Mary of Scotland (play)
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| Mary of Scotland | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Maxwell Anderson |
| Date premiered | November 27, 1933 |
| Place premiered | Alvin Theatre New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | a pier at Leith, Queen Elizabeth's Whitehall study, a hall in Mary Stuart's Holyrood House apartment, Dunbar Castle, Carlisle Castle |
Mary of Scotland was a 1933 Broadway three-act play written in blank verse by Maxwell Anderson, produced by the Theatre Guild, directed by Theresa Helburn and with scenic and costume design by Robert Edmond Jones.[1] It ran for 248 performances from November 27, 1933 to July 1934 at the Alvin Theatre.[2] Anderson's son Quentin Anderson played a warder.[citation needed] It was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1933-1934.[3]
It was adapted into a 1936 film Mary of Scotland mostly directed by John Ford and starring Fredric March and Katharine Hepburn.[4]
A rehearsal for the play provided the setting for a 1976 sketch of "Mama's Family" on The Carol Burnett Show that featured Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Madeline Kahn.[5]