Jeannie

Summary

1947 BBC live studio production of Jeannie, a comedy by Aimée Stuart. The production was a simplified revival of Eric Fawcett’s 1946 production, with many of the same cast. Barbara Mullen had played Jeannie in the premiere run at Wyndham’s Theatre in 1940.

Theatre play

Jeannie by Aimée Stuart (1885-1981) [more information]

Play synopsis

The comedy ‘opens in a spotless but small kitchen-cum-living room, scullery and wash-house in a grey village in Scotland. Romance and domesticity are brought together during the final scenes where Jeannie is offered relief from drudgery by the introduction of domestic appliances into her life.' (Maggie Gale, West End Women: Women and the London Stage, 1918-1962, London: Routledge, 2008, p. 189).

Production history

Originally a radio play, then a West End success when it was staged in 1940.

Date of transmission

Sunday 14 September 1947

Time

8.30-10.15pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Eric Fawcett

Playwright

Aimée Stuart (1885-1981)

Cast

Neil Ballantyne	The Mistress
Frederick Bartman	Page
Carl Bernard	Stanley Smith
Rolf Carston	Hotel Waiter
Christine Cherrill	Maggie
Mark Daly	Father
Gerard Heinz	The Count
Jack Howarth	Porter
Tatiana Lieven	The Blonde
Eve Lynd	Mrs Whitelaw
Ferdy Mayne	Restaurant Waiter
Frederick Morant	Dining Car Attendant
Eve Morganti	Bessie
Barbara Mullen	Jeannie McLean
Rudolph Offenbach	Reception Clerk

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 3.00-4.30pm on Tuesday 16 September 1947.

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; Scotland, as theme or setting

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 12 September 1947 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated article, p. 29, listing, p. 31