''Lord and Lady Algy'' is a comedy play by the British writer R. C. Carton which premiered in London in 1898, starring his wife, Katherine Compton, and Charles Hawtrey. In New York it played at the Empire Theatre in May 1899, running for 111 performances, and was revived on

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later in 1899, 1903 and 1917.

Film adaptation

In 1919 the play was turned into an American silent film of the same title directed by

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.Goble p.74

References

Sources

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1898 plays British plays adapted into films Plays set in England Plays by R. C. Carton {{1890s-play-stub