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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
9
A staged revival titled Nights in a Barroom drew fashionable audiences who laughed at the serious portions, prompting reformers to voice astonishment at the reaction. The performance sparked debates over moral themes and public decorum in the theater scene.
The reformer Carrie Nation used direct action to attack saloons with a hatchet and inspired by the play Ten Night in a Barroom she admired it as a powerful portrayal of the saloon’s evils. The piece notes the era's prohibitory laws and Nation's influence on temperance movements.
A 1858 temperance melodrama revival draws Broadway crowds in modern attire. The cast includes Grace Knight and Roland Twombly, with Harvey Green adding comic force. reformers clash with amused audiences as the tale of Joe Morgan and his daughter Mary plays out in the Wallack’s Theatre milieu.
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