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Evensong

Writer · Play · 1932

Evensong is a 1932 British play by the writers Beverley Nichols and Edward Knoblock. It is based on the novel of the same name by Nichols, based on the life of opera singer Nellie Melba. It ran for 213 performances at London's Queen's Theatre between 30 June and 31 December 1932. The cast included Edith Evans, Henry Wilcoxon and Wilfrid Lawson. Ernest Irving worked as the film's musical director. The following year it transferred to the Selwyn Theatre on Broadway for a run of 15 performances. Along with the original novel, the play provided inspiration for the 1934 film version directed by Victor Saville and starring Evelyn Laye.

Grand Hotel

Writer · Play · 1931

Grand Hotel is a 1931 play by the British-American writer Edward Knoblock. A drama, it is based on the 1929 German novel Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum about guests staying at a Grand Hotel in Berlin. It ran for 147 performances at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End between September 1931 and January 1932. The cast included Hugh Williams, Ursula Jeans, Elena Miramova, Lyn Harding, George Merritt and Everley Gregg. Its release was pushed back several times. Much of the play's appeal revolved around its large cast and special effects. A separate American stage version was written by William A. Drake and ran on Broadway from November 1930 to December 1931. It was elements of this play that were used for the 1932 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation.

Kismet

Playwright · Play · 1911

Hajj, a beggar in Baghdad, escapes a bandit, becomes Emir, and attracts the Wazir’s wife; his story concludes with his daughter’s marriage to the Caliph.

London Life

Writer · Play · 1924

London Life is a 1924 play by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock. It ran for 36 performances at the Drury Lane Theatre in London's West End. It was produced by Basil Dean. The large cast included Clifford Mollison, Henry Ainley, Gordon Harker, Ian Hunter, Edmund Breon, Mary Jerrold and Olive Sloane. It marked the West End debut of Benita Hume, appearing in a small role.

Milestones

Playwright · Play · 1912

Across 1860, 1885, and 1912, three generations of a prosperous English family clash over marriage. Industrialist John Rhead resists his daughters’ and granddaughter’s choices, while changing technologies and family circumstances reshape each generation’s expectations.

Mumsie

Writer · Play · 1920

Mumsie or Mumsée is a 1920 play by the Anglo-American writer Edward Knoblock.

The Good Companions

Writer · Play · 1931

The Good Companions is a 1931 play by J.B. Priestley and Edward Knoblock, based on Priestley's 1929 novel of the same title about a touring concert party. The music was composed by Richard Addinsell. It was first performed at the Princes of Wales's Theatre in Birmingham before beginning its West End run at His Majesty's Theatre before transferring to the Lyric. It lasted for 331 performances between 14 May 1931 and 27 February 1932. The cast included John Gielgud, Adele Dixon, Edward Chapman, Ellen Pollock, Edith Sharpe and Frank Pettingell. Several of the actors reprised their roles for the 1933 film adaptation, notably Gielgud. A New York production the same year staged by Julian Wylie lasted for 68 performances.

The Headmaster

Playwright · Play · 1913

A clergyman who is a school headmaster tries to persuade his daughter to marry the foolish son of an influential figure in hopes of being promoted to bishop.

The Shulamite

Adaptation · Play · 1906

In the Transvaal, Deborah is trapped in an abusive marriage to farmer Simeon Krillet and falls in love with visiting Englishman Robert Waring. Waring kills Krillet in self-defense, and the lovers conceal the death as an accident before agreeing to part.

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