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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)MS38/1585
Title'The Unknown Warrior' by Paul Raynal
Extent1 file
Date1924-1931
DescriptionPress and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Unknown Warrior', translated from the French 'Le Tombeau Sous L'Arc de Triomphe' by Cecil Lewis; with photographs of members of the cast; typescript inside front cover gives cast list and dates; mentions the play was

Performed at The Arts Theatre Club, Great Newport Street, London, 5 Feb 1928; produced by Ellen van Volkenburg; settings and costumes by George Sheringham
Transferred to: The Little Theatre, London, 13 Feb 1928; then to: The Wyndhams Theatre, London, 27 Feb 1928; then to: The Royalty Theatre, Kingsway, 2 Apr 1928, closing performance, 14 Apr 1928
Revived at: The Arts Theatre, 10 Nov 1928 (2 performances); The Royal Theatre, Haymarket (one matinee only for Armistice Day) 11 May 1929
The Little Theatre, London, 11 Nov 1930, closing performance, 29 Nov 1930; produced by Ellen van Volkenburg; settings by George Sheringham
On tour: 1928:The Lyceum, Sheffield; The Prince's Theatre, Manchester
Originally performed at: The Comdie Francaise, Paris, Feb 1924 (as 'Le Tombeau Sous L'Arc de Triomphe')
America: The Morosco Theatre, New York, 22 Oct 1931; produced by Maurice Browne

Casts: Maurice Browne, Rosalind Fuller, Huntley Wright, Laurence Hanray, Catherine Lacey, Beatrix Thompson, Daniel Reed, Jessie [Jessica] Tandy, H. O. Nicholson, George P. Lester
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