Arthur Macrae Explained

Arthur Macrae
Birth Date:	1908 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Place:	Brighton, Sussex, England
Alma Mater:	RADA
Occupation:	Playwright Screenwriter Actor

William Arthur Schröpfer (17 March 1908 – 25 February 1962) known by the pen name and stage name Arthur Macrae was an English playwright and comic actor.^{[1] [2] [3]} He graduated from RADA in 1928;^[4] with acting work including the original West End productions of Noël Coward's Cavalcade (1931), and South Sea Bubble (1956).^{[5] [6]} He wrote the book for the 1945 hit West End musical Under the Counter.

Selected written works

• Flat to Let - play (1931), produced at the Criterion Theatre with Lilian Braithwaite and Ann Todd
• She Shall Have Music - film (1935)
• Under Your Hat - musical play (1939) (filmed in 1940)
• Traveller's Joy - play (1948) (filmed in 1949)
• Encore - film (1951) segment "Winter Cruise"
• Both Ends Meet - play (1954)^{[7] [8]} also filmed by the BBC for the Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963) aired 25 March 1962.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arthur Macrae. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103072151/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba6e0b7e6. dead. 3 January 2019. BFI.
2. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111975. Google Books.
3. Web site: Arthur Macrae - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
4. Web site: Arthur Macrae — RADA. Fabrique. www.rada.ac.uk.
5. Web site: Production of Cavalcade - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
6. Book: Wearing, J. P.. The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. 16 September 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810893085. Google Books.
7. Albert Hunt, Geoffrey Reeves Peter Brook 1995 - Page 6 0521296056 "What on earth was Both Ends Meet in 1954? It was a play by a comedian, Arthur Macrae, about a man who hates the Inland Revenue. He won't marry his fiancee, because the two of them get better tax concessions as 'separate units', and he ."
8. Peter Brook: A Biography - Page 81 1408852284Michael Kustow - 2013 "More robust was Arthur Macrae's comedy Both Ends Meet, a comedy about cheating the taxman which Brook directed in the summer of 1954 at the Apollo Theatre. "
9. Web site: Both Ends Meet (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20190109205326/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b9186b4. dead. 9 January 2019. BFI.