Good Morning, Bill ! - Act 2 (1934)

The following link is to an article I wrote for the December 2024 edition of Wooster Sauce - The Journal of the P.G.Wodehouse Society on the third London production of the Wodehouse play Good Morning, Bill !

Link To Article

The main reference for basic data about London stage productions in the era is The London stage 1930-1939: a calendar of productions, performers, and personnel by J.P.Wearing (Published 2014).

The picture illustrating this blog post is of the author of the original play Ladislas Fodor. Biographical information on him is sparse beyond his film credits. Useful links are:

IMDB

TOPPER

Westerns All'Italiana!

MUBI

This article is about the Regent Theatre home of the second production of the play.

This article is about the Saville Theatre home of the final production and its dramatic Art Deco facade. The detail of the frieze to the right shows Sherlock Holmes being pursued by three flappers.

The anecdote about George VI and Phyllis Monkman is from this article.

This article is about Gervase Lambton's family home Tingrith Manor.

The Lambton family tree is recorded here.

Tingrith bus shelter and the memorial plaque to Gervase Lambton.