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The Man From Home (play)
''The Man from Home'' is a 1907 play written by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. It is a comedy with four acts, three settings, and moderate pacing. The story concerns an Indiana lawyer who has travelled to Italy to save his ward from an ill-conceived marriage. The action of the play all takes place within 24 hours. The play was first produced by Liebler & Company, staged by Hugh Ford (director), Hugh Ford, with settings by Gates and Morange, and starring William Hodge, William T. Hodge. After a tryout in Louisville, Kentucky, it opened in Chicago during September 1907, where it played for 36 weeks, setting a record for a dramatic production with 316 performances. It premiered on Broadway during August 1908, and ran through to November 1909 for nearly 500 performances. The play was later adapted for silent films of the same title in 1914 and 1922. Characters Characters are listed in order of appearance within their scope. Lead * Ethel Granger-Simpson is 20, a pretty yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hodge
William Thomas Hodge (November 1, 1874 – January 30, 1932) was an American actor, playwright, and theatrical producer. Active on stage from his late teens, he began performing on Broadway in 1899 with ''A Reign of Error'' and ''Sag Harbor (play), Sag Harbor'', appeared in the hits ''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (play), Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1903) and ''Dream City'' (1906), and became a star with ''The Man from Home (play), The Man from Home'' (1908), which ran for over a year on Broadway, and which he took on the road for four seasons. From 1913 on, he wrote his own plays, at first using the name Lawrence Whitman, which he abandoned after 1918. The most successful of these was ''For All of Us'' (1923), which ran for over 200 performances on Broadway. He was a proponent of touring, having his own "William Hodge public" that would attend his plays around the country. His last performances were with his own work, ''The Old Rascal'', in 1930. Early years He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Home (1908) Act IV
The Man from Home can refer to: * ''The Man from Home'' (play), a 1908 stage play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 – June 28, 1939) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' and ''Merton of the Movies (novel), Merton of the Movies''. Another of his works, ''Bunker Bean'', helped p ... * ''The Man from Home'' (1914 film), a film directed by Cecil B. DeMille * ''The Man from Home'' (1922 film), a film directed by George Fitzmaurice {{DEFAULTSORT:Man from Home, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassard Short
Hubert Edward Hassard Short (15 October 1877 – 9 October 1956), usually known as Hassard Short, was an actor, stage director, set designer and lighting designer in musical theatreJohn Kenrick (theatre writer), Kenrick, JohnWho's Who in Musicals: Short, HassardMusicals101.com. Retrieved 13 August 2009. who directed over 50 Broadway theatre, Broadway and West End theatre, West End shows between 1920 and 1953. Theatre historian Ken Bloom (writer), Ken Bloom called him "one of Broadway's greatest directors and lighting designers", while theatre writer John Kenrick (theatre writer), John Kenrick described him as a "groundbreaking director and choreographer".John Kenrick (theatre writer), Kenrick, JohnHistory of The Musical Stage. 1930s - Part II: Legendary Revues Musicals101.com. After 25 years acting on stage and in films, Short turned to directing and designing in 1920. He made many innovations in stage lighting and design, including the first permanent lighting bridge (''Music Box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Johnson (actress)
Alice Johnson (born 1860, died New York City, November 25, 1914) was a Broadway actress and singer, active at the beginning of the 20th century. She began her career in the chorus in light opera. She later became a member of the Murray Hill Theatre (Broadway), Murray Hill Theatre Stock Company. In a single season she was seen in "no less than thirty roles running the entire gamut of the modern stage." The company was founded by Henry V. Donnelly (1862–1910). The company gave two performances daily and changed the play each week. Alice played everything from Lady Macbeth to Peggy in ''A Tin Soldier'' by Temple Bailey. She was also the leading actress in the Frawley Company, a stock company founded by T. Daniel Frawley in San Francisco, when it was at the zenith of its popularity. She was married to Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Butler, the son of Colonel George Harris Butler and actress Rose Eytinge, until his untimely death in 1904 at the age of thirty-three. She is buried in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
