A Present from Margate explained

A Present from Margate
Date Of Premiere:20 November 1933
Original Language:English
Place:Palace Theatre, Manchester
Genre:Comedy

A Present from Margate is a 1933 British comedy play by Ian Hay and A.E.W. Mason.

It premiered at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, before transferring to the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End. The cast included Reginald Gardiner, Joyce Bland, Michael Shepley and Frank Pettingell. It was produced by Athole Stewart.[1]

Film adaptation

In 1935 it was adapted by Hollywood studio Warner Brothers into a film The Widow from Monte Carlo starring Dolores del Río and Colin Clive.[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Wearing p.326
  2. Goble p.1017