The Green Hat (play)

The Green Hat
Katharine Cornell in The Green Hat
Written byMichael Arlen
Date premieredSeptember 15, 1925 (1925-09-15)
Place premieredBroadhurst Theatre
Original languageEnglish

The Green Hat is a four-act play written by Michael Arlen as an adaptation of his 1924 novel of the same name. Producer A. H. Woods staged it on Broadway, where it opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on September 15, 1925.[1][2][3]

Cast and characters

The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below:

Opening night cast
Character Broadway cast
Hilary Townshend Gordon Ash
Truble Harry Barfoot
An English Reporter John Buckler
Iris Fenwick Katharine Cornell
Madelaine Florence Foster
Venice Pollen Margalo Gillmore
Sister Virginia Gwyneth Gordon
Gerald Havele March Paul Guilfoyle
Napier Harpenden Leslie Howard
Dr. Conrad Masters A. P. Kaye
Turner Harry Lillford
A Lady's Maid Antoinette Parr
Major General Sir Maurice Harpenden Eugene Powers
Lord De Travest John Redmond
Manager of the Hotel Vendome Gustave Rolland
A Lady Jane Saville
Sister Clothilde Anne Tonetti

References

  1. ^ Mantle, Burns (September 16, 1925). "Green Hat at Last, and Much Applause". Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Pollock, Arthur (September 16, 1925). "Michael Arlen's The Green Hat Reaches the Stage, Bringing Pinero up to Date". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Under a Green Hat". The New York Times. September 20, 1925. p. 8.1.