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* '''Peter''' : [[Jerome K. Jerome]] | * '''Peter''' : [[Jerome K. Jerome]] | ||
* '''Herr Brahmson''' : [[Israel Zangwill]] | * '''Herr Brahmson''' : [[Israel Zangwill]] | ||
* '''Rev. Samuel Smedge''' : [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] (replaced) | * '''Rev. Samuel Smedge''' : [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] (replaced or removed) | ||
* '''O'Gorman''' : [[George Jenkins]] | * '''O'Gorman''' : [[George Jenkins]] | ||
* '''Jim Blades''' : [[Harold Crichton]] | * '''Jim Blades''' : [[Harold Crichton]] | ||
Revision as of 01:41, 27 June 2022
(The Sketch, 14 september 1904)
(The Tatler, 4 november 1903)
Merely Mary Ann is a British 4-act play, written and managed by Israel Zangwill premiered as a copyright at The Corn Exchange (Wallingford, UK) on 22 october 1903, starring Elsa Steele as Mary Ann, Jerome K. Jerome as Peter, Israel Zangwill as Herr Brahmson, and initially billed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as Rev. Samuel Smedge.
Unfortunately, Arthur Conan Doyle was billed but apologised for his unavoidable absence at the last moment.
After the copyright play, there was a tour in the USA from 26 october until 26 december when the play was played at the Garden Theatre (New York). Eleanor Robson, an American actress, played Mary Ann. Then the play continued a few months later in London, from 8 september to 15 december 1904, at The Duke of York's Theatre, still with Eleanor Robson.
An article mentioned that Arthur Conan Doyle was a property man for the London performances, but the article has many errors and it is probably a mix-up (see article).
Cast (UK premiere)
- Mary Ann : Elsa Steele
- Lancelot : Ernest Henham
- Peter : Jerome K. Jerome
- Herr Brahmson : Israel Zangwill
- Rev. Samuel Smedge : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (replaced or removed)
- O'Gorman : George Jenkins
- Jim Blades : Harold Crichton
- Lord Valentine Foxwell : Fred Miller
- Mrs. Leadbatter : Blanche Maine
- Rosie : Olga Hentschel
- Polly Trippit : Elsie Marris
- Kitty Trippit : Norah Cook
- Lady Chelmer : Henrietta Stanley
- Caroline, Countess of Foxwell : Gertrude Miller
- Lady Gladys Foxwell : Winnie Shorland
- Hon. Rowena Fitzgeorge : Rowena Jerome
Crew
- Playwright : Israel Zangwill
- Manager : Israel Zangwill
- Scenery : Fred Miller
- Costumes : Madame Pauline
- Furniture : Mitchell & Co.
- Song : Miss Cecile Hartog (Act IV)
Acts
- Act I. — The friendship between the lodging-house "slavey" and the poor composer begins.
- Act II. — The friendship discovered.
- Act III. — The friendship ends.
- Act IV. — They meet again and marry.
Articles
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The Tatler (4 november 1903, p. 191)
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Berks & Oxon Advertiser (23 october 1903, p. 8)
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The Daily News (26 august 1904, p. 8)
