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Common Clay (play)
''Common Clay'' is a 1915 play by the American writer Cleves Kinkead. A social drama, it shows the relationship between a servant and a member of the wealthy family which she serves. When she becomes pregnant she finds herself ostracized by them. The play was controversial on its release, but enjoyed a lengthy run on Broadway. It was the outstanding success of Kinkead's career, and he struggled to repeat it with his later works such as '' Your Woman and Mine'' (1922). Adaptations It was the basis for a 1919 silent film '' Common Clay'' starring Fannie Ward. The film was turned into films twice during the 1930s: A 1930 adaptation '' Common Clay'' starring Constance Bennett and a 1936 film '' Private Number'' starring Loretta Young Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the fil .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Clay - 1916 Newspaper Photo
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United States
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Cleves Kinkead
Kleve (; traditional en, Cleves ; nl, Kleef; french: Clèves; es, Cléveris; la, Clivia; Low Rhenish: ''Kleff'') is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy. Today, Cleves is the capital of the district of Cleves in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city is home to one of the campuses of the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. Territory of the municipality In addition to the inner city, the territory of Kleve comprises fourteen villages and populated places: Bimmen, Brienen, Donsbrüggen, Düffelward, Griethausen, Keeken, Kellen, Materborn, Reichswalde, Rindern, Salmorth, Schenkenschanz, Warbeyen and Wardhausen. History The name ''Kleff'' probably derives from Middle Dutch ''clef'', ''clif'' 'cliff, bluff', referring to the promontory on which the Schwanenburg castle was constructed. Since the city's coat of arms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Theatre
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Your Woman And Mine
In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto-Germanic demonstrative base *''juz''-, *''iwwiz'' from PIE *''yu''- (second person plural pronoun). Old English had singular, dual, and plural second-person pronouns. The dual form was lost by the twelfth century, and the singular form was lost by the early 1600s. The development is shown in the following table. Early Modern English distinguished between the plural '' ye'' and the singular ''thou''. As in many other European languages, English at the time had a T–V distinction, which made the plural forms more respectful and deferential; they were used to address strangers and social superiors. This distinction ultimately led to familiar ''thou'' becoming obsolete in modern English, although it persists in some English dialects. ''Your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Clay (1919 Film)
''Common Clay'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward. It was based on a 1915 play by Cleves Kinkead which starred Jane Cowl. Produced by Astra Film, it was distributed through Pathé Exchange. In 1930 it was remade in early sound under the same title and starring Constance Bennett. Cast *Fannie Ward - Ellen Neal *Easter Walters - Jennie Peters *Fred Goodwins - Arthur Coakley *John Cossar - Mr. Fullerton *Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Fullerton * W. E. Lawrence - Hugh Fullerton *John Barrows - Judge Filson *Mary Alden - Mrs. Neal *Andrew Arbuckle Andrew Arbuckle (born 12 April 1944) is a Scotland, Scottish Scottish Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Mid ... - Mr. Neal * Henry A. Barrows - References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Films directed by George Fitzmaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Ward
Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1872 – January 27, 1952), also credited as Fanny Ward, was an American actress of stage and screen. Known for performing in both comedic and dramatic roles, she was cast in '' The Cheat'', a sexually-charged 1915 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Reportedly, Ward's ageless appearance helped her to achieve and maintain her celebrity. In its obituary for her, ''The New York Times'' describes her as "an actress who never quite reached the top in her profession ... nd whotirelessly devoted herself to appearing perpetually youthful, an act that made her famous"."Fannie Ward Dies; Perennial Flapper", ''The New York Times'', digital archives (1923-present), 28 January 1952, L17. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Early life and stage career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ward was the only daughter of Eliza and John Buchanan, who was a dry goods merchant. She had one sibling, a brother, Benton. In 1890, "against the wishes of her pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Clay (1930 Film)
''Common Clay'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Constance Bennett and Lew Ayres, based on the 1915 play of the same name by Cleves Kinkead which starred Jane Cowl. The film is about a young servant who is seduced by the master of the house who will having nothing else to do with her besides sex because she is of an inferior class. She becomes pregnant and seeks to have the child recognized but his family treats her as if she were a blackmailer. Cast *Constance Bennett as Ellen Neal *Lew Ayres as Hugh Fullerton *Tully Marshall as W.H. Yates * Matty Kemp as Arthur Coakley *Purnell Pratt as Richard Fullerton *Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Neal *Charles McNaughton as Edwards *Hale Hamilton as Judge Samuel Filson *Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Fullerton Trivia ''Common Clay'' was one of the top ten highest-grossing films of 1930, and that financial success made Constance Bennett into a Hollywood star. A previous version of the play had been filmed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Bennett
Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Bennett frequently played society women, focusing on melodramas in the early 1930s and then taking more comedic roles in the late 1930s and 1940s. She is best remembered for her leading roles in ''What Price Hollywood?'' (1932), '' Bed of Roses'' (1933), '' Topper'' (1937), '' Topper Takes a Trip'' (1938), and had a prominent supporting role in Greta Garbo's last film, ''Two-Faced Woman'' (1941). She was the daughter of stage and silent film star Richard Bennett, and the older sister of actress Joan Bennett. Early life Bennett was born in New York City, the eldest of three daughters of actress Adrienne Morrison and actor Richard Bennett. Her younger sisters were actresses Joan Bennett and Barbara Bennett. All th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Number (1936 Film)
''Private Number'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Loretta Young, Robert Taylor and Basil Rathbone. Sometimes known by the alternative title of ''Secret Interlude'', the film was based on the play '' Common Clay'' by Cleves Kinkead which had previously been made into a film of the same name in 1930. Following the more rigorous enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code after 1934, many of the more salacious elements of the earlier film were left out. Plot Ellen Neal is a 17-year-old woman looking for a job as a servant when she arrives at the home of the wealthy Winfield family. There, she meets servant Gracie who sets up an interview between her and the family's butler, Thomas Wroxton. Wroxton rules the household staff like a tyrant, demanding a large cut of their weekly wages as his "commission". Despite Ellen having no experience, he finds her attractive, so he agrees to give her a month's trial of work and tells her she must report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Young
Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film '' The Farmer's Daughter'' (1947), and received her second Academy Award nomination for her role in ''Come to the Stable'' (1949). Young moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic anthology series, ''The Loretta Young Show'', from 1953 to 1961. It earned three Emmy Awards, and was re-run successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. In the 1980s, Young returned to the small screen and won a Golden Globe for her role in ''Christmas Eve'' in 1986. Early life She was born Gretchen Young in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Gladys (née Royal) and John Earle Young. She was of Luxembourgish descent. When she was two years old, her parents separated, and when she was three, her mother moved the famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Plays
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