Liberty Hall (play)
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Liberty Hall is a comedy-drama play by the British writer R. C. Carton which premiered in London on 3 December 1892, at the St James's Theatre. It ran for 192 performances, until 20 May 1893.Wearing, p. 271 The cast was:
- Mr Owen – George Alexander
- William Todman – Edward Righton
- Hon Gerald Harringay – Ben Webster
- Mr Pedrick – Nutcombe Gould
- J. Briginshaw – H. H. Vincent
- Robert Binks – Richard Saker
- Luscombe – Vernon Sansbury
- Mr Hickson – Alfred Holles
- Miss Hickson – Ailsa Craig
- Crafer – Fanny Coleman
- Amy Chilworth – Maude Millett
- Blanche Chilworth – Marion Terry
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The play was revived at the St James's for a single matinée performance in March 1894 and 16 performances in November 1895.Wearing, pp. 380 and 520
Film adaptation
In 1914 the play was turned into a film of the same title directed by Harold M. Shaw.Goble, p. 73
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Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- {{cite book | last=Wearing | first=J. P. |authorlink=J. P. Wearing| title=The London Stage, 1890–1899: A Calendar of Plays and Players | year=1976 | location=Metuchen | publisher=Scarecrow Press|url= https://archive.org/details/londonstage189010001wear_p4k0/page/300/mode/2up| isbn=978-0-81-080910-9 }}
Category:British plays adapted into films
Category:Plays by R. C. Carton
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