''The Venetian'' is a 1931

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Clifford Bax Clifford Lea Bax (13 July 1886 – 18 November 1962)Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour, A. C. Fox-Davies, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910, p. 106 was a versatile English writer, known particularly as a playwright, a journalist, ...

about the

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. It ran for 86 performances in the West End, first at the Little Theatre before transferring to

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. The cast included John Clements,

Alastair Sim Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE (9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976) was a Scottish character actor who began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his ...

as Cardinal Ferdinando de Medici,

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and

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* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 1931 plays Plays by Clifford Bax West End plays Plays set in Italy Historical plays {{1930s-play-stub