Loyalties (play)

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Loyalties
Written byJohn Galsworthy
Date premiered8 March 1922
Place premieredSt Martin's Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama

Loyalties is a 1922 play by the British writer John Galsworthy. It was staged at St Martins Theatre and ran for over a year. Galsworthy described it as "the only play of mine which I was able to say, when I finished it, no manager will refuse this".[1] The original West End cast included Ernest Milton, Edmund Breon, Eric Maturin, Malcolm Keen, Ian Hunter, Cathleen Nesbitt, Beatrix Thomson and Meggie Albanesi.[2]

Adaptations[edit]

In 1933 it was made into a film Loyalties directed by Basil Dean and starring Basil Rathbone.

In 1976, BBC Television broadcast a version as part of their Play of the Month series. This production starred Edward Fox, Polly Adams. It was directed by Rudolph Cartier and produced by Cedric Messina.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cody & Sprinchorn p.836
  2. ^ Wearing p.153

Bibliography[edit]

  • Cody, Gabrielle H. & Sprinchorn, Evert. The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama; vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007.
  • Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920–1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links[edit]

  • Loyalties at Project Gutenberg