long, they, happy, play, long, they, happy, comedy, play, british, writer, vernon, sylvaine, which, first, staged, 1953, successful, garrick, theatre, west, performances, between, july, 1953, 1954, veteran, entertainer, jack, buchanan, directed, starred, stock. As Long as They re Happy is a comedy play by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine which was first staged in 1953 A successful hit it ran at the Garrick Theatre in the West End for 370 performances between July 1953 and May 1954 1 Veteran entertainer Jack Buchanan directed and starred as a stockbroker trying to cope with the extravagant behaviour of his daughters Other members of the cast included Dorothy Dickson Nigel Green David Hutcheson and Stephen Hancock 2 As Long as They re HappyWritten byVernon SylvaineDate premiered13 April 1953Place premieredGrand Theatre BlackpoolOriginal languageEnglishGenreComedyFilm editMain article As Long as They re Happy In 1955 it was made into a musical film directed by J Lee Thompson and with Buchanan reprising his starring role 3 References edit Wearing p 239 Wearing p 239 Chibnall p 117 18Bibliography editChibnall Steve J Lee Thompson Manchester University Press 2000 Wearing J P The London Stage 1950 1959 A Calendar of Productions Performers and Personnel Rowman amp Littlefield 2014 nbsp This article on a play from the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title As Long as They 27re Happy play amp oldid 1083529376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
