''Grouse in June'' is a 1939
comedy play by
N.C. Hunter, in which a group of Americans hunt for treasure lost on the Scottish coast when the
Spanish Armada
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was washed ashore in 1588.
After premiering at
Richmond Theatre, it ran for 126 performances in the
West End at the
Criterion and
New Theatres
New Theatres is an Indian film studio. It was formed in Calcutta by producer B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar, the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 1970 And Padma Bhushan in 1972). It was formed on February 10, 1931. The company motto was ...
. The cast included
Robert Beatty
Robert Rutherford Beatty (19 October 1909 – 3 March 1992) was a Canadian actor who worked in film, television and radio for most of his career and was especially known in the UK.
Early years
Beatty was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of ...
,
Arthur Hambling and
Hugh McDermott.
[Wearing p.749]
References
Bibliography
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
1939 plays
West End plays
Comedy plays
Plays set in Scotland
Plays by N.C. Hunter
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