La Passerelle

La Passerelle is a French stage comedy in three acts by Fred de Gresac (born between 1866 and 1879 - died 1943)[1] - and Francis de Croisset (1877-1937)[2] -

The authors are on occasion billed as "Fred de Grésac" (also "Madame F. de Gresac" or "Madame F. de Grésac") and as "Monsieur F. de Croisset".

The original text

La Passerelle was first performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris, and published in 1902 and on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre by Liebler & Co., in repertory with Amoureuse, Lolotte, La Robe Rouge, La Petite Marquise, La Dame aux Camelias, Incognito, L'Hirondelle, Ma Cousine, Sapho, La Douleureuse, and La Parisienne (11/07/1904 - 12/03/1904)

Translations and adaptations

Translated and adapted into English as The Marriage of Kitty by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox (1869-?)[]. This English version opened at The Duke of Yorks' Theatre, London, on August 19th, 1902 (with a cast that included Marie Tempest)

The play was performed on Broadway from 1 November 30, 1903 - Jan 1904 in the Hudson Theatre, New York, and again from 2 December 18, 1914 - Jan 1915 in the Comedy Theatre, New York.

The text was published by Samuel French in 1909.

Adapted as a musical called Orange Blossoms: A Comedy with Music in Three Acts, by Fred de Gresac and Victor Herbert in Published by Harms, 1922.

Made into a silent comedy film called The Marriage of Kitty by George Melford in 1915, the script written by Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Cosmo Gordon Lennox and Hector Turnbull. Featuring Fannie Ward, Richard Morris, Jack Dean, Cleo Ridgely, and Tom Forman, the film was released on August 16, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. It is now considered a lost film.

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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/la-pasarelle-5960

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