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Miles Malleson

MILES MALLESON

  (1888 - 1969)
Nationality:    English
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Literary Agent:    Samuel French London  

Miles Malleson's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Miles Malleson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Bet, The         Black 'ell         Conflict         D' Company         Fanatics         Forgotten Voices From the Great War         Great Boko         Imaginary Invalid, The         Last Appearance, The         Magic Bed, The         Man Of Ideas, A         Maurice's Own Idea         Michael         Misanthrope, The         Miser, The         Paddly Pools         Prodigious Snob, The         Provincial Lady, A         School For Wives, The         Sganarelle         Six Men Of Dorset         Slave Of Truth         Tartuffe

Bet, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
based on Chekhov

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1957   -

Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Black 'ell

Synopsis:
World War 1 experiences

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Hendersons, 1925   -

Music:
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Drama One act

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Conflict

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1st Published:
(Contemporary British Dramatists Volume XXIV). ernest Benn Ltd, 1926   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy in Three acts Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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D' Company

Synopsis:
World War 1 experiences

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1916

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Hendersons, 1925   -

Music:
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Drama One act

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Fanatics

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1st Published:
(Contemporary British Dramatists, Volume VII). Cloth. . ernest Benn Ltd, 1927   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy in Three acts Comedy

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Forgotten Voices From the Great War

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Great Boko

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1956   -

Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Imaginary Invalid, The

Synopsis:
period 1674, hypochondriac turns physician to quack himself free of debts

Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:
amatEur    1959

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1959   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Last Appearance, The

Synopsis:
dead woman is "hypnotised" in a theatre

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1959

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
One act

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Magic Bed, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Werner egk

1st Produced:
Pitlochry    1962

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  7            Other:  extras

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Man Of Ideas, A

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Fifteen Modern Plays" published by Nelson 1934   -

Music:
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Maurice's Own Idea

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Michael

Synopsis:
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Notes:
from A stroy by Tolstoy

1st Produced:
-    1949

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "eight Modern Plays" published by Nelson 1927   -

Music:
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Genre:
One act

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Misanthrope, The

Synopsis:
comedy of manners centres on highly principled man who cannot bring himself to temper the truth with tact

Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1957   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Miser, The

Synopsis:
the miser loves his gold but decides to take a second wife, four lovers plot to save themselves, Period 1668

Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:
New, London    17 Jan 1950

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 50.5

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Paddly Pools

Synopsis:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   -

Music:
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Prodigious Snob, The

Synopsis:
Period 1670, Father is prepared to suffer any indignity provided it is inflicted by someone of high enough quality, until he is tricked into allowing his daughter to marry her love

Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere, music by John Hotchkis

1st Produced:
-    1950

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  16            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Provincial Lady, A

Synopsis:
When she learns that Count Nicolai Lubin is visiting their town, Daria the Town Clerk's wife sends a message to him. they had had a flirtation some years before. the Count arrives and his passion for Daria is rekindled. He says he will get Daria's husband a well paid job in St Petersburg so that they can be near to each other

Notes:
from Turgenev

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   -

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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School For Wives, The

Synopsis:
Period 1660, lovers united at end amidst background of infidelity

Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:
-    1950

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1960   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Sganarelle

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    -

Music:
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Genre:
One act

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Six Men Of Dorset

Six Men Of Dorset
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Notes:
written by H Brooks And Miles Malleson

1st Produced:
-    1937

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1952   -

Music:
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Genre:
Three acts Play/Drama

Parts:
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Slave Of Truth

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:
-    1950

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Tartuffe

Synopsis:
Period 1664, the private rogue affects every pious excellence in public - until exposed

Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1950   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 50.146

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