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Madame Louise (play)

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Madame Louise
Written byVernon Sylvaine
Date premiered5 February 1945
Place premieredHis Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Madame Louise is a 1945 comedy play by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine.

It premiered at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen and then went on to a long West End run at the Garrick Theatre, lasting for 410 performances between February 1945 and February 1946.[1][2] The original cast included Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Paul Demel.

Film adaptation[edit]

In 1951 the play served as a loose basis for a film adaptation made at Walton Studios. Neither of the original stars appeared in the film version, which was rewritten to suit different actors.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wearing p.187
  2. ^ "Production of Madame Louise - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ "Madame Louise (1951)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.