''Madame Louise'' is a 1945 comedy play by the British writer
Vernon Sylvaine
Vernon Sylvaine (1896–1957) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He is known for writing several popular stage farces. He began working in film in 1937 when his stage hit '' Aren't Men Beasts!'' was turned into a film of the same title ...
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It premiered at
His Majesty's Theatre His Majesty's Theatre may refer to:
*Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, Australia, known as His Majesty's Theatre 1901–1952, demolished 1983
* His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, known as Her Majesty's Theatre 1952–2023
*His Majesty's Theatre, ...
in
Aberdeen
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Garrick Theatre
The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play ...
, lasting for 410 performances between February 1945 and February 1946. The original cast included
Robertson Hare
John Robertson Hare, OBE (17 December 1891 – 25 January 1979) was an English actor, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is remembered by more recent audiences for his performances as the Archdeacon in the popular BBC sitcom, ''All Gas ...
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Alfred Drayton
Alfred Drayton (1 November 1881 – 26 April 1949) was a British stage and film actor.
Drayton worked in a brewery when he was 18 but having a good deal of amateur dramatics experience decided to go on stage. His first appearance on stage was ''T ...
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Paul Demel
Paul Demel (4 May 1903 – 31 August 1951) was an actor born in Brno, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He is most notable for his cameo appearances in films, particularly the British Ealing comedies ''Hue and Cry'' (1947), ''Passport to Pi ...
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Film adaptation
In 1951 the play served as a loose basis for a film adaptation made at