THE GREEN SASH (1935)

It was Vivien's stage debut. The play lasted for two weeks. A stage romance set in Florence.

Written by: Debonnaire Sylvester and T.P. Wood

Produced by: Matthew Forsyth

Directed by: Matthew Forsyth

Opened: February 25, 1935 in Q Theatre, London, UK

Closed: Saturday, March 9, 1935

Cast: Vivian Leigh (Giusta, a flirtatious young wife),    Kathleen Boutall (Piccarda),    David Horne (Marco),    Margo Hawkins (Simonetta),    Marion Fawcett (Amalia),    Eric Berry (Giovanni di Campiglione),    Tristram Butt (Ugoline),    Douglass Vigor (Niccolo Niccoli),    Eward Dudgeon (Gregorio),    and Aston Pearse (Franco)

Comments

The Times critic and novelist Charles Morgan: "The dramatists have given so vague a sketch of Giusta that Miss Vivian Leigh has little opportunity for portraiture, but her acting has a precision and lightness which should serve her well when her material is of more substance"

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