Die Geschiedene Frau - English Adaptations

English Adaptations

The 1910 English adaptation, The Girl in the Train, was produced in two acts by George Edwardes at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, and ran for 340 performances. The London production starred Robert Evett, Phyllis Dare, Huntley Wright, Arthur Williams and Rutland Barrington. Connie Ediss later joined the cast. The American production opened at the Globe Theatre in New York (where the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre stands now) on October 3, 1910 with a new adaptation by Harry B. Smith, which subsequently toured in Britain, America and Australia, among others.

In the English version, Gonda van der Loo, a young actress travelling on a train in Holland at night, is unable to secure a berth. Karel van Raalte, a young gentleman, generously offers his compartment to her. The two, however, become locked in the compartment. Their cries and knocks are unheard, and they are forced to spend the night together. Van Raalte's wife learns of the incident and jealously brings divorce proceedings. After many complications and much time spent in divorce court, however, Van Raalte and his wife are reunited, and the Judge finds romance with the actress.