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Almost A Honeymoon (play)
''Almost a Honeymoon'' is a 1930 play by Walter Ellis. It debuted at the Garrick Theatre in London and later enjoyed a successful run at the Apollo Theatre. A farce it concerns a young man who has secured a lucrative post in the colonial service. His problem is that the post requires him to be married, and he has just a day to find a woman to be his wife. Original cast *Charles – Hylton Allen/ George Relph *Bailiff – Christopher Steele *Basil Dibley – Gerald Pring *Cuthbert de Grey – Lamont Dickinson *Mr. Dixon – Edward Thane *Taxi Driver – Barry Lyndon *Margaret Brent – Grace Lane *Rosalie Quilter – Renee Kelly/Mercia Swinburne Adaptations The play was twice adapted for film. In 1930 '' Almost a Honeymoon'' directed by Monty Banks and starring Clifford Mollison and Dodo Watts and in 1938 '' Almost a Honeymoon'' directed by Norman Lee and starring Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for theatre, theatrical performance rather than mere Reading (process), reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright. Plays are staged at various levels, ranging from London's West End theatre, West End and New York City's Broadway theatre, Broadway – the highest echelons of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world – to Regional theater in the United States, regional theatre, community theatre, and academic productions at universities and schools. A stage play is specifically crafted for performance on stage, distinct from works meant for broadcast or cinematic adaptation. They are presented on a stage before a live audience. Some dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, have shown little preference for whether their plays are performed or read. The term "play" encompasses the written texts of playwrights and their complete theatrical renditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Mollison
Clifford Lely Mollison (30 March 1897 – 4 June 1986) was a British stage, film and television actor. He made his stage debut in 1913. He was married to the actress Avril Wheatley. His younger brother was the actor Henry Mollison. Mollison acted in the West End on a number of occasions. In 1921 he appeared at the Strand Theatre in Ian Hay's '' A Safety Match''. In 1923 he was in Charles McEvoy's ''The Likes of Her''. In 1925 he starred in the play '' The River'' by Patrick Hastings. In 1953 he appeared in Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, director and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received #Awa ...'s '' The Love of Four Colonels''. Filmography References External links * 1897 births 1986 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Plays
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which engender dramatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Plays
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off; Marcus Didius Julianus the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linden Travers
Florence Lindon-Travers (27 May 1913 – 23 October 2001 Ronald Bergan ), known professionally as Linden Travers, was a British actress. Early life and career Travers was born in Houghton-le-Spring, City of Sunderland, County Durham, the daughter of Florence (née Wheatley) and William Halton Lindon-Travers. She was the elder sister of Bill Travers, and attended La Sagesse School. She made her first stage appearance at the Newcastle Playhouse in 1933. She made her West End debut the following year in Ivor Novello's ''Murder in Mayfair'' and appeared in her first film, ''Children of the Fog'' in 1935. While she had leading roles in her earlier film career, such as '' The Last Adventurers'' (1937), '' Brief Ecstasy'' (1937) and ''The Terror'' (1938); she was mainly a supporting actress. One of her most widely seen performances was as "Mrs. Todhunter" in Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938). She also appeared in Carol Reed's '' Bank Holiday'' (1938) and ''The St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Trinder
Thomas Edward Trinder (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio comedian whose catchphrase was "You lucky people!". Described by Cultural history, cultural historian Matthew Sweet (writer), Matthew Sweet as "a cocky, front-of-cloth variety turn", he was one of the United Kingdom's foremost entertainers during the Second World War. Known for his confident and direct style of comedy, Trinder first found recognition with his music hall revues in the late 1930s. During the war, he worked for Entertainments National Service Association, ENSA and maintained a successful film career, starring in a string of Ealing Studios films including ''Sailors Three'' (1940), ''Champagne Charlie (1944 film), Champagne Charlie'' (1944) and ''Bitter Springs (film), Bitter Springs'' (1950). During the 1950s, Trinder became a television star, notably as the original host of ''Tonight at the London Palladium, Sunday Night at the London Palladium'' (1955–1958). In 1959, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Lee
