The Old Homestead (play)
The Old Homestead is a play by Denman Thompson and George W. Ryer. A drama set in rural New Hampshire and in Manhattan, it premiered at the Boston Theatre on April 5, 1886, with Thompson starring as Joshua Whitcomb.[1] The play was highly successful, and Thompson continued to perform regularly in this role on tour through 1910.[2] It was first staged on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in 1887, and then repeated in annual revivals on the New York stage from 1888 to 1891.[3] The show was subsequently revived multiple times in New York, including in 1913 at the Manhattan Opera House after both Thompson and Ryer had died.[4] The play was adapted into silent films in 1915 (directed by James Kirkwood Sr.) and 1922 (directed by James Cruze). In 1935 a sound film adaptation was made by director William Nigh.[5]
References
Citations
- ↑ "Denman Thompson's New Play". Boston Evening Transcript. April 6, 1886. p. 1.
- ↑ Fisher & Londré 2009, p. xviii.
- ↑ "Denman Thompson, the Actor, Dead". The New York Times. April 15, 1911. p. 13.
- ↑ Fisher & Londré 2009, p. 352.
- ↑ Goble 1999, p. 893.
Bibliography
- Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2009). The A to Z of American Theater: Modernism. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810868847.
- Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Bowker-Saur. ISBN 9783110951943.