Monday, 24 August 2015

Gamblers All, written by May Martindale, and perfomed at the Wyndham's Theatre, in 1915.

   Scenes from Gamblers All, written by May Martindale, and perfomed at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, in 1915.

   This was also performed on Broaway.  New York Times :  1917/01/02  'GAMBLERS ALL' PRODUCED.; Outmoded English Melodrama at the ...  Mildly interesting throughout, but stale in matter and outmoded in manner is "Gamblers All," a recent English play which was revealed to New York yesterday afternoon by a curiously lifeless...



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, July 3rd, 1915, "Gamblers All," by May Martindale, at Wyndham's Theatre.
   a- Lady Langworthy tries to coax £300 from her husband, Sir George Langworthy (Mr. Charles V. FRance) to pay her secret Gambling debts.  He offers her merely £10, saying that he already makes her an ample allowance.  She tells Sir George that the hours she spends at the card-table are occupied and concerts
   b- Mr. Lyton Lyle as the gaming-house keeper.     c- Miss Hilda Moore as a treacherous friend.
   d- John Leighton, the moneylender, discussing an elopement  with Lady Langworthy, who owes himmore money than she can pay.
   e- The police raid on the gambling house, where the gamesters, as well as innocent Sir George Langworthy are arrested.
   f- Harold Tempest meditates suicide when, besides being himself insolvent, he has committed forgery to clear his sister, Lady Langworthy from debt.
   g- Sybil Campbell, a very advanced 'fl'pper."
   h- The moneylender offers the man who has forged his name a cigarette, and then sets fire to the forged promissory note to make a light for it.

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