| Pomander Walk | |
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| Written by | Louis N. Parker |
| Directed by | Louis N. Parker and Hugh Ford |
| Music by | Louis N. Parker |
| Date premiered | 20 December 1910 |
| Place premiered | Wallack's Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Character-driven sketches of light romance |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Pomander Walk, near Chiswick, May-June 1805 |
Pomander Walk is a 1910 historical comedy by the British writer Louis N. Parker. Sub-titled "A Comedy of Happiness", it has three acts, a single setting, and according to its author, neither plot nor villain. The place is a semi-circular row of houses facing the river Thames in Chiswick. The story concerns the bumpy road to bliss for two young lovers and the romantic awakening of three other couples. The play's action spans nine days during late May and early June 1805.
The play was first produced by Liebler & Company, directed and with music by the author, with sets by Gates and Morange. Hugh Ford, the general stage director for Liebler & Company, had a hand in revising Parker's original stage instructions. The ensemble-based cast was entirely English. It had its debut in Montreal during December 1910, and made its Broadway premiere later the same month, running through April 1911 for 143 performances.
After Broadway, it went on tour in America and had a separate production in London's West End during 1911. The play was later adapted for a musical called Marjolaine in 1922.