The Chiltern Hundreds (play)
Programme for original production
The Chiltern Hundreds is a 1947 English-language stage comedy by William Douglas-Home, which ran for 651 performances at London's Vaudeville Theatre.[1] It was adapted as a film in 1949, under the same title.[2] Revivals of the play have included a 1999 production, also at the Vaudeville, starring Edward Fox.[3]
A sequel The Manor of Northstead followed in 1954.
Original cast[]
- Beecham - Michael Shepley
- Bessie - Diane Hart
- June Farrell - Leora Dana
- June Farrell (Replacement) - Joan Winmill
- Lady Caroline Smith - Edith Savile
- Lord Pym - Peter Coke
- Mr Cleghorn - Tom Macaulay
- The Countess of Lister - Marjorie Fielding
- The Earl of Lister - A E Matthews[4]
Sources[]
- ^ "Previous Productions - Vaudeville Theatre". www.vaudevilletheatre.org.uk.
- ^ "The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)". BFI.
- ^ "Albemarle - Archive". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13.
- ^ "Production of The Chiltern Hundreds | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
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