Handy Andy

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There are three plays by this name.

Handy Andy a stage play by H.W. Montgomery ()

An stage adaptation by H.W. Montgomery (fl. 1860s) of the novel Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life by Samuel Lover (1797-1868), first published in 1842. The play was performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York in 1862.

Performances in South Africa

1878: Performed by the Colonial Amateur Minstrels and Sutton Vane in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town on 8 August, with Our Carpet Bag (Anon.)


Sources

Frederick Wilse Bateson. 1940. The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. 1. 600 - 1660, Volume 2 CUP Archive[1]

Handy Andy: A filmed version of Merry Andrew by Lewis Beach ()

Filmed by Fox in 1934 with comedian Will Rogers in the lead. The adaptation was by , with music and lyrics by Richard Whiting and William Conselman and the film was directed by David Butler.


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

Handy Andy by Mike Mecek ()

Action comedy for young actors first developed and performed in 2016-7, with readings by PEACE Productions and the American Theatre Group of Strasbourg (2016) and TUFC (Théâtre Universitaire de Franche Comté), 2017. Performed University, TUFC (Théâtre Universitaire de Franche-Comté) and Le Petit Théâtre de la Bouloie (2018)

Sources

https://newplayexchange.org/plays/136744/handy-andy