Scotch Mist (play) explained

Scotch Mist
Date Of Premiere:26 January 1926
Original Language:English
Place:St Martin's Theatre, London
Genre:Comedy

Scotch Mist is a 1926 comedy play by the British writer and barrister Patrick Hastings. Star Tallulah Bankhead played the centre of a love triangle and was apparently responsible for the play's commercial success despite critical reviews.[1]

It ran for a 117 performances at the St Martin's Theatre in London's West End between 26 January and 3 May 1926. The cast included Bankhead, Godfrey Tearle, Edmund Breon, Abraham Sofaer and Beatrix Lehmann. It was produced by Basil Dean.[2] A Broadway run directed by Edward Childs Carpenter at the Klaw Theatre the same year was less successful, lasting for 16 performances.[3]

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  1. Wearing p.417
  2. Wearing p.416-17
  3. Wearing p.417