The play was written between 1878 and 1879 in the town of Dublin, New Hampshire.[1] MacKaye meant it to be expressly for New York City's Madison Square Theatre, which MacKaye had recently renovated and completely remodeled. Originally titled An Iron Will, the play toured Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington until renovations on the Madison Square Theatre were complete. It premiered there on February 4, 1880, and the original production became immensely successful; it starred actress Effie Ellsler in the title role and ran for 486 consecutive performances, the record of its time.[2] before closing May 31, 1881.
Because MacKaye revolutionized the concept of multiple companies performing the same production simultaneously, by 1883 the play had been performed more than two thousand times.
LegacyEdit
A poster for the play from a newspaper, 1884
By the mid-1910s the play had been produced in England, Australia, Japan, and elsewhere.[1] In 1916 it was adapted into a film starring Pearl White and produced at the Whartons Studio in Ithaca, New York.[3]
In 1987, a revamped version of Hazel Kirke by Mark Houston which added a musical score debuted at the Lake George Opera Festival. The New York Times called the result "like watching a B movie; its kitschy charm wears thin after a short while."[4]
hazel, kirke, play, four, acts, written, american, actor, dramatist, steele, mackaye, poster, circa, 1881written, bysteele, mackayedate, premieredfebruary, 1880, 1880, place, premieredmadison, square, theatre, york, cityoriginal, languageenglish, contents, ove. Hazel Kirke is a play in four acts written by American actor and dramatist Steele MacKaye Hazel KirkePoster for Hazel Kirke circa 1881Written bySteele MacKayeDate premieredFebruary 4 1880 1880 02 04 Place premieredMadison Square Theatre New York CityOriginal languageEnglish Contents 1 Overview 2 Legacy 3 Original cast 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksOverview EditThe play was written between 1878 and 1879 in the town of Dublin New Hampshire 1 MacKaye meant it to be expressly for New York City s Madison Square Theatre which MacKaye had recently renovated and completely remodeled Originally titled An Iron Will the play toured Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington until renovations on the Madison Square Theatre were complete It premiered there on February 4 1880 and the original production became immensely successful it starred actress Effie Ellsler in the title role and ran for 486 consecutive performances the record of its time 2 before closing May 31 1881 Because MacKaye revolutionized the concept of multiple companies performing the same production simultaneously by 1883 the play had been performed more than two thousand times Legacy Edit nbsp A poster for the play from a newspaper 1884By the mid 1910s the play had been produced in England Australia Japan and elsewhere 1 In 1916 it was adapted into a film starring Pearl White and produced at the Whartons Studio in Ithaca New York 3 In 1987 a revamped version of Hazel Kirke by Mark Houston which added a musical score debuted at the Lake George Opera Festival The New York Times called the result like watching a B movie its kitschy charm wears thin after a short while 4 Original cast EditEffie Ellsler Hazel Kirke Gabrielle Du Sauld Dolly Dutton also later played by Georgia Cayvan Mrs Cecil Rush Emily Carringford Lady Travers Blanche Whiffen Mercy Kirke Annie Ellsler Clara a maid Eben Plympton Arthur Carringford Lord Travers Charles Walter C W Couldock Dunstan Kirke Dominick Murray Aaron Rodney Thomas Whiffen Pittacus Green Joseph Frankau Methuselah Miggins Edward Coleman Barney O Flynn a valet Fred P Barton Joe a miller George Grey Dan a miller Henry Jones Thomas a servant 5 Notes Edit a b Quinn p 497 Murphy p 5 Hazel Kirke 1916 IMDb Retrieved on August 29 2008 Kimmelman Michael 14 August 1987 Opera Hazel Kirke The New York Times Hazel Kirke A Domestic Comedy Drama in Four Acts c 1922 original cast listing References EditMurphy Brenda 1987 American Realism and American Drama 1880 1940 1880 1940 Cambridge University Press Quinn Arthur Hobson 1921 Hazel Kirke Introduction Representative American plays New York pp 495 498 External links EditHazel Kirke A Domestic Comedy Drama in Four Acts 1880 via archive org Program for 250th performance October 8 1880 via archive orgPreceded byHumpty Dumpty Longest running Broadway show1881 1885 Succeeded byAdonis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hazel Kirke amp oldid 1145210483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
