The First and the Last (play)

The First and the Last is a 1919 play by the British writer John Galsworthy. It was based on a short story published in 1917. It was staged successfully in the early 1920s by Basil Dean featuring the actors Owen Nares and Meggie Albanesi.^[1] In 1937, it was adapted by Dean for the film 21 Days, which was not released until 1940, starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.^[2]

In 1933 a radio adaptation in Czech První a poslední directed by Josef Bezdíček) was broadcast on Czexh radio.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Cody & Sprinchorn p.30
2. ↑ Sweet p.142-143
3. ↑ http://mluveny.panacek.com/?p=5898

Bibliography

• Cody, Gabrielle H. & Sprinchorn, Evert. The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 1. Columbia University Press, 2007.
• Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.