''Mary of Scotland'' was a 1933

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three-act play written in

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Maxwell Anderson James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Background Anderson was born on December 15, 1888, in Atlantic, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children to ...

, produced by the

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, directed by

Theresa Helburn Theresa Helburn (January 12, 1887 – August 18, 1959)"Theresa Helburn"
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and with scenic and costume design by

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. It ran for 248 performances from November 27, 1933 to July 1934 at the

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. A scene between Mary and Elizabeth never actually happened as they never met. Anderson's son

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played a warder. It was included in

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's ''The Best Plays of 1933-1934''. It was adapted into a 1936 film '' Mary of Scotland'' mostly directed by

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and starring

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and

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. A rehearsal for the play provided the setting for a 1976

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" sketch featuring

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, and guest star

Madeline Kahn Madeline Gail Kahn (''née'' Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972), '' ...

Cast

Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have w ...

as Mary Stuart *

Helen Menken Helen Menken ( née Meinken; December 12, 1901 – March 27, 1966) was an American stage actress. Early years Menken was born in New York City to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Irish-born mother, Mary Madden. Her parents wer ...

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James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell ( – 14 April 1578), better known simply as Lord Bothwell, was a prominent Scottish nobleman. He was known for his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, as her third and final husband ...

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as Lord Douglas *

Ernest Cossart Ernest Cossart (born Emil Gottfried von Holst, 24 September 1876 – 21 January 1951) was an English-American actor. After a stage career in England, he moved to the US, appearing on Broadway and all around the country. In the 1930s and 1940s, ...

as Lord Throgmorton *

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and as

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as Lord Morton * Charles Dalton as Lord Huntley * Philip Foster as Lord Gordon *

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as James Stuart Earl of Moray * Cecil Holm as Jamie a guard * William Jackson as Monk a guard * Anthony Kemble Cooper as

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* Ernest Lawford as Maitland of Lethington * Philip Leigh as

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as a warder * Maurice F. Manson as a page and as Graeme a sergeant * Jock McGraw as Tammas a guard * Mary Michael as

Mary Beaton Mary Beaton (1543–1598) was a Scottish noblewoman and an attendant of Mary, Queen of Scots. She and three other ladies-in-waiting ( Mary Livingston, Mary Fleming and Mary Seton) were collectively known as "The Four Marys". Family Mary wa ...

* Cynthia Rogers as

Mary Fleming Mary Fleming () (1542–fl. 1581) was a Scottish noblewoman and childhood companion and cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots. She and three other ladies-in-waiting (Mary Livingston, Mary Beaton and Mary Seton) were collectively known as "The Four Ma ...

* Helen Shea as

Mary Seton Mary Seton (1542 – 1615) was a Scottish courtier and later a nun. She was one of the four attendants of Mary, Queen of Scots, known as the Four Marys. She was a sister at the Convent of Saint Pierre les Dames in Reims at the time of her death. ...

* Deane Willoughby as

Mary Livingston Mary Livingston (c. 1541–1582) was a Scottish noblewoman and childhood companion of Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the famous "Four Marys". Life Mary Livingston was born around 1541, the daughter of Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston (c. ...

* Edward Trevor as Chatelard * Leonard Willey as Duc de Chatelherault and as Lord Ruthven

References

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IMDB - ''Mary of Scotland''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mary of Scotland (play) Plays by Maxwell Anderson 1933 plays Broadway plays Plays set in Scotland American plays adapted into films