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The Luck Of The Navy (play)
''The Luck of the Navy'' is a British comedy thriller play by Mrs Clifford Mills in which a Royal Navy sailor is nearly framed by an enemy agent for the theft of secret documents. It was first performed in 1918 and continued to be performed post-war in London and by touring companies. Between 1919 and 1930 it was performed over 900 times in 148 theatres. It was also performed internationally: in Adelaide in 1920, Sydney in 1928 and Wellington in 1920. It was revived at the Playhouse Theatre in London on 24 December 1934 and ran for 22 performances.http://www.westendtheatre.com/9053/west-end-theatre-history-data/women-playwrights-in-the-west-end-1930-1939/ Film adaptations In 1927, it was made into a silent film, '' The Luck of the Navy'', directed by Fred Paul. In 1937, it was adapted into a sound film, ''Luck of the Navy'', directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone and Judy Kelly Julie Aileen Kelly (1 November 1913 – 22 October 1991), known professionally as Jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Mills
Clifford Mills (aka Emlie Clifford, née Bennet) (1863–1933) was a British playwright, best known for the plays ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' and '' The Luck of the Navy.'' Career Mills's real name was Emlie (aka Emilie) Clifford. She adopted the pseudonym Clifford Mills because, as a woman writer, she was unable to get published under her own name. Clifford Mills was derived from her husband's name Harold Mills Clifford, who she married in 1889. The inspiration for the fairy story play ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' came from a poem written by her daughter Evelyn. The play was co-authored with John Ramsay with music by Roger Quilter. Ramsay did not contribute to the content of the play but helped with the technical aspects of play wrighting. It was first staged in December 1911 and was presented at Christmas time from then until 1959, only missing two years. ''Where the Rainbow Ends'' was also published as a book in 1912. Mills wrote seven plays including the comedy ''The Basker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people. The area of the city centre and surrounding parklands is called ' in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playhouse Theatre
The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square, central London. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery. As of November 2021, the theatre has been refurbished and renamed as the Kit Kat Club and is home to a revival of the musical ''Cabaret'' with a seating capacity of 550. History Early years Built by Sefton Henry Parry as the Royal Avenue Theatre, it opened on 11 March 1882 with 1200 seats. The first production at the theatre was Jacques Offenbach's ''Madame Favart''. In its early seasons, the theatre hosted comic operas, burlesques and farces for several years. For much of this time, the low comedian Arthur Roberts, a popular star of the music halls, starred at the theatre. By the 1890s, the theatre was presenting drama, and in 1894 Annie Horniman, the tea heiress, anonymously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Luck Of The Navy (film)
''The Luck of the Navy '' is a 1927 British silent comedy thriller film directed by Fred Paul and starring Evelyn Laye, Henry Victor and Hayford Hobbs. It was an adaptation of the 1919 play '' The Luck of the Navy'' by Mrs Clifford Mills. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.63 Cast * Evelyn Laye as Cynthia Eden * Henry Victor as Lieutenant Clive Stanton * Hayford Hobbs as Louis Peel * Robert Cunningham as Admiral Maybridge * Norma Whalley as Mrs Peel * H. Agar Lyons as Colonel Dupont * William Freshman as Wing Eden * Basil Griffen as Anna * Zoe Palmer as Dora Green * H. Saxon-Snell as Francois * Douglas Herald as Joe Briggs * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in ... as Stoker Clark * Burton Craig as Lord Nelson * Joan Langford Reed as Dora - Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films. Selected filmography Director * '' The Dop Doctor'' (1915) * '' Infelice'' (1915) * ''The Second Mrs Tanqueray'' (1916) * ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1916) * ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1916) * '' Her Greatest Performance'' (1916) * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * '' The Duchess of Seven Dials'' (1920) * '' The House on the Marsh'' (1920) * '' Lady Tetley's Decree'' (1920) * ''The Little Welsh Girl'' (1920) * ''The English Rose'' (1920) * '' Uncle Dick's Darling'' (1920) * '' A Woman Misunderstood'' (1921) * '' If Four Walls Told'' (1922) * '' The Recoil'' (1924) * '' The Last Witness'' (1925) * ''Safety First'' (1926) * ''Thou Fool'' (1926) * '' The Luck of the Navy'' (1927) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1929) * ''In a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck Of The Navy
''Luck of the Navy'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly and Clifford Evans. Shot at Elstree StudiosWood p.98 it was based on the play '' The Luck of the Navy'' by Mrs Clifford Mills and is also known by the alternative title of ''North Sea Patrol''. Plot With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton. Cast * Geoffrey Toone as Commander Clive Stanton * Judy Kelly as Cynthia Maybridge * Clifford Evans as Lieutenant Peel * John Wood as Sub Lieutenant Eden * Albert Burdon as Noakes * Alf Goddard as Tomkins * Henry Oscar as Perrin * Kenneth Kent as Colonel Suvaroff * Marguerite Allan as Anna Suvaroff * Edmund Breon as Admiral Maybridge * Doris Hare as Mrs Maybridge * Daphne Raglan as Dora Maybridge * Olga Lindo as Mrs Rance * Diana Beaumont as Millie * Leslie Perrins as Briggs * Frank Fox as François * Joan Fred Emney as Cook * Ronald Adam ... [...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) * ''Murder in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Toone
Geoffrey Toone (15 November 1910 – 1 June 2005) was an English character actor and former matinee idol, born in Ireland. Most of his film roles after the 1930s were in supporting parts, usually as authority figures, though he did play the lead character in the Hammer Films production ''The Terror of the Tongs'' in 1961. Life and career Toone was born in Dublin, Ireland to English parents and was educated at Charterhouse School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II, but was invalided out in 1942. Toone's notable appearances include: * As Sir Edward Ramsay in the musical film ''The King and I'' (he dances with Deborah Kerr in the banquet sequence, much to the annoyance of the King). * As retired boxer and pimp Denny Lipp in "Jeff", a noteworthy 1960 episode of the TV series '' The Westerner'', produced, directed and co-written by Sam Peckinpah. The episode also featured in a small role Warren Oates, who becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Kelly
Julie Aileen Kelly (1 November 1913 – 22 October 1991), known professionally as Judy Kelly, was an Australian-born British actress. She arrived in Britain in 1932 after winning a competition organised by the Australian British Empire Films, which included 3 months tuition at the British International Studios at Elstree. She appeared in a number of films for British International Pictures during the 1930s. She was sometimes cast as a love interest for the comedian Leslie Fuller, and also appeared alongside the musical stars Gene Gerrard and Stanley Lupino. She appeared in the 1941 stage musical '' Lady Behave''. Other wartime stage roles include Vernon Sylvaine's ''Women Aren't Angels'' and ''Warn That Man''. Her final film was a supporting role in the comedy ''Warning to Wantons'' in 1949. Partial filmography * '' Adam's Apple'' (1928) - Vamp * '' Money Talks'' (1932) - His Daughter Rosie * ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933) - Lady Rochford (uncredited) * ''Crime on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Plays
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social Democr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
