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The First Year
The First Year may refer to: * ''The First Year'' (play), a 1920 play by Frank Craven * ''The First Year'' (1926 film), a film based on the play * ''The First Year'' (1932 film), a film based on the play {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Year (play)
''The First Year'' is a 1920 American comedic play written by Frank Craven, and produced by John Golden and directed by Winchell Smith on Broadway. Underhill, Harriette (February 1921)Writing "The First Year" '' Shadowland'' It was a hit on Broadway, running for 729 performances. Background The three-act play, which centers on the first year of married life, ran on Broadway at the Little Theatre for 729 performances from Wednesday, October 20, 1920 through June 17, 1922.(21 October 1922)The First Year Is Joyous ''The New York Times''(18 June 1922)Advertisement '' New York Herald'' (advertisement for 722-729th performances)(7 June 1922)"The First Year" Closing ''New York Clipper''(21 June 1922)"The First Year" Closes ''New York Clipper''Fisher, James and Felicia Hardison LondreHistorical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism p. 237 (2d ed. 2018) (Prior to opening on Broadway, a warm-up performance was put on at the Apollo Theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Year (1926 Film)
''The First Year'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Matt Moore, Katherine Perry, John Patrick, Frank Currier, and Frank Cooley. It is based on the 1920 play of the same name by Frank Craven. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on January 24, 1926. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Tom and Grace Tucker have been married a year. Grace is discontented and wishes they had more money. Tom consoles her by the promise of what he will achieve by a prospective big business deal. He invites Mr. and Mrs. Barstow to dinner and has the former all hooked up for a real estate killing. Mr. Barstow is a railroad executive while his wife is a former showgirl. However, the inexperience of their maid Hattie makes the dinner less than ideal, and the arrival of Dick Loring and a chance conversational slip by Grace threatens to spoil the deal. Grace and Tom quarrel, and she leaves to go to her mother. Tom gets drunk, but closes the dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |