Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with. Room 1921, an american film by blazed trail productions. Ten nights in a barroom, an 1858 play by william w. He is most famous for his temperance novel titled ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854. This film is one of my favorite afro american silent films from the 1920s. Based on the warhorse cautionary stage play by edwin waugh previously filmed six times during the silent era, the story concerns joe morgan william farnum, a highly respected business executive and family man who throws his life away by consuming mass quantities of booze. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Operating from 5 mile drome wards near port moresby this bomber was nicknamed ten knights in a bar room and painted with a figure riding a pegasus. This 1926 adaptation of a temperance play performed in black communities had the longest run of any race film in the silent erafour weeks in new york. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 ten nights in a barroom. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room. Other plays centering on temperance reform during that decade included the bottle, aunt dinahs pledge, the drunkards warning, and the fruits of the wine cup.
Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there internet archive. Ten nights in a barroom by william oconnor william. Jun 05, 2016 entered according to act of congress, in the year 1854, by t. As this 100 plus year old film is in great condition no complaints will be tolrated regarding the content, or condition of. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. The american film institute lists his name in cast credits in ten nights in a barroom. But, i suggested, are you not a little afraid of placing one so young in the way of temptation. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. She had a small taste of stage acting in sweden and knew that to succeed in furthering her acting ambitions she would need to immigrate to america. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 roy calnek, charles gilpin. It is important historically and, when you know the history of saloons in america, it is accurate. William farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd director. Overview of ten nights in a barroom, 1926, with charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, at turner classic movies.
Movies made in pennsylvania learn about movie posters. Media in category ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room. Ten nights in a barroom is a 1931 american precode film directed by william a. Blaxploitation pride ten nights in a barroom 1926 facebook. Unsubscribe from department of afroamerican research arts culture. Ten nights in a barroom offbroadway ten nights in a barroom. A man is swindled out of his mill business and turns to drink. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. When a new doctor comes to town a father goes to meet him at a bar to get him to aid his sick daughter. Dec 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in the 1854 novel, ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur. In 1854, american author timothy shay arthur published ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 precode hollywood youtube. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. In 1854, american author timothy shay arthur published ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there. Ten nights in a barroom broadway play original ibdb. Arthur, in the clerks office of the district court of the united states for the eastern district of pennsylvania. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the first. Black cinema part i race movies the silent era at the. The original broadway production of ten nights in a barroom opened on jan 20, 1932. The proprietor, simon slade, is a former miller who gave up the trade for the more lucrative tavern. On his first visit, he stops at the new tavern, the sickle and sheaf. Ten nights in a barroom 1962 offbroadway tickets, news.
Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. In each, the narrator describes changes in the cedarville sickle and sheaf tavern, which has a porch, a sitting room, a busy bar, a dining room, and upstairs bedrooms, which he visits. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay arthur. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 out of 4 joe morgan charles gilpin is a former mill owner who spends most of his days and nights inside a local bar where he drinks until he cant walk. I am aware of one copy of ten nights in a barroom 1926 that is located at the george eastman house in rochester, ny. After losing his daughter who is hit in the head by a glass during a bar brawl, he is reborn and runs for mayor a couple years later. Nogales was incorporated in 1893, one year before the opening of the mexican customhouse. There is a 1926 film version where a drunkard is swindled out of his mill business but is later reborn and he. With charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, harry henderson. Ten nights in a barroom is as corny and hackneyed as its title, but that doesnt mean it isnt fun to watch.
His alcoholism is having a major impact on his family and especially his youngest daughter who usually has to go to the bar and beg him to come home. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource. This nickname was a play on the title of the book ten nights in a bar room, and what i saw there by timothy s. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room, by. Ten nights in a barroom by william oconnor william farnum.
Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man pursues the vice lord who killed his daughter, but his journey leads to selfdiscovery and the desire for a better life. Ten nights in a bar room by timothy shay arthur, paperback. Filmed in a time when prohibition was a hot topic, ten nights in a barroom relates how a professional family man submits to the temptation of alcohol and is nearly destroyed because of it. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. Nilsson 18881974 the first swedish actress to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame, anna q. Often morgans young daughter, mary, comes to beg her father to return home. Shivering spooks our gang silent pathe 1926 topics. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and sometimes.
A prince of his racejune 1926, ten nights in a barroom november 1926,children of fateapril 1927, andthe scar of shameapril 1929. Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932. Oconnor disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 directed by william a.
Find ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay arthur. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s arthur. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s. The novel is presented by an unnamed narrator who makes an annual visit to the fictional town of cedarville. Nilsson was born anna quirentia nilsson in ystad, sweden on march 30th, 1888. The conjure woman, the devils disciple, the flying ace, the prince of his race and ten nights in a barroom all 1926, the broken violin, the house behind the cedars. After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor. What stories could be told of the old barroom, but in this we must be cautious. Ten nights in a barroom was a financial success for arthur and became the second most popular book of the victorian era, following uncle toms cabin. Adapted from the novel ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur, the production focuses on joe morgan after he has become a hopeless drunkard. It is a melodrama, written almost as a play, and would be easy to adapt for stage performance from this book.
Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on. Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the thanhouser company. Quickly adapted for the stage, ten nights in a bar room was a smash hit on the page and in the live theater but by 1926, at the height of prohibition, it had lost much of its appeal. Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the selig company. Over 200,000 clients rely on us cutting edge security. Voor een betere mubi ervaring, update jouw browser. Ten nights in a bar room, considered by many to be one of the best temperance novels of the 19th century, tells the story of a mill owner who sells his mill to build a tavern in town, a morality tale, it portrays the evil of alcohol as told by a visitor to the town who stays at the tavern for ten days over a period of ten years. Fortythird annual report of the okanagan historical society ubc. Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1854, by t. Colored players film corporation, a philadelphiabased production company, was a leading maker of race films in the late 1920s, releasing four feature films between mid 1926 and early 1929. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and. Immediately download the ten nights in a bar room summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching ten nights in a bar room. Ten nights in a barroom 1926, lawrence chenault department of afroamerican research arts culture.
Ten nights in a barroom 1926 roy calnek, charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, drama october 23, 2016 a man is swindled out of his mill business and turns to drink. Movies made in pennsylvania as part of the lamp dealer and travel map well be connecting each title into our database as soon as we can. Instead he gets seduced by the lure of the bottle and quickly becomes a raging alcoholic and eventually a bum as he seems to lose everything of importance to him and possibly his daughter as well. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia.
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