Sunday, 8 June 2025

Hay Fever (a comic play, 1924), written by Noël Coward, and first produced in the West End, London, in 1925 with Marie Tempest as Judith Bliss.

   Scenes from Hay Fever (a comic play, 1924), written by the English dramatist Noël Coward (1899-1973), and first produced in the West End, London, in 1925 with Marie Tempest as Judith Bliss. 

   Hay Fever was produced at the Ambassadors Theatre from 8th June 1925 to 31st March 1926
, directed by Coward, and transferred to the larger Criterion Theatre on 7 September 1925; it ran for 337 performances.



1925: Marie Tempest (centre), in 'Hay Fever' at The Ambassadors Theatre in London



Marie Tempest as Judith with Robert Andrews and Helen Spencer as her children, 1925



Act III: the guests make their escape, 1925 production



This may be the one from the Broadway production. Hay Fever opened in 1925 at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York; the star, Laura Hope Crews, was accused of over-acting, not all the supporting cast were competent, and the production closed after 49 performances.









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