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''The Gazebo'' is a play by Alec Coppel based on a story by Coppel and his wife Myra. It opened at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre on 12 December 1958 and ran for 266 performances, closing on 27 June 1959. Walter Slezak and Jayne Meadows played Elliott and Nell, and the director was Jerome Chodorov.〔http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2726〕 Brooks Atkinson in the ''New York Times'' claimed it was "as real as a TV crime play and a thousand times more diverting,"〔''New York Times'' 13 December 1958〕 though fellow critic Robert Coleman maintained that "There were times when a good gust of wind might have blown ''The Gazebo'' right off the Lyceum's stage."〔''New York Daily Mirror'' 30 December 1958〕 The subsequent US tour starred Tom Ewell and Jan Sterling. In London, Ian Carmichael and Moira Lister were the stars of the West End production, directed by Anthony Sharp. This opened at the Savoy Theatre on 29 March 1960 and ran for 479 performances. "''The Gazebo'' is one of those modern murder plays which depend on comedy rather than mystery," noted ''Theatre World'' editor Frances Stephens, "and no actor is better equipped than Ian Carmichael, with his wholesome fooling and overall 'niceness', to take any embarrassment out of a laughter-making murder theme, even with the corpse in full view."〔Frances Stephens, ''Theatre World Annual (London)'' vol 11, Barrie and Rockliff 1960〕 The movie of the same name is an adaptation of the play. The French film ''Jo'', released in 1971 and starring Louis de Funès and Claude Gensac, was also based on the play. Another French version, this time for TV - ''Une femme dans les bras, un cadavre sur le dos'', with Jean Lefebvre and Blanche Ravalec - appeared in 1995.〔Amnon Kabatchnik, ''Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection'', Scarecrow Press 2011〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Gazebo (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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