Liberty Hall (play)
Liberty Hall is a comedy-drama play by the British writer R. C. Carton which premiered in London on 3 December 1892, at the St James's Theatre. It ran for 192 performances, until 20 May 1893.[1] The cast was:
- Mr Owen – George Alexander
- William Todman – Edward Righton
- Hon Gerald Harringay – Ben Webster
- Mr Pedrick – Nutcombe Gould
- J. Briginshaw – H. H. Vincent
- Robert Binks – Richard Saker
- Luscombe – Vernon Sansbury
- Mr Hickson – Alfred Holles
- Miss Hickson – Ailsa Craig
- Crafer – Fanny Coleman
- Amy Chilworth – Maude Millett
- Blanche Chillcorth – Marion Terry
H. H. Vincent as Briginshaw in the original production
The play was revived at the St James's for a single matinée performance in March 1894 and 16 performances in November 1895.[3]
Film adaptation
In 1914 the play was turned into a film of the same title directed by Harold M. Shaw.[4]
References
- Wearing, p. 271
- "The London Theatres", The Era, 10 December 1892, p. 9
- Wearing, pp. 380 and 520
- Goble, p. 73
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Wearing, J. P. (1976). The London Stage, 1890–1899: A Calendar of Plays and Players. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-81-080910-9.
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