''London Life'' is a 1924 play by

Arnold Bennett Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English author, best known as a novelist, who wrote prolifically. Between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaborati ...

and Edward Knoblock. It ran for 36 performances at the

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in London's West End. It was produced by

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. The large cast included Clifford Mollison,

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, Ian Hunter,

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and

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. It marked the West End debut of

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, appearing in a small role.Wearing p.300

References

Bibliography

* J. P. Wearing. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

* Full text of
London Life
' at HathiTrust Digital Library 1924 plays Plays by Edward Knoblock Works by Arnold Bennett British plays West End plays {{1910s-play-stub