If (1921) written by Lord Dunsany and performed on Broadway at the Little Theatre where it opened on October 25, 1927.

   A scene from If (a play in four acts, first published in 1921) written by the Irish playwright Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and performed on Broadway at the Little Theatre where it opened on October 25, 1927 and closed November 1. 

   The production was staged by Agnes Morgan, and starred Walter Kingsford as John Beal and Margot Lester as Miralda Clement. The costumes were designed by Aline Bernstein and made by Helene Pons Studio.

   If premiered in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 30 May 1921. It ran there for a 180 performances; closing on 29 October 1921. The production starred Henry Ainley as John Beal and Gladys Cooper as Miralda Clement.

   New York Times :  1927/10/30  WIT AND CLOWNING; In "If" Dunsany Tales His Hand at Modish Satire ...   Alas, Dunsany is too much the gentleman to wear the jester's motley comfortably, and “If” emerges as a thin, trickling garden party diversion.