| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Would-Be Gentleman', adapted from 'Le Bourgeois Gentil-homme' by Moliere; with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; typescript inside front cover gives dates
Performed at The Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 4 Jan 1926; produced by Lennox Robinson and Arthur Shiels; Irish production adapted by Lady Gregory; The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, 15 Nov 1926, closing performance, 15 Jan 1927; presented and produced by Nigel Playfair; London production adapted by F. Anstey
Casts: Barry Fitzgerald, Maureen Delaney, Shelah Richards, Eileen Crowe, Arthur Shields, Tony Quinn, Michael Dolan, May Craig, P. J. Carolan, M. J. Scott, John Breen, F. McCormick, Gabriel Fallon, G. M. Hayes, Tom Moran, J. Finn, Walter Dillon, J. Stephenson, G. Green, Florence McHugh, Edmond Kapp, Joan Carr, Marie Brett Davies, Miles Malleson, Penelope Spencer, Frances James, Nigel Playfair, James Whale, Hubert Langley, Gerald Ames, Richard Goolden, Sydney Fairbrother, William Stack, Fay Yeatman, Carleton Hobbs, George Bishop, Violet Graham, Arnold Pilbeam |