Editing Gas Light (section)

==Productions==
===London===

''Gas Light'' premiered on 5 December 1938 at the [[Richmond Theatre (London)|Richmond Theatre]] in [[Richmond, London]]. It transferred to the [[Apollo Theatre]] on 1 January 1939 and to the [[Savoy Theatre]] on 22 May 1939. The cast featured [[Dennis Arundell]] (Mr. Manningham), [[Milton Rosmer]] (Mr. Rough), [[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]] (Mrs. Manningham), Beatrice Rowe (Elizabeth) and [[Elizabeth Inglis]] (Nancy). The production closed 10 June 1939 after a total of 141 performances.<ref name="Wearing"/>

===Broadway===
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In the spring of 1941 [[Vincent Price]] and his wife, actress [[Edith Barrett]], saw ''Gas Light'' performed in Los Angeles as a [[Two-hander|three-hander]] titled ''Five Chelsea Lane''. They were impressed by the play and set about securing the rights for a Broadway production of their own. By fall, they had found a producer to underwrite the project, but Barrett abruptly withdrew to remain in Hollywood and work in films. In November 1941 Price returned to work on the New York stage. [[Judith Evelyn]], the Canadian actress who played the role of Mrs. Manningham in Los Angeles, joined the Broadway production. The name of the play changed to ''Angel Street''.<ref name="Price">{{cite book |last=Price |first=Victoria |date=1999 |title=Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780312242732/page/109 |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Press |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780312242732/page/109 109–111] |isbn=0-312-24273-5 |url-access=registration }}</ref>

''Angel Street'' premiered on Broadway at the [[John Golden Theatre]] on 5 December 1941, produced and directed by [[Shepard Traube]] (1907–1983).<ref name="nytimes-shepard-traube-76">{{cite web |last1=Fraser |first1=C. Gerald |title=SHEPARD TRAUBE, 76, IS DEAD; STAGE PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/25/obituaries/shepard-traube-76-is-dead-stage-producer-and-director.html |website=The New York Times |date=25 July 1983}}</ref> The cast featured [[Leo G. Carroll]] (Rough), Florence Edney (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Eustis (Nancy), [[Judith Evelyn]] (Mrs. Manningham) and [[Vincent Price]] (Mr. Manningham).<ref name="IBDB"/><ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8490/Angel-Street " 'Angel Street' Listing"] playbillvault.com, accessed 20 June 2013</ref> Price left the play after a year, when his working relationship with Evelyn deteriorated into what she later described as  "violent dislike".<ref name="Price"/> In December 1942 [[John Emery (actor)|John Emery]] assumed the role of Mr. Manningham.<ref name="IBDB">{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/angel-street-1145 |title=Angel Street |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]] |access-date=2018-08-06 }}</ref>

In a long profile headlined “The Triumph of Traube,“ published on 14 March 1943, ''[[The New York Times]]'' described some of the challenges faced by the production, including the untimely opening date, two days before [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]]: “On Dec. 5 the play opened, on Dec. 6 the rave reviews had sent a long line of pilgrims to the theatre box office, on Dec. 7 the play was forgotten under the impact of the Japanese attack. ''Angel Street'' wabbled momentarily then picked up its stride, which has hardly slackened since.”<ref>{{Cite news|title=THE TRIUMPH OF TRAUBE; An Interview With the Director of 'The Patriots' and 'Angel Street' THE TRIUMPH OF TRAUBE| work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/03/14/85089845.html?pageNumber=147|access-date=2020-07-10|language=en}}</ref> The play transferred to the [[Bijou Theatre (Manhattan, 1917)|Bijou Theatre]] on 2 October 1944 and closed on 30 December 1944 after 1,295 performances.<ref name="IBDB" />

===On tour===
On 19 December 1941 ''The New York Times'' announced that Traube had cancelled a trip to the West Coast in order to form a touring company for ''Angel Street''. The tour was to begin in [[Baltimore]] in February, with stops including [[Washington, D.C.]]; [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]; and [[Chicago]], Illinois.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Angel Street' to Make Tour| work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1941/12/29/105414730.html?pageNumber=20|access-date=2020-07-10|language=en}}</ref>

On Sunday, 15 March 1942, the touring company of ''Angel Street'' opened in Chicago to rave reviews. ''The New York Times'' reported an observation by Chicago critic [https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.POLLAK Robert Pollak] that "Not since ''[[Hellzapoppin (musical)|Hellzapoppin]]'' had the crowd out front participated so heartily".<ref>{{Cite news|title='Angel Street' in Chicago| work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1942/03/20/85523319.html?pageNumber=25|access-date=2020-07-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>The New York Times blurb credits Pollak with writing for ''The Daily Times'', i.e., ''[[Chicago Sun-Times|The Chicago Sun Times]]''.</ref>

