The Midshipmaid is a 1931 British comedy play by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall, which ran for 227 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End.[1] The following year Hay wrote a novel based on the play.[2]
| The Midshipmaid | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ian Hay Stephen King-Hall |
| Date premiered | 1931 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Original cast edit
- Able Seaman Pook - A.W. Baskcomb
- Bandmaster Tappett - Roger Maxwell
- Celia Newbiggin - Jane Baxter
- Commander ffosbery - Basil Foster
- Cora Golightly - Marjorie Playfair
- Corporal of Marines/Leading Torpedoman Huggins - Henry Thompson
- Dora Golightly - Kathleen Kelly
- Guest - Nancy Russell
- Instructor Lt. Commander Tomkinson - Peter Mather
- Lady Mildred Martyn - Mary Clare
- Lord Chinley - Terence Downing
- Lt. Commander Valentine - Charlton Morton
- Lt. Kingsford - Edward Harben
- Lucy - Ivy des Voeux
- Major Spink - Michael Shepley
- Marine Bundy - S. Victor Stanley
- Marine Robbins - D.J. Williams
- Marine Smith - Albert Arlen
- Midshipman Golightly - Humphrey Morton
- Sick Bay Attendant Slingsby/Leading Stoker Hammond - Oliver Gordon
- Sir Percy Newbiggin - Clive Currie[3]
Film adaptation edit
In 1932 it was made into a film of the same title by Gainsborough Pictures, starring Jessie Matthews and Basil Sydney.[4]
References edit
- ^ Wearing p.137
- ^ "The Midshipmaid: The Tale of a Naval Manoevre NAUTICAL FICTION by Ian HAY on Yesterday's Gallery and Babylon Revisited Rare Books". Yesterday's Gallery and Babylon Revisited Rare Books.
- ^ "Production of The Midshipmaid | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ Goble p.212
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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