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'''''Daphne Laureola''''' is a play by [[James Bridie]] about a young Polish refugee's infatuation with a middle-aged English woman.
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| caption = Cover of first edition
| writer = [[James Bridie]]
| setting = England
| date of premiere = 23 March 1949<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.4-wall.com/authors/authors_b/bridie_james.htm|title=James Bridie|website=www.4-wall.com}}</ref>
| original language = English
| place = [[Wyndham's Theatre]]
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'''''Daphne Laureola''''' is a comic play by [[James Bridie]] about a young Polish refugee's infatuation with a middle-aged English woman. 'Egalitarianism is at the heart of this vision, but idealism may be just a liability.'<ref>{{Cite news|last=Riach|first=Alan|date=27 September 2021|title=Perennially provocative|page=27|work=The National|url=https://www.thenational.scot|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>


==Productions==
==Productions==
The play was first produced at the Old Vic in London in 1949 starring [[Edith Evans]] and [[Peter Finch]] under the management of [[Laurence Olivier]]. The production was a major success, helping launch Finch's career in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22718638 |title=Critics acclaim Peter Finch. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=25 March 1949 |accessdate=10 February 2012 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= "DAPHNE LAUREOLA": A New Comedy by James Bridie|author=P H W|work=The Manchester Guardian|location=Manchester (UK)|date=24 Mar 1949|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BRIDIE'S MOST BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT|author=Our London Drama Critic|work=The Scotsman|location=Edinburgh, Scotland|date=24 Mar 1949|page=4}}</ref>
The play was first produced by the [[Old Vic]] at [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in London in 1949, starring [[Edith Evans]] and [[Peter Finch]], under the management of [[Laurence Olivier]]. The production was a major success, helping launch Finch's career in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22718638 |title=Critics acclaim Peter Finch. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=25 March 1949 |access-date=10 February 2012 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= "DAPHNE LAUREOLA": A New Comedy by James Bridie|author=P H W|work=The Manchester Guardian|location=Manchester (UK)|date=24 Mar 1949|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BRIDIE'S MOST BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT|author=Our London Drama Critic|work=The Scotsman|location=Edinburgh, Scotland|date=24 Mar 1949|page=4}}</ref> In August 1950, it was performed at the [[Theatre Royal, Glasgow|Theatre Royal]] in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VE1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=6267%2C2761298 |title=Bridie Brandy and Wit |work=[[The Glasgow Herald]] |date=8 August 1950 |page=4 |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>


A 1950 Broadway production, also starring Evans, was less successful.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2157 ''Daphne Laureola''] at [[IBDB]]</ref>
A 1950 Broadway production, also starring Evans, was less successful.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2157 ''Daphne Laureola''] at [[IBDB]]</ref>

==Original cast==
*Maisie MacArthur - Anna Turner
*Bill Wishforth - Robin Lloyd
*Helen Willis - Eileen O'Hara
*Bob Kentish - Alexander Harris
*George, the Waiter at Le Tois aux Porcs - [[Martin Miller (actor)|Martin Miller]]
*1st Spiv - Billy Thatcher
*2nd Spiv - John Tore
*Lady Pitts - [[Edith Evans]]
*Ernest Piaste - [[Peter Finch]]
*A Bored Woman - Anna Burden
*A Bored Man - Ireland Wood
*Mr. Gooch - Kenneth Hyde
*Mr. Watson - Mark Stone
*Vincent - [[Peter Williams (American actor)|Peter Williams]]
*Sir Joseph Pitts - [[Felix Aylmer]]
*The Manager of Le Toit aux Porcs - Bernard Gillman


==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==
It was adapted for television in the UK in 1958, In West Germany in 1962, in Australia in [[Daphne Laureola (Wednesday Theatre)|1965]] and in the UK again in 1978, starring Olivier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/screenplays/index.php/prog/188|title=Daphne Laureola · British Universities Film & Video Council|website=bufvc.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105841966 |title=TODAY'S TV |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39 |issue=11,147 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 May 1965 |accessdate=19 February 2017 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215694/ ''Daphne Laureola''] at [[IMDb]]</ref>
It was adapted for television in 1978, starring Olivier.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215694/ ''Daphne Laureola''] at [[IMDB]]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Scottish plays]]
* {{ibdb show|2921}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q123536704}}

[[Category:1949 plays]]
[[Category:1949 plays]]
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[[Category:West End plays]]
[[Category:Plays by James Bridie]]

Latest revision as of 16:52, 25 November 2023

For the 1965 Australian television adaptation, see Daphne Laureola (film).

Daphne Laureola
Cover of first edition
Written byJames Bridie
Date premiered23 March 1949[1]
Place premieredWyndham's Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingEngland

Daphne Laureola is a comic play by James Bridie about a young Polish refugee's infatuation with a middle-aged English woman. 'Egalitarianism is at the heart of this vision, but idealism may be just a liability.'[2]

Productions[edit]

The play was first produced by the Old Vic at Wyndham's Theatre in London in 1949, starring Edith Evans and Peter Finch, under the management of Laurence Olivier. The production was a major success, helping launch Finch's career in London.[3][4][5] In August 1950, it was performed at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow.[6]

A 1950 Broadway production, also starring Evans, was less successful.[7]

Original cast[edit]

  • Maisie MacArthur - Anna Turner
  • Bill Wishforth - Robin Lloyd
  • Helen Willis - Eileen O'Hara
  • Bob Kentish - Alexander Harris
  • George, the Waiter at Le Tois aux Porcs - Martin Miller
  • 1st Spiv - Billy Thatcher
  • 2nd Spiv - John Tore
  • Lady Pitts - Edith Evans
  • Ernest Piaste - Peter Finch
  • A Bored Woman - Anna Burden
  • A Bored Man - Ireland Wood
  • Mr. Gooch - Kenneth Hyde
  • Mr. Watson - Mark Stone
  • Vincent - Peter Williams
  • Sir Joseph Pitts - Felix Aylmer
  • The Manager of Le Toit aux Porcs - Bernard Gillman

Adaptations[edit]

It was adapted for television in the UK in 1958, In West Germany in 1962, in Australia in 1965 and in the UK again in 1978, starring Olivier.[8][9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "James Bridie". www.4-wall.com.
  2. ^ Riach, Alan (27 September 2021). "Perennially provocative". The National. p. 27. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Critics acclaim Peter Finch". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 March 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 10 February 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ P H W (24 March 1949). ""DAPHNE LAUREOLA": A New Comedy by James Bridie". The Manchester Guardian. Manchester (UK). p. 6.
  5. ^ Our London Drama Critic (24 March 1949). "BRIDIE'S MOST BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, Scotland. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Bridie Brandy and Wit". The Glasgow Herald. 8 August 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ Daphne Laureola at IBDB
  8. ^ "Daphne Laureola · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
  9. ^ "TODAY'S TV". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 147. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 May 1965. p. 27. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Daphne Laureola at IMDb

External links[edit]

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