Sir John Gielgud

Standard Name: Gielgud, Sir John

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Textual Production Josephine Tey
The West End production was a major success for everyone involved. The first two nights were slow, but the first matinee saw an unexpected rush on seats, and the show became a smash hit....
Textual Production Josephine Tey
This play was considerably less successful than Richard of Bordeaux, and ran for only a few weeks.
Weintraub, Stanley, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 10. Gale Research.
10: 141
John Gielgud turned down the male lead, which he felt was too young for him...
Publishing Josephine Tey
The play grew out of an argument with Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (Daviot's friend since they met on the set of Richard of Bordeaux) about Mary Stuart 's character. (At that time Daviot sided with Elizabeth of England
Literary responses Josephine Tey
The play was a moderate success, and ran for just over one hundred performances.
Bargainnier, Earl F., editor. 10 Women of Mystery. Bowling Green State University Popular Press.
45
The Punch reviewer praised it for its effect of well-pondered apprehended reality, which gave the spectator the impression of being...

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