The Green Bay Tree
Mordaunt Shairp
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Description for The Green Bay Tree
Paperback. A modern classic, an infamous comedy of manipulation by Mordaunt Sharp that, in 1934, made a leading Broadway star of Laurence Olivier, opposite his then-wife Jill Esmond. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 142.
"I hope I shan't meet you one day in Piccadilly with a painted face, just because you must have linen sheets" A beautiful young man is forced to choose between the love of his fiancée and the lifestyle of his male mentor. This is the infamous comedy of manipulation that, in 1934, made a leading Broadway star of Laurence Olivier, opposite his then-wife Jill Esmond. The Green Bay Tree (1933) was a scandalous hit in the West End and on Broadway.
"I hope I shan't meet you one day in Piccadilly with a painted face, just because you must have linen sheets" A beautiful young man is forced to choose between the love of his fiancée and the lifestyle of his male mentor. This is the infamous comedy of manipulation that, in 1934, made a leading Broadway star of Laurence Olivier, opposite his then-wife Jill Esmond. The Green Bay Tree (1933) was a scandalous hit in the West End and on Broadway.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783191925
SKU
V9781783191925
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Ref
99-15
About Mordaunt Shairp
Mordaunt Shairp was born in 1887 in Totnes, Devon. He was educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College Oxford. He spent most of his life as a schoolmaster. The Green Bay Tree of 1933 was a controversial hit both in the West End and on Broadway. Shairp was then offered scriptwriting work in Hollywood which he took up. It ... Read more
Reviews for The Green Bay Tree
‘A wonderful piece of work... brilliantly done and ensationally successful’
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier