Tilly of Bloomsbury (play)
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Tilly of Bloomsbury is a 1919 British comedic play written by Ian Hay. It is heavily influenced by the story of Cinderella
and concerns a young woman from Bloomsbury
in London
, Tilly Wellwyn who falls in love with a wealthy aristocrat
. Despite her poor background, she tries to pretend she is also from a noble background - attempting to fool his family also. She succeeds in this at first, but her attempts to try and make her own family pretend to be upper-class ultimately leads to the exposure of her ploy.
The play was adapted as a film three times in 1921 by Rex Wilson
, 1931 by Jack Raymond
and 1940 by Leslie S. Hiscott
.
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
and concerns a young woman from Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
-Places:* Bloomsbury is an area in central London.* Bloomsbury , related local government unit* Bloomsbury, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA* Bloomsbury , listed on the NRHP in Maryland...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Tilly Wellwyn who falls in love with a wealthy aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
. Despite her poor background, she tries to pretend she is also from a noble background - attempting to fool his family also. She succeeds in this at first, but her attempts to try and make her own family pretend to be upper-class ultimately leads to the exposure of her ploy.
The play was adapted as a film three times in 1921 by Rex Wilson
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921 film)
Tilly of Bloomsbury is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Edna Best, Tom Reynolds, Henry Kendall and Isabel Jeans...
, 1931 by Jack Raymond
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931 film)
Tilly of Bloomsbury is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Phyllis Konstam, Richard Bird and Edward Chapman. It is based on the play Tilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay. A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she...
and 1940 by Leslie S. Hiscott
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940 film)
Tilly of Bloomsbury is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscot and based on the play Tilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay. It starred Sydney Howard, Jean Gillie, Kathleen Harrison and Henry Oscar...
.