Phyl

The Mint Theater Company, in its relentless search for forgotten dramatic plums still ripe for the picking, has come up with another juicy one in Cicely Hamilton’s 1911 British dramedy, "Phyl," never published but preserved in manuscript at the British Library. Hamilton (1872–1952) was a London-born actress, playwright, novelist, journalist, and suffragette. Her 1908 "Diana of Dobson’s" was successfully revived by the Mint in 2001 (and will be given a reading on October 23). She had an independent, free-thinking streak not unlike that of Phyllis (“Phyl”) Chester, the refreshingly outspoken heroine who gives her name to "Phyl" (which Hamilton dubbed a “comedy”). [more]