''A Midnight Bell'' is a play written by Charles H. Hoyt. It was featured on Broadway in 1889 and starred

Maude Adams Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden (November 11, 1872 – July 17, 1953), known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American actress and stage designer who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 190 ...

. The play was adapted into an American silent film of the same name in 1921.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 241.. The show ran from March 5 (delayed by one day for final rehearsal) through July 1, 1889.Brown, T. Allston
A History of the New York Stage, Vol. 3
p. 289

Broadway cast

*Clergyman by R.J. Dillon *Deacon by Thomas Q. Seabrooke *City Lawyer by Frank Lane *Bank Cashier by W.J. Humphreys *Bank Teller by Hart Conway *Bank President by T.J. Herndon *Country Boy by Eugene Canfield *Village Doctor by Jesse Jenkins *Village Fiddler by Percy Gaunt *Schoolma'am by Isabelle Coe *Minister's Sister by

*Old Maid by Annie Adams *Widow by Marie Uart *Soprano of the Choir by Elvia Croix *Village Maiden by Beth Bedford *Help by Bessie Weyl

References

External links

''A Midnight Bell''
at the

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