East Lynne

Summary: Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of East Lynne by Ellen Wood.
Theatre play: East Lynne by Ellen ['Mrs Henry’] Wood (1814-1887) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Lady Isabel Carlyle, a beautiful and refined young woman, leaves her hard-working lawyer-husband and her infant children to elope with an aristocratic suitor. After he deserts her, and she bears their illegitimate child, Lady Isabel disguises herself and takes the position of governess in the household of her former husband and his new wife’ (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lynne).
Production history: Wood’s novel East Lynne ‘has been adapted for the stage many times; the play was so popular that stock companies put on a performance whenever they needed guaranteed revenue. The play was staged so often that critic Sally Mitchell estimates some version was seen by audiences in either England or North America every week for over forty years. The novel was first staged on 26 January 1863 in Brooklyn’ (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lynne).
Date of transmission: Wednesday 11 January 1956
Time: 9.30pm
Series: Granville Melodramas
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Director

Cyril Butcher

Producer

Maurice Browning ('staged by’)

Playwright

Ellen ['Mrs Henry’] Wood (1814-1887)

Adaptor of Script

Juan Cortez

Musician

Peter Moffat (incidental music)

Musician

Ruth Pearl (incidental music)

Sets / Settings

Henry Federer

Cast

Extant status: No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags: 19th-century setting; adaptation of novel; American drama; melodrama

Title: East Lynne (Archive file)
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Reference: Special Collections, Associated-Rediffusion Television papers, file reference ART/385
Notes: File contains contracts for performers.

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