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Her Master's Voice (play)

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Her Master's Voice
Written byClare Kummer
Date premieredOctober 23, 1933
Place premieredPlymouth Theatre
New York City, New York
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingFarrars' home living room in Homewood, New Jersey; Aunt Min's home Sleeping porch at Dewellyn

Her Master's Voice was a 1933 Broadway two act comedy written by Clare Kummer, produced by Max Gordon and staged by C. Worthington Miner with scenic design created by Raymond Sovey. Roland Young, who played Ned Farrar, was Clare Kummer's son-in-law at the time.[1] The play ran for 224 performances from October 23, 1933 to May 1934 at the Plymouth Theatre.

The play was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1933-1934.

Cast

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Adaptations

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The play was presented as a one-hour radio adaptation on Lux Radio Theatre on March 17, 1935. Roland Young reprised his leading role.[1]

It was adapted into the 1936 film Her Master's Voice directed by Joseph Santley and starring Edward Everett Horton and Peggy Conklin with Laura Hope Crews recreating her role as Aunt Min.

References

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  1. ^ a b S. H. Steinhauser (1935-03-17). "Here Come The British To Radio Bringing A Song Hit Every Time". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 5 (Society Section). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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