Mile Away Murder is a 1937 murder mystery play by the British writer Anthony Armstrong.[1] It ran at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End between 2 April and 8 May 1937. The cast included Walter Hudd, D. A. Clarke-Smith, Wilfred Caithness, Oliver Johnston, Evelyn Roberts and Gillian Maude.[2] It received a negative review in The New Statesmanwhich considered it unmysterious[3] while The New York Times described it as "highly competent".[4]
| Mile Away Murder | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Anthony Armstrong |
| Date premiered | 2 April 1937 |
| Place premiered | Duchess Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Crime mystery |
References
edit- ^ Watson & Willison p.907
- ^ Wearing p.592
- ^ Wearing p.592
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1937/04/03/archives/mystery-play-in-london-mile-away-murder-is-highly-competent.html
Bibliography
edit- Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- Willison, I.R. (ed.) The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 4, 1900–1950. Cambridge University Press, 1972.
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