The Happy Hypocrite

Summary: A BBC Television production by Victor Menzies of the play which evolved from Max Beerbohm’s short story A Happy Hypocrite, presented in the Sunday-Night Theatre series.
Theatre play: The Happy Hypocrite by Max Beerbohm [more information]
Play synopsis: The Happy Hypocrite tells the story of a man who deceives a woman in order to marry her.
Production history: The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men is a short story first published in 1897; Beerbohm’s earlier short story, The Happy Hypocrite, first appeared in 1896. In 1900 the story was produced as a stage show at the Royalty Theatre in London starring Frank Mills and Mrs Patrick Campbell. In 1936 the play was revived at His Majesty’s Theatre starring Ivor Novello, Vivien Leigh, Isabel Jeans and Marius Goring. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happy_Hypocrite, accessed 12 November 2012.)
Date of transmission: Sunday 9 October 1955
Time: 9.15-10.00pm
Series: Sunday-Night Theatre
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Victor Menzies

Playwright

Max Beerbohm

Designer

Frederick Knapman

Introduced by

Douglas Cleverdon

Cast

Title: The Happy Hypocrite (BBC, 1955)
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