Guest in the House

Summary: Granada Television production for ITV of Guest in the House by Hagar Wilde and Dale Eunson.
Theatre play: Guest in the House by Hagar Wilde and Dale Eunson [more information]
Play synopsis: A synopsis of the play from http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/9311/guest-in-the-house: ‘In this Broadway success, Mr. Proctor is an illustrator who works successfully with his pretty, wise cracking model. Mrs. Proctor is a good housewife and mother and their little daughter is a healthy youngster who adds to their enjoyment. Evelyn, Mrs. Proctor’s young, sweet faced cousin who suffers from a heart ailment arrives to upset their world. She appeals to everyone’s protective instincts, but it is soon apparent that she is selfish, conniving and cruel. She causes the model to desert, sends the servants away in a rage, causes a rift between the Proctors and even turns the daughter into a hypochondriac. When the family discovers her true nature and decides to send her away, Evelyn runs to the minister with a disgraceful story about Proctor. This brings scandal, reporters and a grim determination in the mind of one character to disposed of Evelyn.'
Production history: Dated to 1942, the play also seems to go by the title Dear Evelyn (possibly only in the adaptation by Emlyn Williams).
Date of transmission: Thursday 31 January 1957
Time: 8.00pm
Series: Television Playhouse
Channel: ITV
Production company: Granada Television (1956-)

Director

Silvio Narizzano

Producer

Silvio Narizzano

Playwright

Dale Eunson

Playwright

Hagar Wilde

Adapted for Television by

Ken Hoare

Cast

Title: Plays for the Millions: The First 75. A Cross Index of Granada TV Play Productions (Book)
Reference: Published by Granada TV Network, 1960

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