Production Information
The Doctor's Dilemma was first produced on 20 November 1906 at the Royal Court Theatre.
Roles and original cast:
- Mr. Danby – Lewis Casson
- Sir Patrick Cullen – William Farren
- Louis Dubedat – Harley Granville-Barker
- Emmy – Claire Greet
- Dr. Blenkinsop – Edmund Gurney
- Minnie Tinwell – Mary Hamilton
- Cutler Walpole – James Hearn
- Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington – Eric Lewis
- The Newspaper Man – Trevor Lowe
- A Waiter – Percy Marmont
- Jennifer Dubedat – Lillah McCarthy
- Redpenny – Norman Page
- Leo Schutzmacher – Michael Sherbrooke
- Sir Colenso Ridgeon – Ben Webster
It is sometimes claimed that an unexpected side-effect of the play's success was to greatly increase the popularity of the first name "Jennifer" (the name of the main female protagonist) in the English-speaking world. However, UK government statistics (covering England and Wales) only show the name 'Jennifer' first entering the top 100 most commonly used names for baby girls in 1934—a full 28 years after the play was first staged. As well, the name didn't enter the top 1,000 names for newborn US girls until 1938.
Actress Katharine Cornell produced the play in 1941, starring herself and Raymond Massey.
A film adaptation of the play, with the same title, was made in 1958, directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Leslie Caron and Dirk Bogarde.
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