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Going Some (play)
''Going Some'' is a 1908 play written by Paul Armstrong (playwright), Paul Armstrong and Rex Beach, based on some short stories by Beach. It is a farce with four acts, three settings, and fast pacing. The play's action covers one week, and concerns a Yale man with no athletic ability roped into running a footrace for the honor of New Mexico ranch hands and the affection of a Smith College girl. The play was first produced by Liebler & Company in March 1908, with staging by George F. Marion. The Shubert family, Shuberts bought the rights a year later and Paul Armstrong re-staged it. It had a short tryout in New Haven, Connecticut before premiering on Broadway in April 1909. Its first season on Broadway ended in late June 1909, after 96 performances. The play was later adapted for a silent film of the Going Some, same title in 1920. Characters Listed in order of appearance within their scope. Lead * Helen Blake is from Smith College,The published play says "Smither College" in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Armstrong (playwright)
Paul Armstrong (April 25, 1869 – August 30, 1915) was an American playwright, whose melodramas provided thrills and comedy to audiences in the first fifteen years of the 20th century. Originally a steamship captain, he went into journalism, became a press agent, then a full time playwright. His period of greatest success was from 1907 through 1911, when his four-act melodramas ''Salomy Jane (play), Salomy Jane'' (1907), ''Via Wireless (play), Via Wireless'' (1908), ''Going Some (play), Going Some'' (1909), ''Alias Jimmy Valentine (play), Alias Jimmy Valentine'' (1909), ''The Deep Purple (play), The Deep Purple'' (1910), and ''The Greyhound (play), The Greyhound'' (1911), had long runs on Broadway and in touring companies. Many of his plays were adapted for silent films between 1914 and 1928. Early years Armstrong was born April 25, 1869, in Kidder, Missouri. He was the youngest of three children for Richard Armstrong, an Irish-Canadian sailor, and his wife Harriet.1880 United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
