“Miss May Edginton”. Times, p. 16.
Lilian Braithwaite
Standard Name: Braithwaite, Lilian
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of text | Ella Hepworth Dixon | It was titled after Alexander Pope
(the moving toyshop of the heart, when a toyshop stocked fashionable stuff for adults) in a line later near-echoed by W. B. Yeats
. This performance, at a... |
| Performance of text | May Edginton | The cast included Sir Gerald Du Maurier
, Dame Lilian Braithwaite
, Gilbert Hare
, Nina Boucicault
, and Franklin Dyall
. The production ran for 227 performances. |
| Textual Production | Lesley Storm | Lilian Braithwaite
and Diana Churchill
starred in the London run. A Broadway production opened on 31 December 1939 at the Playhouse Theatre
. Morgan, Fidelis, editor. The Years Between: Plays by Women on the London Stage 1900-1950. Virago, 1994. 399 “Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC. |
Timeline
22 August 1934
Gertrude Jennings
's popular family dramaFamily Affairs opened at the Ambassadors Theatre
in London.