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''The Magistrate'' is a farce by the English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The plot concerns a respectable magistrate who finds himself caught up in a series of scandalous events that almost cause his disgrace. The first production opened at the Court Theatre in London on 21 March 1885. It was Pinero's first attempt at farce, after several serious plays, and took audiences and critics by surprise.〔 It was very favourably reviewed, and became a box-office hit, running for a year and closing on 24 March 1886.〔"Advertisements & Notices", ''Daily News'', 23 March 1886, p. 4〕 The play has been frequently revived. Productions include those at Terry's Theatre in 1892; the Arts Theatre, 1943; St Martin's Theatre in 1944; and the Old Vic in 1959.〔Gaye, p. 1427〕 A more recent London revival, starring Ian Richardson as Posket, was at the Savoy Theatre in 1997.〔"Theatres", ''The Observer'', 21 December 1997, p. 66〕 In 1917 the play was adapted as a musical comedy that ran in London for 801 performances under the title ''The Boy''. The plot was unchanged, but the characters were all given new names. In 1934, the play was adapted for the screen under the title ''Those Were the Days'', starring Will Hay. ==Original cast== *Mr. Poskett – Arthur Cecil *Mr. Bullamy – Fred Cape *Colonel Lukyn – John Clayton *Captain Horace Vale – F. Kerr *Cis Farringdon – H. Eversfield *Achille Blond, proprietor of the Hôtel des Princes – Mr. Chevalier *Isidore, a waiter – Mr. Deane *Mr. Wormington, chief clerk at Mulberry Street Court – Gilbert Trent *Inspector Messiter – Albert Sims *Sergeant Lugg – William Lugg *Constable Harris – Mr. Burnley *Wyke, a servant at Mr. Posket's – Mr. Fayre *Agatha Poskett, late Farringdon, ''née'' Verrinder – Mrs. John Wood *Charlotte Verrinder, Mrs Posket's sister – Marion Terry *Beatie Tomlinson – Miss Norreys *Popham – Miss La Coste〔 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 Magistrate (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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