''A Man About the House'' is a play by the British writer John Perry, adapted from
Francis Brett Young
Francis Brett Young (29 June 1884 – 28 March 1954) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier.
Life
Francis Brett Young was born in Halesowen, Worcestershire. He received his early education at Iona, a ...
's 1942
novel of the same title about an
Edwardian English spinster who inherits an Italian villa, and falls in love with and marries the butler who has secret designs on the estate that had once belonged to his family.
It premiered at the
Grand Theatre,
Derby on 15 October 1945 before transferring to the
West End
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Pl ...
. It ran for 100 performances from 27 February to 25 May 1946 at the
Piccadilly Theatre. The cast included
Flora Robson,
Basil Sydney and
Ernest Thesiger.
[Wearing p.223]
References
Bibliography
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
1945 plays
Plays by John Perry
West End plays
Plays set in Italy
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