The Green Hat (play)
| The Green Hat | |
|---|---|
 Katharine Cornell in The Green Hat | |
| Written by | Michael Arlen |
| Date premiered | September 15, 1925 |
| Place premiered | Broadhurst Theatre |
| Original language | English |
The Green Hat is a four-act play written by Michael Arlen as an adaptation of his 1924 novel of the same name. Producer A. H. Woods staged it on Broadway, where it opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on September 15, 1925.[1][2][3]
Cast and characters
[edit]The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below:
| Character | Broadway cast |
|---|---|
| Hilary Townshend | Gordon Ash |
| Truble | Harry Barfoot |
| An English Reporter | John Buckler |
| Iris Fenwick | Katharine Cornell |
| Madelaine | Florence Foster |
| Venice Pollen | Margalo Gillmore |
| Sister Virginia | Gwyneth Gordon |
| Gerald Havele March | Paul Guilfoyle |
| Napier Harpenden | Leslie Howard |
| Dr. Conrad Masters | A. P. Kaye |
| Turner | Harry Lillford |
| A Lady's Maid | Antoinette Parr |
| Major General Sir Maurice Harpenden | Eugene Powers |
| Lord De Travest | John Redmond |
| Manager of the Hotel Vendome | Gustave Rolland |
| A Lady | Jane Saville |
| Sister Clothilde | Anne Tonetti |
References
[edit]- ^ Mantle, Burns (September 16, 1925). "Green Hat at Last, and Much Applause". Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pollock, Arthur (September 16, 1925). "Michael Arlen's The Green Hat Reaches the Stage, Bringing Pinero up to Date". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Under a Green Hat". The New York Times. September 20, 1925. p. 8.1.
External links
[edit]- The Green Hat at the Internet Broadway Database
- Full text of the novel at the Internet Archive