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Revision as of 18:40, 1 April 2017
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Written by | Wilson Collison and Otto Hauerbach |
Date premiered | January 15, 1919 |
Place premiered | Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre |
Original language | English |
Genre | Farce |
Up in Mabel's Room is a play written by Wilson Collison and Otto Hauerbach. Producer Albert H. Woods staged it on Broadway in 1919.
Plot
Garry Ainsworth is married to Geraldine, who is jealous of his previous relationship with a pretty young widow, Mabel Essington. When they were together, Garry gave Mabel a chemise with their names embroidered on it. He wants to recover the garment before Geraldine learns of its existence. Garry's efforts are interpreted by other characters as evidence of a tryst between him and Mabel, leading to a confrontation between Mabel and Geraldine before the misunderstanding is resolved.
Cast and characters
The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below:
Character | Broadway cast |
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Kruger | Frederick Sutton |
Corliss | Harry C. Bradley |
Jimmy Larchmont | Walter Jones |
Garry Ainsworth | John Cumberland |
Geraldine | Enid Markey |
Mabel Essington | Hazel Dawn |
Martha Weldon | Lucy Cotton |
Alicia Larchmont | Evelyn Gosnell |
Arthur Weldon | H. Dudley Hawley |
Marie | Adele Rolland |
History
The play opened at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre on January 15, 1919. It closed in August 1919 after 229 performances.
Adaptations
The play was adapted twice as a movie. A 1926 silent film adaptation starred Marie Prevost as Mabel. A 1944 film adaptation starred Marjorie Reynolds.
References
- Wainscott, Ronald Harold (1997). The Emergence of the Modern American Theater, 1914–1929. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-06776-3. OCLC 35128122.
- Bordman, Gerald (1995). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1914–1930. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509078-0. OCLC 30356203.
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