Foreign Policy
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Foreign Policy is a play written by Arthur Conan Doyle, produced by Charles Charrington, first performed at Terry's Theatre (London, UK) from 3 to 9 june 1893.
The theatre was giving a "Quintuple Bill" with 5 one-act plays by English authors (20 minutes each), Foreign Policy acted as curtain-raiser before Bud and Blossom (by Lady Colin Campbell), An Interlude (by W. K. Clifford and W. H. Pollock), The Three Wayfarers (by Thomas Hardy) and Becky Sharp (by J. M. Barrie).
The play is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's own short story: A Question of Diplomacy (1892).
Contents
Cast
- Prime Minister : Herbert Waring
- Foreign Secretary : Charles Charrington
- Sir William : Edmund Maurice
- Lady Clara : Janet Achurch
- Miss Ida : Esme Beringer
Reviews
Review in the Glasgow Herald (5 june 1893, p. 9)
Review in The Graphic (10 june 1893, p. 23)
Review in The Era (10 june 1893, p. 8)
Review in the Yorkshire Evening Post (5 june 1893, p. 2)
The "Quintuple Bill"
Review in the Glasgow Herald (12 june 1893, p. 4)
End after six nights...
Performances
- 3, 6-9 june 1893 : Terry's Theatre (London, UK)
- 1910 : Marlborough Theater (Holloway, UK) as A Question of Diplomacy