Mary of Scotland (play)
| Mary of Scotland | |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Written by | Maxwell Anderson |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | a pier at Leith, Queen Elizabeth's Whitehall study, a hall in Mary Stuart's Holyrood House apartment, Dunbar Castle, Carlisle Castle |
| Premiere | |
| Date | November 27, 1933 |
| Place | Alvin Theatre New York City, New York |
Mary of Scotland was a 1933 Broadway three-act play written in blank verse by Maxwell Anderson, produced by the Theatre Guild, directed by Theresa Helburn and with scenic and costume design by Robert Edmond Jones.[1] It ran for 248 performances from November 27, 1933 to July 1934 at the Alvin Theatre.[2] Anderson's son Quentin Anderson played a warder.[citation needed] It was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1933-1934.[3]
It was adapted into a 1936 film Mary of Scotland mostly directed by John Ford and starring Fredric March and Katharine Hepburn.[4]
A rehearsal for the play provided the setting for a 1976 sketch of "Mama's Family" on The Carol Burnett Show that featured Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Madeline Kahn.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Helen Hayes as Mary Stuart
- Helen Menken as Elizabeth Tudor
- Philip Merivale as James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
- Edgar Barrier as Lord Douglas
- Ernest Cossart as Lord Throgmorton
- George Coulouris as Lord Burghley and as Lord Erskine
- Moroni Olsen as John Knox
- Stanley Ridges as Lord Morton
- Charles Dalton as Lord Huntley
- Philip Foster as Lord Gordon
- Wilton Graff as James Stuart Earl of Moray
- Cecil Holm as Jamie a guard
- William Jackson as Monk a guard
- Anthony Kemble Cooper as Lord Darnley
- Ernest Lawford as Maitland of Lethington
- Philip Leigh as David Rizzio
- Quentin Anderson as a warder
- Maurice F. Manson as a page and as Graeme a sergeant
- Jock McGraw as Tammas
- Mary Michael as Mary Beaton
- Cynthia Rogers as Mary Fleming
- Helen Shea as Mary Seton
- Deane Willoughby as Mary Livingston
- Edward Trevor as Chatelard
- Leonard Willey as Duc de Chatelherault and as Lord Ruthven[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mary of Scotland". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- 1 2 "Mary of Scotland – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ Mantle, Burns (1934). The Best Plays of 1934-35 (PDF).
- ↑ "Mary of Scotland (1936)". AFI Catalog. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ The Carol Burnett Show: Carol's Favorites | Season 1 | Episode #111 Original show #1004. Retrieved November 23, 2025 – via www.pbs.org.
