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:

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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:1892 plays

Category:British plays adapted into films

Category:Plays set in England

Category:Plays by R. C. Carton

Category:West End plays

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