There's Always Juliet is a 1931 comedy play by the British writer John Van Druten about an American architect who falls in love with an Englishwoman.
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| Written by | John Van Druten |
| Date premiered | 12 October 1931 |
| Place premiered | Apollo Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
It ran for 118 performances at the Apollo Theatre in London West End with a cast of Herbert Marshall, Edna Best, May Whitty and Cyril Raymond.[1] It then transferred to Broadway's Empire Theatre with the same cast members. After a fairly lengthy run, however, producer Gilbert Miller was paid by a Hollywood studios to free Marshall for film work. He was eventually replaced by Roger Pryor, but the revived version was less successful.[2]
It was adapted for Australian radio in 1940 starring Peter Finch.[3]
In 1941, the play was updated into a loosely adapted film One Night in Lisbon starring Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll and Patricia Morison.[4] May Whitty reprised her role from the original play.
References
edit- ^ Wearing p. 154
- ^ Bordman pp. 48-49
- ^ "PLAY OF THE WEEK There's Always Juliet", ABC Weekly, vol. 2, no. 11, Sydney: ABC, 16 March 1940, nla.obj-1326519812, retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Goble p. 472
Bibliography
edit- Bordman, Gerald. American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969. Oxford University Press, 1996.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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