Ten nights in a bar room

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Arthur, timothy shay ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there. The disastrous i might say disgraceful result you know. Romaine again visits the village and finds morgan and his happy surroundings as a monument to his energies, and the scene closing with offering of the family prayers, in commemoration of the guiding spirit that had pointed the way clear and that none may regret deducting from the calendar of their lives the ten nights in a bar room. It is accompanied by a jazzy score from donald sosin. One day, she appears during a fight between the two. Ten nights in a bar room is part of a series of films in the collection entitled ten nights in a bar room rating. This rare combination of music and nonsense leaves the audience asking for more.

Ten nights in a bar room cast many thanks to the talents of a wonderful cast and crew, ten nights miraculously performed 12 shows. In that famous cautionary tale, which timothy shay arthur published in 1854, drink did away with an entire village. This film was not announced far in advance, but was released at the last. From the book of the same name by timothy shay arthur cast. It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy. Source for information on ten nights in a bar room. Timothy shay arthur, 1855 wine is a mocker and beer a brawler. Filmed in a time when prohibition was a hot topic, ten nights in a bar room relates how a professional family man submits to the temptation of alcohol and is nearly destroyed because of it. I was in washington city during the succeeding month. Ten nights in a bar room ten nights in a bar room by. As mentioned above, the 1931 version of ten nights in a bar room was the storys last celluloid gasp.

It is the story of the third of the four parish orphans, alex archer. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the. Jul 22, 2019 ten nights in a bar room by arthur, t. He happens to meet laura hayes, the destitute beauty of a small english village, while on his way to court a rich farmers daughter. Overview of ten nights in a bar room, 1921, directed by oscar apfel, with baby ivy ward, john lowell, nell clarke keller, at turner classic movies. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 cast and crew moviefone. Ten nights in a bar room is part of a series of films in the collection entitled ten nights in a bar room. Full text of ten nights in a bar room, and what i saw there see other formats. Arthurs ten nights in a bar room for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Full text of ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there.

William farnum, thomas santschi, john darrow, robert frazer. Rather a dangerous business for one so young as you are, remarked the gentleman with whom i had come, as frank stepped out of the bar, and passed near where we were standing. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. Ten nights in a bar room kindle edition by arthur, t. Ten nights in a barroom cast many thanks to the talents of a wonderful cast and crew, ten nights miraculously performed 12 shows.

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 bar room by t s arthur, first edition abebooks. A convenient fiction by mimi matthews is book 3 in the series parish orphans of devon. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw therenight the first. Ten nights in a bar room was a financial success for arthur and became the second most popular book of the victorian era, following uncle toms cabin. This book helped demonize alcohol in the eyes of the american public. Concord theatricals 235 park avenue south fifth floor new york, ny 3. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and sometimes.

Read the full synopsis of ten nights in a bar room, 1931, directed by william oconnor, with william farnum, thomas santschi, patty lou lynd, at turner classic movies. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the. Originally published in 1854, ten nights in a barroom was the most important american temperance novel, rivaling uncle toms cabin for popularity at the time. Pictures, too, were hung upon the walls, or more accurately speaking. Filmed in a time when prohibition was a hot topic, ten nights in a barroom relates how a professional family man submits to the temptation of alcohol and is nearly destroyed because of it.

Ten nights in a barroom was a financial success for arthur and became the second most popular book of the victorian era, following uncle toms cabin. Adapted from the novel ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur, the production focuses on joe morgan after he has become a hopeless drunkard. He is most famous for his temperance novel titled ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s arthur. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. And what i saw there ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. Originally published in 1854, ten nights in a bar room was the most important american temperance novel, rivaling uncle toms cabin for popularity at the time. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 cast and crew joe morgan hangs out at the cedarville saloon, loses his flour mill then goes on the wagon in this prohibition promotion. Ten nights in a barroom and in his steps by arthur, t. Full length play, melodrama 4f, 7m, 1boys this rare combination of music and nonsense leaves the audience asking for more. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. Caldwell date of publication not identified ocolc1744608.

Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854 by t. The house, yard, garden, and outbuildings were in the most perfect order. Ten nights made fearsome enough reading, but when its searing scenes were projected upon a screen in the darkness of some crowded meeting hall, the cowed spectators might sign a pledge just to get their temperance tormentors out of town. Author of a vast corpus of writings that reflects the character and preoccupations of his age, he produced in ten nights in a barroom 1854, the bestknown and most influential temperance classic of all time. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there timothy shay. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there timothy. Ten nights in a barroom dvd, 20 for sale online ebay.

With william farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd, robert frazer. Ten nights in a barroom 1926, lawrence chenault, charles gilpin duration. In the quaint and happy little village of cedarville there lives a prosperous miller names morgan, who had inherited the property from his father before him. Ten nights in a bar room was released on dvd and bluray as part of the pioneers of africanamerican cinema box set. Author of a vast corpus of writings that reflects the character and preoccupations of his age, he produced in ten nights in a bar room 1854, the bestknown and most influential temperance classic of all time. Small wonder that the book became a kind of dry bible. Often morgans young daughter, mary, comes to beg her father to return home.

As he left the barroom, frank got up and went behind the counter, where he mixed himself a glass of liquor, and drank it off, evidently with real enjoyment. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on. Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. The implication of judge lyman in the affair of green and young hammond had brought him into such. Originally published in 1854, ten nights in a barroom was the most important american temperance novel, rivaling uncle toms cabin for popularity. Ten nights in a bar room by t s arthur, first edition. The barroom had been extended, and now a polished brass rod, or railing, embellished the counter, and sundry ornamental attractions had been given to the shelving behind the barsuch as mirrors, gilding, etc. Adapted from the novel ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by timothy shay arthur, the production focuses on joe morgan after he has become a hopeless drunkard. Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 1,4 views 3. 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.

Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s. This lowbudget production chooses to make the downfall of joe morgan. But as an object lesson, nothing quite matched the moral havoc portrayed in ten nights in a barroom. Ten nights in a bar room and in his steps by arthur, t. This melodrama is about the temperance movement and the negative affect liquor has on families. With baby ivy ward, john lowell, nell clark keller, charles mackay. Full text of ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there see other formats. This nickname was a play on the title of the book ten nights in a bar room, and what i saw there by timothy s.