Scotch Mist (play)

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{{Infobox play

| name = Scotch Mist

| image =File:Scotch Mist (play).jpg

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| caption =Broadway programme

| writer = Patrick Hastings

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| date of premiere = 26 January 1926

| original language = English

| place = St Martin's Theatre, London

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| genre = Comedy

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Scotch Mist is a 1926 comedy play by the British writer and barrister Patrick Hastings. Star Tallulah Bankhead played the centre of a love triangle and was apparently responsible for the play's commercial success despite critical reviews.Wearing p.417

It ran for a 117 performances at the St Martin's Theatre in London's West End between 26 January and 3 May 1926. The cast included Bankhead, Godfrey Tearle, Edmund Breon, Abraham Sofaer and Beatrix Lehmann. It was produced by Basil Dean.Wearing p.416-17 A Broadway run directed by Edward Childs Carpenter at the Klaw Theatre the same year was less successful, lasting for 16 performances.Wearing p.417

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Bibliography

  • Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.