The Silent House

Creepy mystery thriller of the ‘Yellow Peril’ variety. For this premiere run, writer credit went only to John G Brandon. The authorship question, and the extent to which George Pickett had to adapt the play for West End presentation, eventually resulted in Brandon bringing an unsuccessful libel action against Pickett in 1931.

This initial tour was resumed, with some cast alterations, at the Palace Theatre, Walthamstow on 4^th February 1924, ending at the Prince’s Theatre, Bradford on 5^th July.

Cast & Crew

Crew
‘Brum’ Benson	Charles Farrell
‘The Duchess’	Ida Phillips
Captain George Winsford	Frank Tennant
Captain Philip Barty	Leonard Dainton
Dr Chan-Fu	George Pickett
Ho-Fang	Eric Tinsley
Hwang	Charles Stevens
Mateo	Leon Saltoun
Mr Jacob Perrinder	Fred Moule
Police Inspector	Malcolm McLean
Policeman	Henry Dingley
Señor Leon Peroda	Heather Evans
T’Mala	Dorothy Wilmer
Director	George Pickett
General Manager	Fred Moule
Stage Manager	Charles Farrell
Assistant Stage Manager	Eric Tinsley
Music	Harold Austin
Music	F Gilmour Smith
Presented by	George Pickett
Presented by	Dorothy Wilmer

Added by Jared William.

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Play description

Creepy mystery thriller of the ‘Yellow Peril’ variety. On its first appearance, in 1923, writer credit went only to John G Brandon. The authorship question, and the extent to which George Pickett had to adapt the play for West End presentation, eventually resulted in Brandon bringing an unsuccessful libel action against Pickett in 1931.

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