| Victoria Regina | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Laurence Housman |
| Characters | Queen Victoria Albert, Prince Consort Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | biography |
Victoria Regina is a 1934 play byLaurence Housman aboutQueen Victoria, staged privately in London in 1935, produced on Broadway in 1935, and given its British public premiere in 1937.
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There was a ban on personations of Victoria in public theatres in Britain, and the play was first given at theGate Theatre, London in May 1935. The Gate, being a theatre club, was technically private and therefore exempt from the prohibition. In 1936Edward VIII had the ban revoked, and public performances of the play were possible. The first was in 1937 at theLyric Theatre, London, wherePamela Stanley repeated her performance in the title role seen at the Gate two years earlier. The play ran at the Lyric for 337 performances.[1]
The play was staged three times onBroadway, New York – between 1935 and 1937, twice at theBroadhurst and in 1938 at theMartin Beck. All three productions featuredHelen Hayes as Victoria. A twenty-four year oldVincent Price enjoyed his appearance as Prince Albert in the Broadhurst productions.[3] Hayes as Victoria was recorded on radio in an episode ofThe Campbell Playhouse.
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