The Damask Cheek

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The Damask Cheek
Written byJohn Van Druten
Lloyd Morris
Date premiered9 October 1942
Place premieredPlymouth Theatre, Boston
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Damask Cheek is a 1942

comedy play by the British writer John Van Druten
in collaboration with Lloyd Morris.

It was first performed in Plymouth Theatre in Boston before a 93 performance Broadway run at the Playhouse Theatre. The cast featured Flora Robson, Celeste Holm and Zachary Scott with Van Druten himself directing.[1]

In 1949 it began its first London run at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith running for 36 performances. The cast included Bill Travers, Jane Baxter, Iris Hoey and Claire Bloom.[2]

References

  1. ^ Davis p.78-79
  2. ^ Wearing p.423-24

Bibliography

  • Davis, Ronald L. Zachary Scott: Hollywood's Sophisticated Cad. University Press of Mississippi, 2009.
  • Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.