Getting Gertie's Garter (play)

Getting Gertie's Garter

Contemporary newspaper advertisement.
Written by Wilson Collison, Avery Hopwood
Date premiered August 1, 1921 (1921-08-01)
Place premiered Republic Theatre
Original language English
Genre Farce

Getting Gertie's Garter is a play written by Wilson Collison and Avery Hopwood. Producer A. H. Woods staged it on Broadway, where it opened at the Republic Theatre on August 1, 1921.[1] Hazel Dawn played the role of Gertie. The play was a sex farce, but unlike most productions of its type, the setting was a hayloft instead of a bedroom.[2] It was a success at the box office, running for 15 weeks with 120 performances on Broadway, then moving to touring companies.[1]

Adaptations

The play was adapted as a movie three times:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Hischak, Thomas S. (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7864-3448-0.
  2. ↑ Wainscott, Ronald Harold (1997). The Emergence of the Modern American Theater, 1914-1929. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. pp. 57–59. ISBN 0-300-06776-3. OCLC 35128122.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Jerry (2003). The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, TV, Video and DVD. New York: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. p. 254. ISBN 1-55783-512-8.

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