William Arthur Schröpfer (17 March 1908 – 25 February 1962) known by the pen name and stage name Arthur Macrae was an English playwright and comic actor.[1][2][3] He graduated from RADA in 1928;[4] with acting work including the original West End productions of Noël Coward's Cavalcade (1931), and South Sea Bubble (1956).[5][6] He wrote the book for the 1945 hit West End musical Under the Counter.
^"Arthur Macrae". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
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^Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893085 – via Google Books.
William Arthur Schröpfer (17 March 1908 – 25 February 1962) known by the pen name and stage name ArthurMacrae was an English playwright and comic actor...
Inspector Forsythe Jane Baxter as Linda Kent Ronald Squire as Jim Kent ArthurMacrae as Gilbert Kent Margaret Rutherford as Evelyn Summers Austin Trevor...
While Parents Sleep (1932) by Anthony Kimmins, Iron Mistress (1934) by ArthurMacrae; then an open air Shakespeare festival – As You Like It (1934) (with...
(1931) Tony Draws a Horse by Lesley Storm (1939) Under the Counter by ArthurMacrae (1945) Happy with Either by Margaret Kennedy (1948) Aunt Edwina by William...
Rodney Ackland Anthony Kimmins ArthurMacrae Geoffrey Kerr Jack Hulbert Based on musical play Under Your Hat by ArthurMacrae Produced by Ivor McLaren Jack...
Ruby Bert Kalmar Top Speed (1930) Mervyn LeRoy Under Your Hat (1939) ArthurMacrae Under Your Hat (1940) Maurice Elvey The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960)...
Group Captain Len Reeve as A Corporal W. Busby as A Squadron Leader ArthurMacrae as Flight Commander Reginald Tate as The Commanding Officer Elwyn Price...
Jungle "Sloane Square" by Simon Fisher Turner "Sloane Street Ladies" by ArthurMacrae and Richard Addinsell "Slow Down at the Castle" by Saint Etienne "Small...
performances. Cecil Parker played George Brent, Ann Trevor was again Gerda and ArthurMacrae played Sholto. James Agate wrote of the first production, "One remembers...
revealed to work in a copy shop in the game "Arthur's 2nd Grade". Mrs. Barnes (Jane Wheeler; Liz MacRae) is Binky's mother, a nurse. She is protective...
Shall Have Music Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Written by Paul England ArthurMacrae H. Fowler Mear C. Denier Warren Produced by Julius Hagen Starring Jack...
Heims 1980, p. 178. Macrae 1992, pp. 170–174. Macrae 1992, pp. 167–168. Macrae 1992, pp. 195–196. Macrae 1992, pp. 190–195. Macrae 1992, pp. 170–171. Regis...
a battle with heart disease, on 13 January 2019, at age 79. Singer Shel Macrae died in 2022 at the age of 77. In 2021 the Fortunes had two hit singles...