Saturday, 25 July 2026

A scene from Mr. Pim Passes By (1919) written by the British playwright Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956) and first performed on 1 December 1919, at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester.

 A scene from Mr. Pim Passes By (1919) written by the British playwright Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956). 

The play was first performed on 1 December 1919, at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester. It then opened, with cast changes, at the New Theatre, London on 5 January 1920, and transferred to the Garrick Theatre (2 February–24 April) and the Playhouse Theatre (25 April–31 July), for a total run of 246 performances.


Left to right: Dion Boucicault (Mr Pim), Ben Webster (George) and Irene Vanbrugh (Olivia), 1920

Cast

ManchesterLondon
George Marden, JPBen WebsterBen Webster
Olivia (his wife)Irene VanbrughIrene Vanbrugh
Dinah (his niece)Georgette CohanGeorgette Cohan
Lady Marden (his aunt)Sybil CarlisleEthel Griffies
Brian StrangePhilip EastonLeslie Howard
Carraway PimDion BoucicaultDion Boucicault
AnneEthel WellesleyEthel Wellesley


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