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Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1882 by timothy shay arthur. 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, an 1858 play by william w. When a new doctor comes to town a father goes to meet him at a bar to get him to aid his sick daughter. Aug 16, 2016 it is the only surviving film produced by the colored players film corporation of philadelphia, and was mastered from 35mm film elements preserved by the george eastman house.

The case of young hammond had, from the first, awakened concern. Quickly adapted for the stage, ten nights in a bar room. The moral tale of ten nights in a barroom 1926 becomes dramatic and well composed. 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. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. A prince of his racejune 1926,ten nights in a barroomnovember 1926,children of fateapril 1927, andthe scar of shameapril 1929. As mentioned above, the 1931 version of ten nights in a bar room was the storys last celluloid gasp. 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. 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. Oconnor disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor. Charles gilpin shows his class as an actor as the broken down man and the unmistakable lawrence chenault makes a perfect sleaze, as hes shown in several allblack pictures of the silent era. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter.

Ten nights in a barroom 1926, lawrence chenault, charles gilpin duration. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 ten nights in a barroom. And what i saw there ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. From ten nights in a barroom excerpt, night the seventh. Ten men were called by name, who instantly stepped in front of the crowd. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Night the first the sickle and sheaf early temperance melodrama, later adapted to the stage and to film.

Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room. Overview of ten nights in a barroom, 1926, with charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, at turner classic movies. With charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, harry henderson. The colored players film corporation of philadelphia decided to adapt the play to the screen as. It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy. He is most famous for his temperance novel titled ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854. Commandment keeper church, beaufort south carolina, may 1940. The story line in this film shows a man who begins to drink and. Colored players film corporation, a philadelphiabased production company, was a leading maker of race films in the late 1920s, releasing four feature films between mid1926 and early 1929. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 directed by roy calnek.

Theatre for fortytwo weeks in such plays as oscar wildes salome and ten nights in a barroom. This lowbudget production chooses to make the downfall of joe morgan. 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. Barroom definition is a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor. Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the thanhouser company. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 turner classic movies. 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. Mastered in hd from 35mm film elements preserved by the george eastman. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. Often morgans young daughter, mary, comes to beg her father to return home. It is the only surviving film produced by the colored players film corporation of philadelphia, and was mastered from 35mm film elements preserved by the george eastman house. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room, by. 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.

Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Nilsson 18881974 the first swedish actress to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame, anna q. Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. 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.

But, i suggested, are you not a little afraid of placing one so young in the way of temptation. Ten nights in a barrom1926 is one of four films produced by the colored players film corporation of philadelphia, in the 1920s in philadelphia, pa. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and sometimes. The book ends with morgan calling for the complete prohibition of drink in his town. Ten nights in a bar room roy calnek, 1926 allen johns attic. Ten nights in a barroom 1926, an american film by the colored players of philadelphia.

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 is a 1931 american precode film directed by william a. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 1,4 views 3. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. He has a great distaste for the usual publicity given to film actors, and whenever he is interviewed he will not take any hints that he should divulge the truth about how he lost his voice. 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Kind of corny but not unexpected for an old film like this. Black cinema looks so much stronger silent then those embarrassing negro pictures done in the 1930s sound era.

Ten nights in a bar room was released on dvd and bluray as part of the pioneers of africanamerican cinema box set. The film is a melodrama but does try to show the effects of drinking on an alcoholic in a more real manner than most films of the times. 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. Jun 05, 2016 early temperance melodrama, later adapted to the stage and to film. 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 1931 letterboxd social film. 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. 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, the most famous temperance novel ever written, is divided into ten sections, entitled night the first, night the second, and so on. Blaxploitation pride ten nights in a barroom 1926 facebook. 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 barroom and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay arthur.

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. He even played the little girl in a production of ten nights in a barroom at the age of eight. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there internet archive. This film is one of my favorite afro american silent films from the 1920s. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 stream and watch online. In 1926, the same year in which ten nights was released, gilpin reclaimed. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the. The american film institute lists his name in cast credits in ten nights in a barroom.

Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932. Find ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Ten nights in a barroom 1926, an american film by the colored players of philadelphia ten nights in a barroom 1931 film, an american film directed by william a. Performed by susan heerema violin, alexander sovronsky violin, aaron heick. A man is swindled out of his mill business and turns to drink. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s. Nilsson was born anna quirentia nilsson in ystad, sweden on march 30th, 1888. Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the selig 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. Nogales was incorporated in 1893, one year before the opening of the mexican customhouse.

It is a melodrama, written almost as a play, and would be easy to adapt for stage performance from this book. The original broadway production of ten nights in a barroom opened on jan 20, 1932. Ten nights in a barroom broadway play original ibdb. 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. This film was restored by kino lorber which was archived in the. 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. Ten nights in a barroom 1962 offbroadway tickets, news.

It is accompanied by a jazzy score from donald sosin. Raymond griffith, veteran film actor and director, and. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the first. 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.