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The Little Damozel (play)
''The Little Damozel'' is a 1909 play by the Irish writer Monckton Hoffe. A naval captain pays one of his crew to marry a woman. Stage actors Henry Vogel and May Buckley were cast members in the 1910 Broadway production.Internet Broadway DatabaseHenry Vogel IBDB entry/ref> Adaptations It was adapted twice into films. In 1916 a silent film '' The Little Damozel'' was directed by Wilfred Noy. In 1933 a sound version '' The Little Damozel'' was made by Herbert Wilcox featuring Anna Neagle Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox (''née'' Robertson; 20 October 1904 – 3 June 1986), known professionally as Anna Neagle, was an English stage and film actress, singer, and dancer. She was a successful box-office draw in the British cinema .... References Bibliography * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period''. Cambridge University Press, 1973. 1909 plays British plays adapted into films West End plays Plays by Monckton Hoffe {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monckton Hoffe
Monckton Hoffe (1880–1951) was an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Early life On 26 December 1880, Hoffe was born in Connemara, Ireland. His full name was Reaney Monckton Hoffe-Miles. Career Hoffe was known for his romantic comedies and was well known in commercial theatre in London in the 1920s. He wrote more than 20 plays. He was initially an actor who wrote his first play, '' The Lady Who Dwelt in the Dark,'' in 1903. He became more widely known with '' The Little Damozel'' in 1909 in which Charles Hawtrey appeared. He wrote for films and broadcasting, and continued to act on stage and in films intermittently throughout his life. Hoffe was married to Barbara Conrad but the marriage was dissolved in 1923. He died on 4 November 1951 in London. Selected plays *'' The Lady Who Dwelt in the Dark'' (1903) *'' The Little Damozel'' (1909) *'' The Faithful Heart'' (1921) *'' Pomp and Circumstance'' (1922) *'' Hate Ship'' *'' The Flame of Love'' *'' The Crooked Friday'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Vogel
Henry Vogel (June 15, 1863 – June 17, 1925) was an American actor and bass-baritone singer who originated several roles on the Broadway stage during the first two decades of the Twentieth Century. Early life Henry Vogel was born Heinrich Vogelhut in Mindszent, Hungary. Ignoring his parents' wishes that he enter the clergy, he left Hungary for America in 1882. Career After his arrival in America, he obtained US citizenship and attended the Balatka Academy of Musical Art, founded by Hans Balatka in Chicago during the late 1880s. There (as Henry Vogelhuth), he performed in several of its productions before moving to New York City. In 1890 (as Henry Vogel) he appeared in an English-language version of Jacques Offenbach's '' The Brigands'' starring Lillian Russell, and in 1903, he landed a role in the Broadway production of ''Nancy Brown''. Other productions followed, including ''Paris by Night'' (1904), '' Miss Dolly Dollars'' (1905), and Victor Herbert’s '' The Wizard of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Buckley
May Buckley (née Uhl; December 15, 1875 – ) was an American actress on stage from childhood into the late 1930s, and in silent films in 1912-1913. Her private life was often in newspaper headlines, especially in 1901, when a man who claimed to be her husband shot at her in a hotel dining room, wounding one of her dining companions. Early life Marie Uhl was born in San Francisco, California, "of a theatrical family", daughter of Ernest Uhl and Marie Featherston Uhl. Her mother died during Marie's birth. Her father's friend, actor and playwright Dion Boucicault, gave her the stage name "May Buckley" when she was a child actor. Career May Buckley was active on the Broadway stage, with roles in ''Hearts are Trumps'' (1900), '' Caleb West'' (1900), ''The Price of Peace'' (1901), ''A Japanese Nightingale'' (1903), ''The Shepherd King'' (1904), ''The Galloper'' (1906), ''The Right of Way'' (1907), ''Cameo Kirby'' (1909-1910), ''Where There's a Will'' (1910), '' The Little Damozel'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Damozel (1916 Film)