Norman Lee (10 October 1898 – 2 June 1964) was a British screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * '' The Streets of London'' (1929) * '' Night Patrol'' (1930, documentary) * '' Doctor Josser K.C.'' (1931) * '' The Strangler'' (1932) * '' Strip, Strip, Hooray'' (1932) * '' Josser in the Army'' (1932) * '' The Pride of the Force'' (1933) * '' Money Talks'' (1933) * '' Forgotten Men (British film)'' (c.1934) * '' The Outcast'' (1934) * '' Spring in the Air'' (1934) * '' A Political Party'' (1934) * '' Doctor's Orders'' (1934) * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * '' Mother, Don't Rush Me'' (1936) * ''Happy Days Are Here Again'' (1936) * '' No Escape'' (1936) * ''Saturday Night Revue'' (1937) * '' French Leave'' (1937) * '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1937) * '' Kathleen Mavourneen'' (1937) * ''Knights for a Day'' (1937) * '' Wanted by Scotland Yard'' (1937) * '' Save a Little Sunshine'' (1938) * '' Mr. Reeder in Room 13'' (1938) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost A Honeymoon (1938 Film)
''Almost a Honeymoon'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Tommy Trinder, Linden Travers and Edmund Breon. It was based on the 1930 play '' Almost a Honeymoon'' by Walter Ellis, previously filmed in 1930. Its plot is about a young man who urgently needs to find a wife so that he can get a lucrative job in the colonial service, and sets out to persuade a woman to marry him. It was shot at the Welwyn Studios of Associated British outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Cast * Tommy Trinder as Peter Dibley * Linden Travers as Patricia Quilter * Edmund Breon as Aubrey Lovitt * Frederick Burtwell as Charles * Vivienne Bennett as Rita Brent * Arthur Hambling as Adolphus * Aubrey Mallalieu as Clutterbuck * Ian Fleming as Sir James Hooper * Betty Jardine as Lavinia Pepper * Wally Patch as Bailiff Critical reception Allmovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodo Watts
Dorothy Margaret Watts (27 December 1910 – 25 December 1990), known professionally as Dodo Watts, was a British stage and film actress. She played Fay Eaton in the 1929 Broadway version of Ian Hay's play ''The Middle Watch'', and reprised her role in the 1930 British film version the following year. When her career wound down, she became a business woman, owning a successful millinery firm in London's West End. She was later a casting director and head of casting for ABC Weekend TV (later Thames Television), and largely responsible for casting Diana Rigg in the role of Emma Peel in ''The Avengers'' TV series. She later became a theatrical agent. Partial filmography * '' Confessions'' (1925) * ''Auld Lang Syne'' (1929) * ''The School for Scandal'' (1930) * '' Almost a Honeymoon'' (1930) * ''The Man from Chicago'' (1930) * '' The Middle Watch'' (1930) * ''Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) * '' Her Night Out'' (1932) * ''Impromptu'' (1932) * '' Dora'' (1933) * '' Hundred to One'' (1933) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monty Banks
Montague (Monty) Banks (born Mario Bianchi; 18 July 1897 – 7 January 1950) was a 20th century Italian-born American comedian, film actor, director and producer who achieved success in the United States and United Kingdom. Career Banks was born Mario Bianchi in Cesena, Italy. In 1914, Bianchi emigrated to the United States, first trying his luck on the New York stage. By 1918, he was an actor in Hollywood with the Roscoe Arbuckle, Arbuckle Company, performing in over 35 silent short comedies by the early 1920s, and then, starring in feature-length action comedy-thrillers as ''Play Safe (1927 film), Play Safe'' (1927). (A large excerpt from this movie is included in Robert Youngson's compilation film ''Days of Thrills and Laughter'' (1961) and the car-to-train transfer stunt explained in the 1980 documentary series ''Hollywood (British TV series), Hollywood''). Like Harold Lloyd, the comedy-thrillers he produced were popular but became increasingly risky and Banks was seriously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrick Theatre
The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play, '' The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith'', was an early success at the theatre. In its early years, the Garrick appears to have specialised in the performance of melodrama. The theatre later became associated with comedies, including '' No Sex Please, We're British'', which played for four years from 1982 to 1986. History There was previously another theatre that was sometimes called the Garrick in London, in Leman Street, opened in 1831 and demolished in 1881.Allingham, Philip V"Theatres in Victorian London" The Victorian Web, 29 November 2015 The new Garrick Theatre was financed in 1889 by the playwright W. S. Gilbert, the author of over 75 plays, including the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas. It was designed by Walter Emden, with C. J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost A Honeymoon (1930 Film)
''Almost a Honeymoon'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Clifford Mollison, Dodo Watts and Donald Calthrop. It was based on the play '' Almost a Honeymoon'' by Walter Ellis. A second adaptation was made in 1938. It was made by British International Pictures at their Elstree Studios. Premise An ambitious young man secures a job in the colonial service, the only stipulation being that he needs to be married which he isn't. He has just twenty four hours to find a woman to persuade to marry him. Cast * Clifford Mollison as Basil Dibley * Dodo Watts as Rosalie Quilter * Lamont Dickson as Cuthbert de Gray * Donald Calthrop as Charles, the butler * C. M. Hallard as Sir James Jephson * Winifred Hall as Lavinia Pepper * Pamela Carme as Margaret Brett * Edward Thane as Clutterbuck Critical reception Allmovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
