Vice Versa (play)
| Vice Versa | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Edward Rose |
| Based on | Vice Versa by Thomas Anstey Guthrie |
| Date premiered | April 9, 1883 |
| Place premiered | Astor Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
Vice Versa: A Lesson to Fathers is a play by Edward Rose that adapted the 1882 novel of the same name by Thomas Anstey Guthrie. The play debuted at the Gaiety Theatre, London on 9 April 1883. The story is a fantasy about a body swap between a father and son. Rose played the son in the debut production; Charles Hawtrey played the father.[1]
Guthrie authorized Rose's adaptation,[2] but later decided to write his own stage version of the story, which debuted in 1910.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Vice Versa: A Lesson to Fathers". The Theatre. 1 May 1883. p. 303.
- ^ "Consecration of the Wolseley Lodge, No. 1993". The Freemason's Chronicle. 31 March 1883. p. 195.
- ^ Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford University Press.
External links[]
- Vice Versa at Theatricalia.com
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- 1883 plays
- English-language plays
- Plays based on novels
- British fantasy works
- Fantasy theatre
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