After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor. A smart young irishman was in the bar, and handed me the book in which passengers names were registered. 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. Ten nights in a bar room was a financial success for arthur and became the second most popular book of the victorian era, following uncle toms cabin.
Johnny bond ten nights in a barroom 1967, vinyl discogs. Arthur, in the office of the librarian of congress, at washington. 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. With william farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd, robert frazer. Ten nights in a barroom 1962 offbroadway tickets, news. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. Of all the incidents, that of the entrance of joe morgans child kept the most prominent place in my thoughts.
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. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. It is a melodrama, written almost as a play, and would be easy to adapt for stage performance from this book. Overview of ten nights in a bar room, 1921, directed by oscar apfel, with baby ivy ward, john lowell, nell clarke keller, at turner classic movies.
The idea of the book is that theyve developed a holodecklike virtual reality experienceand the book points out that, in star trek, the holodeck is used for recreational purposes once in a while like people reading books or watching tv, but in real life, people would use this invention instead of living their actual lives. Originally published in 1854, ten nights in a bar room was the most important american temperance novel, rivaling uncle toms cabin for popularity at the time. Over 200,000 clients rely on us cutting edge security. 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. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on the certainties of bar room life, and was also made into a play. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay arthur. The original broadway production of ten nights in a barroom opened on jan 20, 1932. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This melodrama is about the temperance movement and the negative affect liquor has on families. Overview of ten nights in a barroom, 1926, with charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, at turner classic movies. Room nights is a measure of capacity utilization widely used in the accommodation industry.
Click on a title to look inside that book if available. The picture of that mournful little face was ever before me. Barroom 899 east coast road, singapore 459102 rated 4. Ten nights in a barroom broadway play original ibdb. Ten nights in a barroom is as corny and hackneyed as its title, but that doesnt mean it isnt fun to watch.
A mill owner loses his mortgage, and the life of his child, because of his drinking problem. Famous book that described the effects of alcohol on society. 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. Dictionary of famous books and authors 1904 containing the famous books, date of birth and birthplace of celebrated authors, sir john lubbocks list of the best books, a list of literary pseudonyms, a list of great mens works, etc. And what i saw there ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room. Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to. Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the selig company. Ten nights in a barroom 1926, lawrence chenault, charles gilpin duration. Find ten nights in a barroom null tickets at vivid seats. It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay 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. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s.
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. Find ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Ten nights in a bar room, the most famous temperance novel ever written, is divided into ten sections, entitled night the first, night the second, and so on. Browse the ten nights in a barroom in null show schedule today. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition. Ten oclock found me alone and musing in the barroom over the occurrences of the evening. Ten nights in a barroom, an 1858 play by william w.
Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. William farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd director. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 1,4 views 3. Ten nights in a barroom offbroadway ten nights in a barroom. After i had recorded mine, he directed my trunk to be carried to the room designated as the one i was to occupy. The book is the first work to openly call for prohibition and was a popular temperance melodrama.
It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there 1854. Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. Roomnight definition dauntless jaunter travel site. This is a heavyhanded moral book, preaching against the evils of drink, and the first half of the book does have its fair share of angelic child melodrama. Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin.
But if one of those rooms was sold at a day rate, and left vacant overnight then it will not have fully utilized the capacity of that room and the total room nights would. 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 by william oconnor william. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. See all 28 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. It is important historically and, when you know the history of saloons in america, it is accurate.
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. Light wear to cloth at corners and bottom of spine. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and. Reissued according to act of congress, and entered according to act of congress in the year 1882, by t. A hotel with 100 rooms that enjoys a 70% occupancy will have sold 700 room nights. In each, the narrator describes changes in the cedarville sickle and sheaf tavern, which has a. I started reading ten nights in a bar room months after hearing about it in a 19th century womens rights class without any idea what i was getting into. With robert vaughn, violet horner, robert lawrence, marie trado. The case of young hammond had, from the first, awakened concern, and now a new element was added in the unlookedfor appearance of his mother on the stage, in a state that seemed one of partial derangement. 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, an american film by the thanhouser company. Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932.
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