The High Road (play) explained

The High Road is a comedy play by the British writer Frederick Lonsdale which was first staged in 1927. It opened in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre, and ran for 234 performances.^[1] The following year, it opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre, where ran for 144 performances, with Alfred Drayton and Frederick Kerr from the London cast.^[2]

In 1930 it was adapted into the American film The Lady of Scandal directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Ruth Chatterton and Basil Rathbone.^[3]

Original London cast

• Ernest - Brian Gilmour
• Lord Trench - Fred Kerr
• Sir Reginald Whelby - Miles Clifton
• Lord Crayle - Allan Aynesworth
• Morton - Claude Disney-Roebuck
• Duke of Warrington - Ian Hunter
• Lord Teylesmore - Colin Keith-Johnston
• James Hilary - Alfred Drayton
• Alex - Marjorie Brooks
• Lady Minister - Mary Jerrold
• Lady Trench - Gertrude Kingston
• Elsie Hilary - Cecily Byrne

Bibliography

• Donaldson, Frances. Freddy Lonsdale. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
• Nicoll, Alardyce. English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period. Part I. Cambridge University Press, 1973.

External links

• Full text of The High Road at HathiTrust Digital Library

Notes and References

1. Nicoll p.417
2. Web site: The High Road – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
3. Web site: The Lady of Scandal (1930). https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023032/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ae6fb6c. dead. 5 September 2018. BFI.