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. Jun 05, 2016 reissued according to act of congress, and entered according to act of congress in the year 1882, by t. The novel sold well, but insinuated itself in the public consciousness largely on the basis of a very popular stage version that appeared soon after the book. Many of us found that the sooner we started work on the twelve steps offered as a program of recovery in the book alcoholics anonymous, the better. All words formed from barroom by changing one letter. The case of young hammond had, from the first, awakened concern. Can you tell me the name and city of the publisher, the size of the book, the color of the covers, and the number of pages. A more literal kind of meat is featured in december at the clubs annual carnivorous nights taxidermy contest, a raucous festival of applied zoology. Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. Barroom definition is a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor. Ten nights in a bar room, an american film by the selig company. Ten nights in a bar room paperback september 27, 2015 by t. Home concerts sports theater broadway city guide testimonials hot events faqs.
Adapted from the novel ten nights in a barroom and. It is important historically and, when you know the history of saloons in america, it is accurate. Ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932. I started reading ten nights in a barroom months after hearing about it in a 19th century womens rights class without any idea what i was getting into. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there emergent texts in.
Once i saw his hand move toward the sixpence that lay upon the counter. Watch a bonebreaking, bottlebusting brawl and learn. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room. This melodrama is about the temperance movement and the negative affect liquor has on families.
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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. This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem. Marc animal macyoung cheap shots, ambushes, and other lessons and peyton quinn a bouncers guide to barroom brawling team up to show you the downanddirty realities of staying alive in saloons. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource. Ten nights in a barroom, an 1858 play by william w. It is a melodrama, written almost as a play, and would be easy to adapt for stage performance from this book. His alcoholism is having a major impact on his family and especially his youngest daughter who usually has to go to the bar and beg him to come home. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. The face on the barroom floor central city, colorado. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Ten nights in a barroom offbroadway ten nights in a barroom. The book is the first work to openly call for prohibition and was a popular temperance melodrama. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there is an 1854 novel written by american author timothy shay arthur plot. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s arthur, first edition.
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Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s arthur. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. Its first adaptation was for the broadway stage by william w. The official database for broadway theatre information ten nights in a barroom broadway show play ibdb. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. Arthur, in the office of the librarian of congress, at washington. Dec 14, 2012 how much is ten nights in a barroom worth. From ten nights in a barroom excerpt, night the seventh. 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 is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. 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. Secret science club, nerd nite and other barroom education. Being the book is not dated, it is probably not a first edition though. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. Honest portrayal of alcoholism and its effects in this rarely seen film. Sep 30, 2014 a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter.
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 broadway play original ibdb. Ten oclock found me alone and musing in the barroom over the occurrences. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there internet archive. Next day, the townspeople vote to buy and destroy all liquor in cedarville and prohibit any future sales of liquor therein. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s. Ten nights in a barroom 1962 offbroadway tickets, news. List shorter words within barroom, sorted by length.