''Yellow Sands'' is a play which opened at the
Haymarket Theatre
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,
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on 3 November 1926, where it ran for 610 performances, and at the
Fulton Theatre
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,
New York City
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on 10 September 1927, where it ran for 25 performances, closing in October 1927.
''Yellow Sands'' was written by Eden Phillpotts and his daughter Adelaide Phillpotts, produced by Barry Jackson (theatre director), Sir Barry Jackson and directed by H. K. Ayliff.
The production marked the London debut of Ralph Richardson, Sir Ralph Richardson.
It was adapted for a film, ''Yellow Sands (film), Yellow Sands'', in 1938.
Plot
A wealthy dying woman's relatives gather, unaware that they have all been cut out of her will and testament, will.
Opening night cast (New York)
*Reginald Bach
*Florence Barnes
*Eileen Beldon
*Madge Burbage
*Arthur Claremont
*Wilson Colman
*Jack Livesey
*Lester Matthews
*Joyce Moore
*Nellie Sheffield
*Winnie Tempest
References
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External links
Full text of ''Yellow Sands'' at HathiTrust Digital Library
1926 plays
English plays
British plays adapted into films
West End plays
Works by Eden Phillpotts