Loading AI tools
1931 play From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
There's Always Juliet | |
---|---|
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.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.