''The Likes of Her'' is a 1923 play by the British writer
Charles McEvoy.
It premiered at
Battersea Town Hall
Battersea Town Hall, originally the New Parochial Offices, Battersea, is a Grade II* listed municipal building in Battersea, south London, designed by Edward Mountford and erected between 1891 and 1893 by the Battersea vestry to provide pub ...
on 30 January 1923. It enjoyed a
West End run of 229 performances at
St Martin's Theatre
St Martin's Theatre is a West End theatre which has staged the production of ''The Mousetrap'' since March 1974, making it the longest continuous run of any show in the world.
The theatre is located in West Street, near Shaftesbury Avenue, in t ...
between 15 August 1923 and 1 March 1924. The original cast included
Leslie Banks, (replaced by
Clifford Mollison)
Ian Hunter,
Ben Field,
Allan Jeayes (replaced by
Felix Aylmer),
Ivor Barnard,
Mary Clare,
Olga Lindo,
Barbara Gott and
Hermione Baddeley.
Film adaptation
The 1931 film ''
Sally in Our Alley'' was loosely adapted from the play, with several of the original actors appearing including Ian Hunter.
[Goble p.317] The film was designed as a vehicle for the
music hall
Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as variety. Perceptions of a distinction in Bri ...
star
Gracie Fields
Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the h ...
, making her screen debut, and was a major commercial success.
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
1923 plays
West End plays
Plays set in London
British plays adapted into films
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