Marseilles (play)

Marseilles is play in three acts by Sidney Howard that was adapted from Marcel Pagnol's Marius (1929).[1] Produced and directed by Gilbert Miller, it premiered at Parsons Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut on November 3, 1930, with a cast led by Alexander Kirkland as Marius.[2] It transferred to Broadway's Henry Miller's Theatre on November 17, 1930.[3] It ran for 16 performances. Helene Pons designed the gowns worn by the women in the production.[4] Others in the cast included Guy Kibbee as Panisse, Douglas Wood as Monsieur Brun, and Alison Skipworth as Honorine.[5]

References

Citations

  1. ^ "New Marseilles Is at Parsons's For First Half of Week". Hartford Courant. November 3, 1930. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Theatre Review: Marseilles Presented at Parsons' Theater, Hartford". New Britain Herald. November 4, 1930. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Marseilles, a Play By Marcel Pagnol, Has Its Premiere". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 18, 1930. p. 10.
  4. ^ Owen 2003, p. 368.
  5. ^ "The Premiere: A New Experiment". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 18, 1930. p. 12.

Bibliography

  • Owen, Bobbi (2003). "Pons, Helene". The Broadway Design Roster: Designers and Their Credits. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313319150.

​Marseilles​ at the Internet Broadway Database


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