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A farce by W. Somerset Maugham.
The action of the play takes place in Victoria's house in London in November 1945.

Contributors

Writer:
W. Somerset Maugham
Producer:
Desmond Davis
William, a hero:
Desmond Walter-Ellis
Frederick, another:
Fred Kitchen Jnr.
Victoria, a dear little thing:
Helen Cherry
Mr. Leicester Paton, a wangler:
Basil Cunard
Mr. A. B. Rahan, a solicitor:
Harold Scott
Miss Montmorency, a maiden lady:
Joan Sterndale-Bennett
Mrs. Shuttleworth, a mother-in-law:
Ruth Taylor
Mrs. Pogson, a respectable woman:
Helene Burls
Taylor, a parlourmaid:
Meriel Hunn
Nannie, a nurse:
Barbara Nixon
Miss Dennis, a manicurist:
Genine Graham

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