===Revivals===
''Angel Street'' was added to the repertory of [[American Negro Theater|The American Negro Players]] in 1947.<ref>{{Cite news|title=PLAY AIDS CANCER FUND; American Negro Actors Seen in Hamilton's 'Angel Street'| work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/10/15/87557867.html?pageNumber=34|access-date=2020-07-10|language=en}}</ref> The play ran at [[New York City Center]] from 22 January 1948 to 1 February 1948 for 14 performances. Directed by [[Richard Barr]], the cast featured [[José Ferrer]] (Mr. Manningham), [[Uta Hagen]] (Mrs. Manningham), [[Phyllis Hill]] (Nancy), Nan McFarland (Elizabeth), Ralph Roberts (Policeman), Victor Thorley (Policeman) and [[Richard Whorf]] (Rough).<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13166/Angel-Street " 'Angel Street', 1948"] playbillvault.com, accessed 20 June 2013</ref> On 19 August 1952 ''The New York Times'' announced that a new off-Broadway group, Hamilton-Bruder Productions (a partnership of Patrick Hamilton and Janet Bruders), was opening with a revival of ''Angel Street.''<ref>{{Cite news|title=New Unit offers 'Angel Street'| work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/08/19/84345588.html?pageNumber=20|access-date=2020-07-10|language=en}}</ref> The play was revived on Broadway at the [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]], opening on 26 December 1975 and closing on 8 February 1976 after 52 performances and 4 previews. Also directed by Shepard Traube, the cast featured [[Michael Allinson]] (Mr. Manningham), [[Dina Merrill]] (Mrs. Manningham), [[Christine Andreas]] (Nancy), [[Bette Henritze]] (Elizabeth) and Robert E. Thompson (Rough).<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3779 "''Angel Street'', 1975"] ibdb.com, accessed 20 June 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/7128/Angel-Street " 'Angel Street' Listing, 1975"] playbillvault.com, accessed 20 June 2013</ref>

Dulaang UP produced the play's Philippine premiere in February 2005 with an English version and a Filipino translation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fieldfindings.blogspot.com/2005/02/angel-street.html |title=Angel Street |work=Bringing In the Outdoors |format=blog post |access-date=15 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115140021/http://fieldfindings.blogspot.com/2005/02/angel-street.html |archive-date=15 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2019}} The play was produced at [[The Old Vic]], London in June 2007 under the title of ''Gaslight''. Directed by [[Peter Gill (playwright)|Peter Gill]], the cast featured [[Andrew Woodall]] as Mr. Manningham, [[Rosamund Pike]] as Mrs. Manningham and [[Kenneth Cranham]] as Rough.<ref>Billington, Michael. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/jun/15/theatre1 "Theatre. 'Gaslight{{'"}}] ''The Guardian'', 14 June 2007</ref> The [[Irish Repertory Theatre]] produced the play [[Off-Broadway]] (as ''Gaslight'') running from 17 May 2007 to 8 July 2007. The production was directed by Charlotte Moore and the cast featured [[David Staller]] (Mr. Manningham), Laura Odeh (Mrs. Manningham), [[Laoisa Sexton]] (Nancy), Patricia O'Connell (Elizabeth), April Ann Klein (Police Officer) and [[Brian Murray (actor)|Brian Murray]] (Rough). Murray was nominated for a [[Lucille Lortel Awards|Lucille Lortel Award]] as Outstanding Featured Actor. Staller was nominated for the [[Drama League Award|Drama League's]] Distinguished Performance Award, and the production was nominated for the League's Distinguished Revival of a Play.<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=4981 "'Angel Street', 2007"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019233709/http://www.lortel.org//lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=4981 |date=19 October 2007}} Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed 20 June 2013</ref><ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108115-Gaslight-the-Wartime-Hit-Once-Called-Angel-Street-Opens-May-17 " 'Gaslight', the Wartime Hit Once Called 'Angel Street', Opens May 17"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617033257/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108115-Gaslight-the-Wartime-Hit-Once-Called-Angel-Street-Opens-May-17 |date=17 June 2011 }} playbill.com, 17 May 2007</ref>

In 2014 the Sandyford Little Theatre Company produced ''Gaslight: a Radio Play for Stage'',{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} an onstage [[Radio drama|radio play]] with seven actors playing 24 roles. In 2015 Myriad Theatre & Film produced ''Gaslight'' at [[Ingatestone Hall]] in Essex.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} In October 2016 the [[Lantern Theatre]] in Sheffield, England produced ''Gaslight''.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} In 2019 [[Perth Theatre]] staged a production of "Gaslight" as part of their Winter/Spring season. In 2022 the [[Shaw Festival]], the second-largest repertory theatre company in North America, staged a production of ''Gaslight''. On 9 September 2022 the version by [[Jô Soares]], one of the greatest Brazilian theater directors, premiered in [[São Paulo]], Brazil. The director did not attend the premiere, as he died on 5 August 2022. Starring Giovani Tozi and Erica Montanheiro, "Gaslight - A Toxic Relationship", features a 14-metre spider web on the set, and with doses of humor, the production is still running, as one of the greatest theatrical successes in the country. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/teatro/noticia/2022/08/ultimo-trabalho-de-jo-soares-tem-estreia-prevista-para-setembro-em-sao-paulo.ghtml | title=Último trabalho de Jô Soares tem estreia prevista para setembro em São Paulo | date=5 August 2022}}</ref>