American playwright Paul Kester. It debuted on Broadway in 1903. Fred Terry and his wife Julia Neilson adapted that play for London, calling it Dorothy o' the Hall, where it played in 1906. A 1924 film, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, starring Mary Pickford, was adapted by American screenwriter Waldemar Young (grandson of Brigham Young) from the Major novel. Frederick Booty, the English watercolourist, painted Haddon Hall several times, including pictures of the peacocks in the gardens. English painter Joseph Nash depicted the main hall in oils in 1838, a painting later used (with alterations) as the cover art for the 1975 album Minstrel in the Gallery by progressive rock band Jethro Tull. In cinema and television The hall has been used as a location for filming, including in Treasure Houses of Britain (1985); The Princess Bride (1987); the BBC's adaption of The Silver Chair (1990); Jane Eyre (1996); Elizabeth (1998); Pride & Prejudice (2005); Jane Eyre (2006); Jane Eyre (2011); A Tudor Feast at Christmas (2013); Time Crashers (2015); and Gunpowder (2017). See also Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire Listed buildings in Nether Haddon References Sources Trutt, David, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (2006) Further reading Cleary, Bryan. Haddon Hall: The Home of Lord Edward Manners (2005). Hall, S. C. Haddon Hall. An Illustrated Guide illustrated by Llewellynn Jewitt (1871; later revised). Rayner, Samuel. The History and Antiquities of Haddon Hall (1836) Smith, G. Le Blanc. Haddon, the Manor, the Hall, Its Lords and Traditions (1906). External links Haddon Hall official website Haddon Hall historical and literary website Images of England — Haddon Hall Detailed description of the hall and some of its history Information about the Hall British Tours — QuickTime VR Panorama of Haddon Hall Films and TV productions that have used Haddon Hall as a location at The Internet Movie Database Gardens in Derbyshire Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire Grade I listed houses Country houses in Derbyshire Tourist attractions of the Peak District History of Derbyshire Historic house museums in Derbyshire