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Joseph Arthur (playwright)
Joseph Arthur (1848 – February 20, 1906) was an American playwright best known for his popular (though not critically acclaimed) melodramatic plays of the 1880s and 1890s, including '' The Still Alarm'' (1887) and ''Blue Jeans'' (1890).(21 February 1906)Playwright Arthur Is Dead: He Wrote "The Still Alarm" and Other Melodramas, and Died Rich ''The New York Times''Shumaker, Arthur WesleyA history of Indiana literature p. 498-500 (1962)(6 October 1900)Joseph Arthur to Retire ''The New York Times'' Biography Arthur was born to John C. and Margaret Hill Smith in Centerville, Indiana in 1848 as Arthur Hill Smith. Most of his life was spent in New York City, where he arrived by the 1870s, but many of his plays took Indiana as their setting. His first successful play was '' The Still Alarm'', which opened in New York City in August 1887 and wowed audiences with its climactic scene where fire wagons are pulled by horses to a blazing fire. In 1890, he followed up that success with '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indianapolis News, Joseph Arthur, 1900
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Melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Still Alarm
''The Still Alarm'' is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that debuted in New York in 1887 and enjoyed great success, and was adapted to silent films in 1911, 1918, and 1926. Though never a favorite of critics, it achieved widespread popularity. It is best known for its climactic scene where fire wagons are pulled by horses to a blazing fire.Rahill, FrankThe world of melodrama p. 257 (1967) ("the greatest of all the fireman plays") Background The play debuted at the Fourteenth Street Theatre in New York City on August 30, 1887.Brown, Thomas AllstonA history of the New York stage p. 495-96 (1887 original production), p. 498 (March 1888 return)(31 August 1887) ''The New York Times''Burt, Daniel S. (ed.The chronology of American literature p. 271 (2004)(28 August 1887)Notes of the Week ''The New York Times'' Harry Lacy played the lead role of Jack Manley. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Jeans (play)
''Blue Jeans'' is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that opened in New York City in 1890 to great popularity. The sensation of the play is a scene where the unconscious hero is placed on a board approaching a huge buzz saw in a sawmill, which became one of the most imitated dramatic scenes (eventually to the point of cliche and parody). The play remained popular for decades and was made into a successful silent film in 1917, also named Blue Jeans.Bordman, Gerald Martin & Thomas S. HischaThe Oxford companion to American theatre p. 80 (3d ed 2004)Singer, BenMelodrama and modernity: early sensational cinema and its contexts pp. 183-84 (2001) Background The play made its debut on October 6, 1890, at the Fourteenth Street Theatre.Borman, Gerald MartinAmerican theatre: a chronicle of comedy and drama, 1869-1914 p.301 (1994)Brown, T. AllstonA history of the New York stage from the first performance in 1732 to 1901, Vol. II pp. 503-04 (1903) The original New York run of the play ran thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centerville, Indiana
Centerville is a town in Center Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,552 at the 2010 United States Census. Geography Centerville is located at (39.816141, -84.995420), at an altitude of 1,014 feet/309 m ASL. U.S. Route 40 runs east−west through town along Main Street. According to the 2010 census, Centerville has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,552 people, 1,038 households, and 738 families in the town. The population density was . There were 1,147 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population. There were 1,038 households, of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Jeans 1890
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