Merry Andrew

Merry Andrew is a comedy in three acts by Lewis Beach ()[]

The title recalls the archaic meaning of a "merry Andrew" as a person who entertains others by means of comic antics; i.e. a clown.[1]

The original text

Performed in New York from January 21 till February in 1929, and published in London, New York and Los Angeles by Samuel French in 1930

Translations and adaptations

Filmed as Handy Andy in 1934 (starring Will Rogers) and as Merry Andrew in 1958 (starring Danny Kaye)

Sources

https://www.nytimes.com/1934/08/04/archives/will-rogers-peggy-wood-and-mary-carlisle-in-a-film-version-of-the.html

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025217/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/merry_andrew

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