A Private Room

Summary

1954 BBC live studio production of Pinero’s one-act drama A Private Room, presented in a double bill with Louis N. Parker’s thriller The Monkey’s Paw.

Theatre play

A Private Room by Arthur W. Pinero (1855-1934) [more information]

Play synopsis

The action of the play takes place in a private room at the Cafe Costanza, a restaurant in Soho.

Production history

First presented at the Little Theatre in London in May 1928.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 11 May 1954

Time

7.50-approx. 8.20pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Harold Clayton

Playwright

Arthur W. Pinero (1855-1934)

Sets / Settings

Michael Yates

Cast

Peter Bathurst	Carlton Belcher
Cecil Brock	Waiter
Mary Jerrold	Lady Chinnery
John Stuart	Pietro Vitelli
Arthur Wontner	General Sir George Darenth

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 7 May 1954 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 26

Associated programmes

The Monkey’s Paw (BBC, 1954)
The Monkey’s Paw by Louis N. Parker
BBC Television