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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> 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&sjid=nJAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6267%2C2761298 |title=Bridie Brandy and Wit |work=[[The Glasgow Herald]] |date=8 August 1950 |page=4 |accessdate=5 May 2018}}</ref> |
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> 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&sjid=nJAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6267%2C2761298 |title=Bridie Brandy and Wit |work=[[The Glasgow Herald]] |date=8 August 1950 |page=4 |accessdate=5 May 2018}}</ref> |
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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> |
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Revision as of 21:27, 27 March 2020
Daphne Laureola is a play by James Bridie about a young Polish refugee's infatuation with a middle-aged English woman.
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.[1][2][3] In August 1950, it was performed at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow.[4]
A 1950 Broadway production, also starring Evans, was less successful.[5]
Adaptations
It was adapted for television in 1978, starring Olivier.[6]
References
- ^ "Critics acclaim Peter Finch". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 March 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 10 February 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ P H W (24 Mar 1949). ""DAPHNE LAUREOLA": A New Comedy by James Bridie". The Manchester Guardian. Manchester (UK). p. 6.
- ^ Our London Drama Critic (24 Mar 1949). "BRIDIE'S MOST BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, Scotland. p. 4.
- ^ "Bridie Brandy and Wit". The Glasgow Herald. 8 August 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Daphne Laureola at IBDB
- ^ Daphne Laureola at IMDb