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Hugh Mills

HUGH MILLS

  (1906 - 1971)
Nationality:    English
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Hugh Mills (1906-1971) was a British playwright and novelist. His first comedy Laughter in Court was produced in London by Charles B. Cochran in 1936; later he worked in Hollywood before moving to Paris shortly prior to World War II. In 1952 he returned to London, continuing to write plays, stories and novels, including several novels of detective fiction published under the pseudonym Hugh Travers. These include Madame Aubry and the Police (1966) and Madame Aubry Dines with Death (1967). Although his most widely known work is the novel Prudence and the Pill (1966) ? he also adapted the screenplay for the 1968 film ? his most popular play is The House by the Lake, which enjoyed a successful run at the Duke of York's Theatre in London in 1956 starring Flora Robson and Andrew Cruickshank.

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

         Angels in Love, or, The Perils of Purity         As You Are         House By the Lake, The         Laughter In Court         Little Glass Clock, The
Angels in Love, or, The Perils of Purity

Synopsis:
a mock Victorian romp with a twenty year old Little Lord Fauntelroy causing his mother great concern

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Liverpool: Royal Court     24 Aug 1953

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Evans Bros, London, 1954   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 54.41

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As You Are

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
1st performed as "Stay Just As you Are"

1st Produced:
Richmond, london     04 Dec 1939

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London 1940   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 40.14

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House By the Lake, The

Synopsis:
Maurice plans to eliminate his half-brother Colin, but Colin's unhappy wife is also prompted to murder him

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Cardiff: Prince of Wales theatre     34/1956

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1956   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 56.86

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Laughter In Court

Synopsis:
The young wife is in court to divorce her husband so that she can re-marry her first husband

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Shaftesbury Theatre, London     1936

Organisations:
Charles B Cochran

1st Published:
Chatto and Windus 1936   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Little Glass Clock, The

Synopsis:
It is the Countess Gabrielle de Monfort's wedding night and not only the Marechal de Sevres but King Louis XV are trying to seduce her

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Edinburgh: kings Theatre     12 Oct 1954

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy 3 acts

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - the London Stage 54.292

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