicates himself to a career in the church.

Film adaptation

In 1923 it was adapted into an American silent film The Voice from the Minaret directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien and Winter Hall. [2]

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References

  1. Bordman p.172
  2. Goble p.222

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