The First Year (play)
The First Year is a 1920 play written by Frank Craven and produced by John Golden.[1]
| The First Year | |
|---|---|
 Roberta Arnold and Craven in the play. | |
| Written by | Frank Craven |
| Date premiered | 1920 |
| Original language | English |
It ran on Broadway at the Little Theatre for 725 performances from October 20, 1920 through August 1922.[2][3][4][5][6]
When the play closed, it was the third-longest run in Broadway history.[7]
Original Broadway cast
- Roberta Arnold as Grace Livingston
- William Sampson as Mr. Livingston
- Maude Granger as Mrs. Livingston
- Tim Murphy as Dr. Anderson
- Lyster Chambers as Dick Loring
- Frank Craven as Thomas Thoams
- Leila Bennett as Hattie
- Hale Norcross as Mr. Barstow
- Merceita Esmonde as Mrs. Barstow[2]
References
- Underhill, Harriette (February 1921). Writing "The First Year", Shadowland
- (21 October 1922). The First Year Is Joyous, The New York Times
- Braun, Heywood (20 November 1920). On the New York Stage, Collier's, p. 16.
- Woollcott, Alexander (February 1921). An Emergency Masterpiece, Everybody's Magazine, pp. 54-55
- Mantle, Burns. The Best Plays of 1920-21, pp. 63-97 (1921)
- Fisher, James and Felicia Hardison Londre. Historical Dictionay of American Theater: Modernism, p. 237 (2d ed. 2018)
- Bordman, Gerald and Thomas S. Hischak. The Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre, pp. 228-29 (3d ed. 2004)
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