A successful but dispirited playwright is supervising the rehearsals of his new play, The Glass Door, at an old theatre in North England. The actors are irritated by his cynical attitude, but when left alone in the darkened green room he experiences visions of a 19th-century tragedy which alter his outlook on his profession.
In 1978 it was reprinted by Stein and Day, in a collection of works by Priestley entitled My Three Favorite Novels. The others were Angel Pavement and Bright Day.
Main charactersedit
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Martin Cheveril, a 50-year-old playwright
Pauline Fraser, a 45-year-old actress
Mr Otley, the manager
Ann Seward, an aspiring 23-year-old actress
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Jenny Villiers, a 24-year-old actress
Julian Napier, a young actor
Walter Kettle, a stagehand
Priestley's play of the same title was performed by the Bristol Old Vic in 1946.
^Kritzwiser, K.M. (16 February 1948). "Time and Mr. Priestly: "Jenny Villiers"". The Leader-Post.
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jenny, villiers, story, theatre, short, novel, priestley, first, published, 1947, story, theatrefirst, editionauthorj, priestleyillustratorm, elaine, hancockcountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenreghost, storypublisherwilliam, heinemannpublication, date3, ja. Jenny Villiers A Story of the Theatre is a short novel by J B Priestley first published in 1947 1 Jenny Villiers A Story of the TheatreFirst editionAuthorJ B PriestleyIllustratorM Elaine HancockCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreGhost storyPublisherWilliam HeinemannPublication date3 January 1947Media typePrint Hardcover PagesIV 190ppOCLC8306303 A successful but dispirited playwright is supervising the rehearsals of his new play The Glass Door at an old theatre in North England The actors are irritated by his cynical attitude but when left alone in the darkened green room he experiences visions of a 19th century tragedy which alter his outlook on his profession In 1978 it was reprinted by Stein and Day in a collection of works by Priestley entitled My Three Favorite Novels The others were Angel Pavement and Bright Day Main characters edit1946 edit Martin Cheveril a 50 year old playwright Pauline Fraser a 45 year old actress Mr Otley the manager Ann Seward an aspiring 23 year old actress 1846 edit Jenny Villiers a 24 year old actress Julian Napier a young actor Walter Kettle a stagehand Priestley s play of the same title was performed by the Bristol Old Vic in 1946 Kritzwiser K M 16 February 1948 Time and Mr Priestly Jenny Villiers The Leader Post ol Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jenny Villiers amp oldid 1179082554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
