The Midshipmaid is a 1931 British comedy play by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall, which ran for 227 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End.Wearing p.137 The following year Hay wrote a novel based on the play.
Original cast Able Seaman Pook - A.W. Baskcomb Bandmaster Tappett - Roger Maxwell Celia Newbiggin - Jane Baxter Commander ffosbery - Basil Foster Cora Golightly - Marjorie Playfair Corporal of Marines/Leading Torpedoman Huggins - Henry Thompson Dora Golightly - Kathleen Kelly Guest - Nancy Russell Instructor Lt. Commander Tomkinson - Peter Mather Lady Mildred Martyn - Mary Clare Lord Chinley - Terence Downing Lt. Commander Valentine - Charlton Morton Lt. Kingsford - Edward Harben Lucy - Ivy des Voeux Major Spink - Michael Shepley Marine Bundy - S. Victor Stanley Marine Robbins - D.J. Williams Marine Smith - Albert Arlen Midshipman Golightly - Humphrey Morton Sick Bay Attendant Slingsby/Leading Stoker Hammond - Oliver Gordon Sir Percy Newbiggin - Clive Currie
Film adaptation In 1932 it was made into a film of the same title by Gainsborough Pictures, starring Jessie Matthews and Basil Sydney.Goble p.212
References
Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.