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Jenny Villiers: a Story of the Theatre is a short novel by J. B. Priestley, first published in 1947.
A successful but dispirited playwright is supervising the rehearsals of his new play, The Glass Door, at an old theatre in North England. The actors are irritated by his cynical attitude, but when left alone in the darkened green room he experiences visions of a 19th century tragedy which alter his outlook on his profession.
In 1978 it was reprinted by Stein and Day, in a collection of works by Priestley entitled My Three Favorite Novels. The others were Angel Pavement and Bright Day.
[edit] Main characters
- Martin Cheveril, a 50-year-old playwright
- Pauline Fraser, a 45-year-old actress
- Mr Otley, the manager
- Ann Seward, an aspiring 23-year-old actress
- Jenny Villiers, a 24-year-old actress
- Julian Napier, a young actor
- Walter Kettle, a stagehand
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Works by J. B. Priestley |
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Benighted (1927) · Adam in Moonshine (1927) · The Good Companions (1929) · Angel Pavement (1930) · Faraway (1932) · I'll Tell You Everything (1932 with Gerald Bullett) · Wonder Hero (1933) · They Walk in the City: The Lovers in the Stone Forest (1936) · The Doomsday Men (1938) · When We Were Married (1938) · Let the People Sing (1939) · Blackout in Gretley (1942) · Daylight on Saturday (1943) · Three Men in New Suits (1945) · Bright Day (1946) · Jenny Villiers (1947) · Festival at Farbridge (1951) · Low Notes on a High Level (1954) · The Magicians (1954) · Saturn Over the Water (1961) · The Shapes of Sleep (1962) · Sir Michael & Sir George (1964) · Lost Empires (1965) · Salt Is Leaving (1966) · It's an Old Country (1967) · London End (1968) · Out Of Town (1968) · Snoggle (1971) · Over The Long High Wall (1972) · Found, Lost, Found (1976)
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| Short stories: |
"The Town Major of Miracourt" (1930)
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| Short story collections: |
The Other Place (1953) · The Carfitt Crisis (1974)
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| Plays: |
Dangerous Corner (1932) · The Roundabout (1932) · Eden End (1934) · Laburnum Grove (1934) · Cornelius (1935) · Duet in Floodlight (1935) · Bees on the Boatdeck (1936) · I Have Been Here Before (1937) · Mystery of Greenfingers (1937) · People at Sea (1937) · Time and the Conways (1937) · Two Time Plays (1937) · Johnson Over Jordan (1939) · The Long Mirror (1940) · Goodnight Children (1942) · Desert Highway (1944) · They Came to a City (1944) · An Inspector Calls (1945) · The Long Mirror (1947) · The Rose and Crown (1947) · The Linden Tree (1948) · Home is Tomorrow (1949) · Bright Shadow (1950) · Summer Day's Dream (1950) · Dragon's Mouth (1952) · Mother's Day (1953) · Private Rooms (1953) · Treasure on Pelican (1953) · The Scandalous Affair of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon (1956) · The Glass Cage (1957)
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| Poetry: |
The Chapman of Rhymes (1918)
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| Screenplays: |
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| Non-fiction: |
Brief Diversions (1922) · Papers from Lilliput (1922) · Open House (1927) · Self-selected Essays (1932) · English Journey (1934) · Midnight on the Desert (1937 autobiography) · Rain Upon Godshill (1939 autobiography) · British Women Go To War (1943) · Margin Released (1962 autobiography) · Man and Time (1964) · The Edwardians (1970) · Particular Pleasures (1975) · Instead Of The Trees (1977 autobiography)
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