Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the thanhouser company. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 turner classic movies. This lowbudget production chooses to make the downfall of joe morgan. 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. Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. Ten nights in a barroom cast many thanks to the talents of a wonderful cast and crew, ten nights miraculously performed 12 shows. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and. With charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, harry henderson. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there timothy.
Ten nights in a barroom 1926, lawrence chenault, charles gilpin duration. From the book of the same name by timothy shay arthur cast. Overview of ten nights in a barroom, 1926, with charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, at turner classic movies. 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. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 joe morgan hangs out at the cedarville saloon, loses his flour mill then goes on the wagon in this prohibition promotion. Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there is an 1854 novel written by american author. He is most famous for his temperance novel titled ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor. In that famous cautionary tale, which timothy shay arthur published in 1854, drink did away with an entire village. It was late in the afternoon when the stage set me down at the sickle and sheaf, a new tavern, just opened by a new landlord, in a new house, built with the special end of providing accommodations for man and beast. Ten nights in a barroom is a 1931 american precode film directed by william a. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on the certainties of bar room life, and was also made into a play. The sickle and sheaf the changes of a year joe morgans child death of little mary morgan some of the consequences of tavernkeeping more consequences sowing the wind reaping the whirlwind a fearful consumation the closing scene at the sickle and sheaf. Nel cuore del centro storico in uno dei vicoli piu caratteristici. Feb 25, 20 10 nights in a barroom promo, coming to pct. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the first.
This film was not announced far in advance, but was released at the last minute, to take the place of. With william farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd, robert frazer. The ensemble expertly and patiently maneuvered 14 set changes, multiple, quick costume changes. Ten nights in a barroom, an 1858 play by william w. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page.
Ten nights in a barroom 1931 cast and crew moviefone. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 cast and crew joe morgan hangs out at the cedarville saloon, loses his flour mill then goes on the wagon in this prohibition promotion. Arthur, in the clerks office of the district court of the united states for the eastern district of pennsylvania. Arthurs ten nights in a bar room for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Ten nights in a bar room, a drama in five acts the american. 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. Originally published in 1854, ten nights in a barroom was the most important american temperance novel, rivaling uncle toms cabin for popularity at the time. 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. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. It is accompanied by a jazzy score from donald sosin. 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. Find ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 stream and watch online.
Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay arthur. It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy. 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. Small wonder that the book became a kind of dry bible. Title page of the 1882 porter and coates printing of ten nights in a bar room. Ten nights in a bar room was released on dvd and bluray as part of the pioneers of africanamerican cinema box set. Nogales was incorporated in 1893, one year before the opening of the mexican customhouse. Ten nights in a barroom occasionally wanders away from its tenpart struc ture, has too much preachy dialogue, but was immensely popular as a temperance document in its time, and is powerful even today.
Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 directed by william oconnor with william farnum, tom santschi and peggy lou lynd. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there in the oxford companion to american literature reference entry. The case of young hammond had, from the first, awakened concern. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and sometimes. Barroom definition is a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor.
Ten nights in a barroom, an american film directed by william a. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. When a new doctor comes to town a father goes to meet him at a bar to get him to aid his sick daughter. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 directed by william a.
Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource, the free. The original broadway production of ten nights in a barroom opened on jan 20, 1932. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ten nights in a barroom 1962 offbroadway creative team. 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. Johnny bond ten nights in a barroom 1970 lyrics at the.
Department of afroamerican research arts culture 1,4 views 3. But as an object lesson, nothing quite matched the moral havoc portrayed in ten nights in a barroom. As mentioned above, the 1931 version of ten nights in a bar room was the storys last celluloid gasp. And what i saw there ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences.
Next day, the townspeople vote to buy and destroy all liquor in cedarville and prohibit any future sales of liquor therein. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there internet archive. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room. 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. Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1854, by t. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource. A man is swindled out of his mill business and turns to drink. But, i suggested, are you not a little afraid of placing one so young in the way of temptation. Alcohol abuse leads to a mans personal and professional degradation.
From ten nights in a barroom excerpt, night the seventh. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s arthur. 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. With robert vaughn, violet horner, robert lawrence, marie trado. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there timothy shay. Released 1931, ten nights in a barroom stars william farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Oconnor disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ten nights in a barroom. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room, by.
Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the selig company. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the. Please read the hold the dates on page one and then save the dates and tell people about them. Often morgans young daughter, mary, comes to beg her father to return home. 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. It is important historically and, when you know the history of saloons in america, it is accurate. Ten nights in a barroom broadway play original ibdb. Free books of north american literature in english, pdf, epub, mobi, fb2, azw3, kindle ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there timothy shay arthur english pdf epub kindle english. 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.
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