''Araminta Arrives'' is a 1921 play by the British writer

Dorothy Brandon Dorothy Brandon was a British playwright active in the interwar years. Her greatest West End success was the 1923 medical drama '' The Outsider'' which was revived several times, and adapted into films on three occasions. An earlier hit was 191 ...

. It is a historical romantic comedy, set in the nineteenth century, about a young woman going to live with her aunt in London and becoming involved in a series of entanglements with men. It premiered at the

Winter Gardens Theatre The Winter Gardens Theatre was a theatre and later a cinema in New Brighton on Merseyside. Located in a tourist area close to the New Brighton Tower it catered to both locals and holidaymakers. Originally constructed in 1908, it was rebuilt in ...

in New Brighton before transferring for a West End run at the

Comedy Theatre The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,

that lasted for 39 performances. The cast included

Eileen Beldon Eileen Beldon (12 September 1901 – 3 August 1985) was an English stage and film actress. She had a successful career as a Shakespearean actress as well as in modern repertory theatre. Biography Eileen Beldon was born on 12 September 1901 in B ...

in the title role, along with

Herbert Bunston Herbert Bunston (15 April 1874 – 27 February 1935) was an English stage and screen actor. He is remembered for his role as Dr. John Seward in the Broadway and film versions of '' Dracula''. Bunston was born in Charmouth and briefly attended ...

Louise Hampton Louise Hampton (23 December 1879 – 10 February 1954) was a British actress. Although her career began when she was a child, it was for "the pathos and dignity of her elderly, motherly roles""Obituary: Louise Hampton", ''The Stage'', 18 Februar ...

and

Lady Tree Helen Maud Holt (5 October 1863 – 7 August 1937), professionally known as Mrs Beerbohm Tree and later Lady Tree, was an English actress. She was the wife of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and the mother of Viola Tree, Felicity Tree and Ir ...

.Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014, p.116

References

1921 plays Plays by Dorothy Brandon British plays Plays set in the 19th century Plays set in London West End plays {{1920s-play-stub