(1929) Stage Play: Death Takes a Holiday. Drama. Written by
Alberto Casella. Book adapted by
Walter Ferris. Directed by
Lawrence Marston. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 26 Dec 1929- Jun 1930 (closing date unknown/180 performances). Cast: Thomas Bate (as "Fedele"), Olga Birkbeck (as "Stephanie"),
Viva Birkett (as "Princess of San Luca") [final Broadway role],
Roland Bottomley (as "Eric Fenton"), Martin Burton (as "Corrado"), James Dale (as "Duke Lambert"),
Wallace Erskine (as "Baron Cesarea"), Florence Golden (as "Cora"), Frank Greene (as "Major Whitred"),
Rose Hobart (as "Grazia"),
Philip Merivale (as "His Serene Highness, Prince Sirki of Vitalba Alexa"), Anna Orr (as "Alda"), Lenore Sorsby (as "Rhoda Fenton"). Produced by Lee Shubert. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as
Death Takes a Holiday (1934) and
Meet Joe Black (1998).