Sunday, 30 August 2009

Arsène Lupin, written by Francis Du Croisset (1877-1937) and performed Charles Frohman's Duke of York Theatre, London, on August 31, 1909

    Scenes from Arsène Lupin, written by the Belgian-born French playwright Francis Du Croisset (1877-1937) and performed Charles Frohman's Duke of York Theatre, London, on August 31, 1909, starring Gerald Du Maurier. Alexandra Carlisle. Rosina Filippi, etc. 

   New York Times :  1909/08/31  LONDON SEES 'ARSENE LUPIN.'; Gerald Du Maurier a Success as ...  Arsène Lupin was produced here to-night at Charles Frohman's Duke of York Theatre, and met with very considerable success despite the efforts of some galleryites to boo the piece.

   Arsène Lupin by Francis de Croisset and Maurice Leblanc. Four-act play first performed on October 28, 1908, at the Athenée in Paris. In 1909 it had successful runs in New York and London, with the London production running for 199 shows. In New York it played for 144 performances before touring.





Sir Gerald Du Maurier as Arsène Lupin, 1909


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