Michael Morton (dramatist)
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Michael Morton (1864–January 11, 1931) was an English dramatist in the early Twentieth Century.[1]
His comedy called Detective Sparks opened at the Garrick Theatre in August 1909 to good reviews.[2] He also directed the production which ran into October for a total of 64 performances.[3]
He adapted Thackery's lead character from The Newcomes into a play called Colonel Newcome which opened in April, 1917 at the New Amsterdam Theatre and starred Herbert Tree and St. Clair Bayfield.[4]
He adapted Agatha Christie's novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd into a play called Alibi which opened in London in 1928. This was her first work adapted to the stage and it ran 250 performances.[5]
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- ^ Michael Morton (I)
- ^ HATTIE WILLIAMS IN 'DETECTIVE SPARKES'; Michael Morton's New Play a Su... - Article Preview - The New York Times
- ^ Internet Broadway Database: Detective Sparks Production Credits
- ^ SIR HERBERT TREE AS COL. NEWCOME; His Playing Far Superior to Anything... - Article Preview - The New York Times
- ^ Book and Magazine Collector. Issue 174. September 1998
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