Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Author | Paul Gallico |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1958 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 157 |
Followed by | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York |
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris is a novel written by Paul Gallico and published in 1958. In the United Kingdom, it was published as Flowers for Mrs Harris. It was the first in a series of four books about the adventures of a London charwoman.
Plot
The plot revolves around Ada Harris, who is so enchanted by her employer's
Sequels
Subsequent titles in the series are Mrs. 'Arris Goes to New York (1960), Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Parliament (1965), and Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Moscow (1974). (The original U.K. titles were Mrs Harris Goes to New York, Mrs Harris MP, and Mrs Harris Goes to Moscow.)
In New York, the French Count re-appears and, again, all but one or two characters reveal hidden hearts.
In Parliament, Mrs Harris finds that being nice, kind and hopeful does not always lead to people being nice and kind in return. There is rather less comedy in this third book.
In Moscow, Mrs Harris wins a trip there and stumbles onto the Soviet Union's most embarrassing problem: it has bought a cargo of toilet paper that has had to be marked as birdseed.
Adaptations
Film and TV
- Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris (1958) American TV episode (45-50 minutes) for the television series .
- Ein Kleid von Dior (1982) West German TV film starring Inge Meysel; followed by five more TV films based on Paul Gallico's novels.
- Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris (1992) a TV movie stars Angela Lansbury, Diana Rigg, and Omar Sharif. The film was produced by Lansbury's production company Corymore Productions, and directed by Lansbury's son, Anthony Shaw.
- Gangoobai(2013) feature film starring Sarita Joshi and Raj Zutshi. A Maid-in-Matheran has lived a life with simple aspirations, until one day she finds a new purpose of buying a designer sari. She follows her dream to the big city of Mumbai.
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) feature film starring Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert.[3]
Stage musical
A musical-theatre adaptation,
The complete 2018 Chichester Festival Theatre cast and orchestra reassembled over 3 days in July 2020 to record the score. The recording took place on stage at the Festival Theatre, due to the restriction imposed as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic making it impossible to record in a studio, whereas the Festival Theatre stage was large enough to accommodate full cast and band, sufficiently distanced. It was conducted by Tom Brady and recording engineer was Mike Walker. The recording was released in 2020.[4][5]
References
- ^ "'Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris' 1958 | The Official Gracie Fields". Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ISBN 978-0-415-93853-2.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (March 31, 2021). "Focus Features Sews Up World Rights To Period Drama 'Mrs Harris Goes To Paris' With Lesley Manville & Isabelle Huppert". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Flowers For Mrs Harris (Chichester Festival Theatre Cast Recording)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS Chichester Cast Recording". simgproductions.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.