| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'Excelsior', adapted from the French of Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon; with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; typescript inside front cover gives cast list and dates; includes magazine extract with photographs of cast members in scenes from the play; printed flyer [1928]
Performed at The Playhouse Theatre, London, 5 Sep 1928, closing performance, 8 Dec 1928; presented by Gladys Cooper; scenery by J. A. Fraser
Originally at: The Princes Theatre, London, 13 Dec 1925 (as 'L'Ecole des Cocottes') (1 performance); presented by the Play Actors; stage director Vere Bennett
On tour: 1929: The Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-Super-Mare
Casts: Minnie Rayner, Dorothy Hamilton, Gladys Cooper, John Gielgud, Leslie Faber, Aubrey Mather, Marjorie St Aubyn, Athole Stewart, Arthur Holman, Claud Graham, Gallwey Robertson, Naomi Jacob, Hermione Baddeley, Denys Blakelock, Ernest Thesiger, Nigel Bruce, Doris Cooper, David Dilworth, Tom Mills, H. Brough Robertson, Betty Fairfax, Keith Kenneth, Frank Fenton, Augustus Wheatman, Patric O'Moore, Alma Kenyon, Marion St John |