- Jenny Villiers
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name = Jenny Villiers: a Story of the Theatre
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author =J. B. Priestley
illustrator = M. Elaine Hancock
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country =United Kingdom
language = English
genre =Ghost story
publisher = William Heinemann
pub_date = 3 January 1947
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = IV + 190pp
isbn =
oclc = 8306303
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followed_by ="Jenny Villiers: a Story of the Theatre" is a short novel by
J. B. Priestley , first published in 1947.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
1946
*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 actress1846
*Jenny Villiers, a 24-year-old actress
*Julian Napier, a young actor
*Walter Kettle, a stagehand
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