The Last Enemy (play) explained

The Last Enemy
Setting:	In the Antarctic at the Perry's and at Warrender's Lodging
Premiere:	19 December 1929^[1] ^[2]
Place:	Fortune Theatre, London
Orig Lang:	English

The Last Enemy is a 1929 play by actor-writer Frank Harvey. It was initially produced by Tom Walls and ran for 12 weeks.^[3] Laurence Olivier was in the cast.^[4]

It opened on Broadway at the Schubert Theatre on 30 October 1930, with O.B. Clarence from the London cast. The production, directed by Nicholas Hannen, closed after four performances.^[5]

It had a run in Sydney in November 1930^[6] and again in 1947.^[7]

Plot

Two explorers die in the Antarctic but live on as spiritual guides to their children.^{[8] [9]}

Original London cast

• Clara Perry - Athene Seyler
• Cynthia Perry - Marjorie Mars
• Dr Alexander Mckenzie - Nicholas Hannen
• Harry Graham - Frank Lawton
• James Churchill - Carl Harbord
• Janitor - Edmund Tottenham
• Jerry Warrender - Laurence Olivier
• Nancy - Pamela Williams
• Thomas Perry - O.B. Clarence
• Wilson - Reginald Kenneth

Notes and References

1. News: PERSONAL. . . Perth . 7 December 1929 . 7 December 2012 . 2 Edition: FINAL SPORTING EDITION . National Library of Australia.
2. News: EXPLORERS AS ANGELS. . . Perth . 23 December 1929 . 7 December 2012 . 1 Edition: HOME FINAL EDITION . National Library of Australia.
3. News: FRANK HARVEY'S PLAY DRAWS. . . ACT . 11 April 1930 . 7 December 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: STARS OF THE AIR. FRANK HARVEY — ACTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER AND TALENT-SCOUT. . . Vic. . 27 September 1946 . 7 December 2012 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: The Last Enemy – Broadway Play – Original IBDB . www.ibdb.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170831091237/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-last-enemy-11250 . 2017-08-31.
6. News: "THE LAST ENEMY.". . . 3 November 1930 . 7 December 2012 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Advertising. . . 8 March 1947 . 7 December 2012 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: MUSIC AND DRAMA. . . 1 February 1930 . 7 December 2012 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: THE PRINTED PLAY. . . Perth . 28 June 1930 . 7 December 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.