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| '''''Home and Beauty''''', also known as '''''Too Many Husbands''''', is a play by ]. It premiered under the title ''Home in Beauty'' in London's ] at the ] on August |
'''''Home and Beauty''''', also known as '''''Too Many Husbands''''', is a play by ]. It premiered under the title ''Home in Beauty'' in London's ] at the ] on 30 August 1919.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/W_Somerset_Maugham/9acnAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Playhouse,+London+%22Home+and+Beauty%22&pg=PA222&printsec=frontcover|page=222|title=W. Somerset Maugham|year=2013|editor-first=Anthony|editor-last= Curtis|editor-first2= John|editor-last2= Whitehead|publisher=]|isbn=9781134723621}}</ref> It was revived under that name at the ] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2002/oct/30/theatre.artsfeatures3|title=Home and Beauty: Lyric Theatre, London|work=]|author=Michael Billington|date=October 30, 2002}}</ref> When the play was staged in the United States on ], its title was changed to ''Too Many Husbands''. Its New York debut at the ] occurred on October 8, 1999.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Broadway_Plays_and_Musicals/GzeiySJZXF4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Too+Many+Husbands%22+%22Home+and+Beauty%22+%22Broadway%22&pg=PA473&printsec=frontcover|title=Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows Through|year=2007|first=Thomas S.|last= Hischak|isbn=9780786453092|publisher=]|year= 2009|page=473}}</ref> The 1940 ] film '']'' is based on Maugham's play.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jean_Arthur/rsQ1P8pZxy8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Too+Many+Husbands%22+%22Home+and+Beauty%22&pg=PA133&printsec=frontcover|title=Jean Arthur, A Biofilmography|first= Jerry|last= Vermilye|year=2012|isbn=9781467043267|publisher=]}}</ref> | ||
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Home and Beauty, also known as Too Many Husbands, is a play by W. Somerset Maugham. It premiered under the title Home in Beauty in London's West End at the Playhouse Theatre on 30 August 1919. It was revived under that name at the Lyric Theatre, London in 2002. When the play was staged in the United States on Broadway, its title was changed to Too Many Husbands. Its New York debut at the Booth Theatre occurred on October 8, 1999. The 1940 Columbia Pictures film Too Many Husbands is based on Maugham's play.
References
- Curtis, Anthony; Whitehead, John, eds. (2013). W. Somerset Maugham. Taylor & Francis. p. 222. ISBN 9781134723621.
- Michael Billington (October 30, 2002). "Home and Beauty: Lyric Theatre, London". The Guardian.
- Hischak, Thomas S. (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows Through. McFarland & Company. p. 473. ISBN 9780786453092.
- Vermilye, Jerry (2012). Jean Arthur, A Biofilmography. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781467043267.
External links
Too Many Husbands at the Internet Broadway Database
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