Edward, My Son (play)
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Edward, My Son is a British play written by
His Majesty's Theatre and then at the Lyric Theatre.[1]
The play portrays the moral decline of a business tycoon, Sir Arnold Holt, who has worked his way up from humble beginnings. Holt's efforts for social advancement are driven by his desire to provide the best for his only son, Edward of the title, who never actually appears.
The original cast included Morley himself as Arnold Holt alongside
Martin Beck Theatre.[1][2] The play was selected as one of the best plays of 1948-1949, with an excerpted version published in "The Burns Mantle Best Plays of 1948-1949."[3]
Original cast
- Arnold Holt - Robert Morley
- Evelyn Holt - Peggy Ashcroft
- Dr. "Larry" Parker - John Robinson
- Harry Soames - Richard Caldicot
- Dr. Waxman - James Cairncross
- Cunningham - Waldo Sturrey
- Ellerby - Norman Pitt
- Hanray - D.A. Clarke-Smith
- Eileen Perry - Leueen MacGrath
- Mr. Prothero - John Allen
- Montague Burton - James Cairncross
- Summers - Waldo Sturrey
- Phyllis Maxwell - Elspet Gray
- Betty Fowler - Patricia Hicks
Film adaptation
In 1949 the play was adapted into a film
References
- ^ a b Wearing p.308
- ^ "Edward, My Son – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".
- ^ Chapman, John (ed.), The Burns Mantle Best Plays of 1948-1949, (1949) Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, pp. 179-206.
- ^ "Edward, My Son (1949)". BFI. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018.
Bibliography
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
External links
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