''The Little Damozel'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy. A sound version, also based on the play by Monckton Hoffe, appeared in 1933. Plot In Monte Carlo, a gambler marries a singer for a bet, and eventually falls in love with her. Cast * J. Hastings Batson as Admiral Craven * Roy Byford Roy Byford (12 January 1873 – 31 January 1939) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' The Little Damozel'' (1916) * '' On the Banks of Allan Water'' (1916) * '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917) * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * '' The D ... as Beppo * Norah Chaplin as Cybil Craven * Barbara Conrad as Julie Alardy * Richard Lindsay as Captain Parkinson * Geoffrey Wilmer as Recklaw Poole References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films Silent British drama films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British silent feature films British black-an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred Noy
Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard.Eforgan, Estel. Leslie Howard: The Lost Actor. London: Vallentine Mitchell, 2010. . He directed more than 80 films between 1910 and 1936. He also appeared in 18 films between 1924 and 1939. In 1925 he went to the United States to make ''The Lost Chord'', a remake of one of his earlier British hits. He stayed to make several more films in America during the late 1920s before returning to Britain. He was born in South Kensington, London and died in Worthing, Sussex. Selected filmography Director * ''Lorna Doone'' (1912) * ''King Charles (film), King Charles'' (1913) * ''The Heroine of Mons'' (1914) * ''Old St. Paul's (film), Old St. Paul's'' (1914) * ''The Verdict of the Heart'' (1915) * ''The Master of Merripit '' (1915) * ''Under the Red Robe (1915 film), Under the Red Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Damozel (1933 Film)
''The Little Damozel'' is a 1933 British romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, James Rennie and Benita Hume. It is based on the 1908 play by Monckton Hoffe, previously filmed in 1916. The screenplay concerns a captain who pays one of his sailors to marry a woman who works in a nightclub. Dresses for the film were designed by Doris Zinkeisen. Plot Gambler Recky Poole (James Rennie) accepts a bet to marry Julie Alardy (Anna Neagle), a night club danseuse. After the wedding, Recky unexpectedly fall in love with her, but Julia decides to divorce him and go back to dancing. A despairing Recky contemplates suicide, contriving to make it look like an accident so that Julia will be able to collect the insurance. Luckily, she returns to him before it is too late, and they live a life of wedded bliss. Cast * Anna Neagle as Julie Alardy * James Rennie as Recky Poole * Benita Hume as Sybil Craven * Athole Stewart as Captain Partington * Alfred Drayton a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Sydney Wilcox Order of the British Empire, CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and film director, director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for the films he made with his third wife Anna Neagle. Early life Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, and Wilcox considered himself Irish, but he was born in Norwood, south London.7 Dagmar Villas, Gipsy Road. ''Mr Michael Thornton'' re Mr Herbert Wilcox. ''The Times'', Thursday, 19 May 1977; p. 18; Issue 60007; col F His family moved to Brighton when Wilcox was eight years old; he was one of five children. His family were poor and Wilcox had to do a number of part-time jobs, including some work as a chorus boy at the local Hippodrome. His mother died of tuberculosis when she was 42. Wilcox left school before the age of fourteen to find work. Shortly afterwards, his father died at the age of 42. Wilcox began earning money as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Neagle
Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox (''née'' Robertson; 20 October 1904 – 3 June 1986), known professionally as Anna Neagle, was an English stage and film actress, singer, and dancer. She was a successful box-office draw in the British cinema for 20 years and was voted the most popular star in Britain in 1949. She was known for providing glamour and sophistication to war-torn London audiences with her lightweight musicals, comedies, and historical dramas. Almost all of her films were produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox, whom she married in 1943. In her historical dramas, Neagle was renowned for her portrayals of British historical figures, including Nell Gwyn (''Nell Gwyn'', 1934), Queen Victoria (''Victoria the Great'', 1937 and ''Sixty Glorious Years'', 1938), Edith Cavell (''Nurse Edith Cavell'', 1939), and Florence Nightingale (''The Lady with a Lamp'', 1951). Biography Early life Neagle was born in Forest Gate, Essex, daughter of Florence Neagle and her husband, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Plays
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British Plays Adapted Into Films
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West End Plays
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