| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'Marriage by Purchase', adapted and translated from 'L 'Acheteuse' by Steve Passeur; with photographs of members of the cast and cast lists; typescript inside front cover gives cast list and dates; includes colour printed flyers 1932 and programme extract 1931; brief mention of the original French production at Theatre de l'Oeuvre
Performed at The Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, 23 Mar 1932, closing performance, 2 Apr 1932; produced by Franklin Dyall; The Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage, London, 31 May 1931 (2 weeks); presented by Alec L. Rea and A. R. Whatmore
Casts: Cathleen Nesbitt, Jane Carr, A. Bromley Davenport, Arthur Stratton, Alfred Clark, Henry Daniell, Marcus Barron, Barbara Everest, Marcelle Rogez, Sybil Thorndike, Lewis Casson, Donald Wolfit, Hubert Carter, Mirian Adams, Margaret Webster, Alfred A. Harris, Philip Brandon, May Agate, Mme Simone |