Diversion (play)

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Diversion
Written byJohn Van Druten
Date premiered27 August 1927
Place premieredLyceum Theatre, Rochester, New York
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama

Diversion is a 1927 play by the British writer John Van Druten. It was first staged in the United States at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester before beginning a 68 run performance at the 49th Street Theatre in 1928.[1] In London it ran for a combined 101 performances at the Arts Theatre and Little Theatre between 26 September and 22 December 1928. The cast included Maurice Evans, C.V. France, Cathleen Nesbitt and Mignon O'Doherty.[2]

Film adaptation[edit]

In 1929 the play was adapted into a film The Careless Age by First National Pictures. It was directed by John Griffith Wray and starred Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Carmel Myers.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wearing p.619
  2. ^ Wearing p.619
  3. ^ Goble p.472

Bibliography[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.