The Mortimer Touch
| The Mortimer Touch | |
|---|---|
Wimbledon Theatre, London | |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Edinburgh, Scotland |
The Mortimer Touch is a
Edinburgh Festival and drew inspiration from Ben Jonson's The Alchemist
.
It premiered at the
Wimbledon Theatre before transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End where it ran for 45 performances between 30 April and 7 June 1952. The original West End cast included Mervyn Johns, Roger Livesey, Richard Pearson, George Relph, William Mervyn, Harry Towb, Vincent Holman, Mona Washbourne, Pamela Brown, Esma Cannon, Glen Alyn and Molly Urquhart.[3] It was published the same year by Samuel French.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Royle, Trevor. The Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan, 1983.
- Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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