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. He graduated from RADA in 1928; with acting work including the original West End productions of Noël Coward's Cavalcade (1931), and South Sea Bubble (1956). He wrote the book for the 1945 hit West End musical Under the Counter. Selected written works Flat to Let - play (1931), produced at the Criterion Theatre with Lilian Braithwaite and Ann Todd She Shall Have Music - film (1935) Under Your Hat - musical play (1939) (filmed in 1940) Traveller's Joy - play (1948) (filmed in 1949) Encore - film (1951) segment "Winter Cruise" Both Ends Meet - play (1954) also filmed by the BBC for the Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963) aired 25 March 1962. References External links 1908 births 1962 deaths 20th-century British dramatists and playwrights Alumni of RADA English male stage actors English male film actors