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The Gay Adventure (play)

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The Gay Adventure
Written byWalter C. Hackett
Date premiered23 December 1931
Place premieredWhitehall Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Gay Adventure is a 1931 comedy play by the British-American writer Walter C. Hackett.

It ran for 291 performances at the Whitehall Theatre in the West End between 23 December 1931 and 3 September 1932. The original cast included Seymour Hicks, Charles Quatermaine, Eric Maturin, Nora Swinburne and Marion Lorne.[1]

Adaptation[edit]

In 1936 it was made into a film of the same title directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Yvonne Arnaud.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wearing p.172
  2. ^ Goble p.201

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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.