Our Betters (play)
1917 play by Somerset Maugham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Our Betters is a comedy play by the British writer Somerset Maugham. Set in Mayfair and a country house in Suffolk, the plot revolves around the interaction between newly wealthy Americans and upper-class British society.
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Written by | Somerset Maugham |
Date premiered | 8 March 1917 |
Place premiered | Nixon Theatre, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
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It premiered at the Nixon Theatre in Atlantic City, New Jersey before transferring to the Hudson Theatre on Broadway where it ran for 112 performances. It didn't premiere in London immediately, but then enjoyed a very lengthy West End run of 548 performances at the Globe Theatre between 12 September 1923 and 3 January 1925. The London cast included Constance Collier, Ronald Squire, Reginald Owen, John Stuart, Alfred Drayton, Margaret Bannerman and Martita Hunt.[1]