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Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1882 by. Honest portrayal of alcoholism and its effects in this rarely seen film. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there, an 1854 temperance novel by american author timothy shay arthur. The author of ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s arthur. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there internet archive. Aug 21, 2006 ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin. Arthur and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Attending a local ten nights in a barroom show is sure to bring a welcome change to your normal routine, or perhaps youd like to make a vacation out of it by purchasing tickets to ten nights in a barroom in another city. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there emergent texts in. Ten nights in a barroom 1962 offbroadway tickets, news.

How his mother trembled with anxiety, as she saw him leave her side. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikipedia. Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Ten nights in a barroom offbroadway ten nights in a barroom. Ten oclock found me alone and musing in the barroom over the occurrences. 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. These reform melodramas traced a characters journey from respectability to the degradation of drink and sometimes. Pacific wrecks b24d155co ten knights in a bar room. Arthur, in the office of the librarian of congress, at washington. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room, by. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854 most popular antialcohol tract written by t.

After his daughter is killed by a blow to the head during a bar fight, he is reborn and runs for mayor. A smart young irishman was in the bar, and handed me the book in which passengers names were registered. Ten nights in a barroom occasionally wanders away from its ten part struc ture, has too much preachy dialogue, but was immensely popular as a temperance document in its time, and is powerful even today. Instead, he left it on a barroom sofa in bombay and headed off to a. Arthur, about the effect of ardent spirits on a man, his family, and the entire community, is now an old warhorse but was one of the most popular american novels of the 19th century. 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. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. The novel was easily transferred to play format, so it was frequently used to promote prohibition to large audiences. The novel is presented by an unnamed narrator who makes an annual visit to the fictional town of cedarville. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 out of 4 joe morgan charles gilpin is a former mill owner who spends most of his days and nights inside a local bar where he drinks until he cant walk.

It satisfied the appetite for the sensational and the lurid, yet at the same time was endorsed by all the clergy. While new versions of ten nights in a barroom appeared in 1926 and 1930, the. Dec 14, 2012 how much is ten nights in a barroom worth. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s. Reissued according to act of congress, and entered according to act of congress in the year 1882, by t. Sep 30, 2014 a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Often morgans young daughter, mary, comes to beg her father to return home.

Ten nights in a barroom 1931 precode hollywood youtube. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jun 05, 2016 entered according to act of congress, in the year 1854, by t. Ultimately, graybills goal is to push for the deglamorization of alcohol and the. The title character, a family man named joe morgan, has a daughter who is very sick and visits the new doctor in town at the local hotel and bar. 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. Ten nights in a barroom, an 1858 play by william w. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on. Famous book that described the effects of alcohol on society.

The paperback of the ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there 1854. 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. Johnny bond ten nights in a barroom 1967, vinyl discogs. 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. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

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. The book is the first work to openly call for prohibition and was a popular temperance melodrama. After i had recorded mine, he directed my trunk to be carried to the room designated as the one i was to occupy. Media in category ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Wet parade 1932, was based on an upton sinclair novel published in 1931. It is a melodrama, written almost as a play, and would be easy to adapt for stage performance from this book. Like the drunkard, ten nights in a barroom by timothy shay arthur was a popular temperance melodrama during the 1850s. It captures the spirit of the temperance movement which fought the uncontrolled abuse of alcohol in american society. The book become a famous temperance novel, moralizing on the certainties of bar room life, and was also made into a play. Operating from 5 mile drome wards near port moresby this bomber was nicknamed ten knights in a bar room and painted with a figure riding a pegasus. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there wikisource. Barroom definition is a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor.

Being the book is not dated, it is probably not a first edition though. Its first adaptation was for the broadway stage by william w. Ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there is an 1854 novel written by american author timothy shay arthur. From ten nights in a barroom excerpt, night the seventh. 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. William farnum, tom santschi, patty lou lynd director. A mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter. Arthur described in shocking detail how a oncehappy village was ruined by sam slades tavern. Oconnor a mans heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to. 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.

This novel checks in year by year on the confused, halting romance of two. 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. The project gutenberg etext of ten nights in a bar room. 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. The case of young hammond had, from the first, awakened concern. Guy graybill blasts the liquor industry and its detrimental effects on society, covering topics past and present similar to t.

The book was second only to stowes uncle toms cabin and it enjoyed a highly successful run on the stage. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in cedarville. The book covers a broad sweep required to address todays great social challenge from the intemperate use of alcohol. Other plays centering on temperance reform during that decade included the bottle, aunt dinahs pledge. Ten nights in a barroom 1931 joe morgan hangs out at the cedarville saloon, loses his flour mill then goes on the wagon in this prohibition promotion. Once i saw his hand move toward the sixpence that lay upon the counter.

Timothy shay arthur novel by timothy shay arthur aug 6, 2017. It is important historically and, when you know the history of saloons in america, it is accurate. Ten nights in a barroom 1926 a man begins drinking after he is swindled out of his mill. Ten nights in a bar room is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company. 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. Arthurs 19thcentury classic ten nights in a barroom. Ten nights in a bar room and what i saw there by t s. Of the dangers that would surround his path, she knew too well.

Find ten nights in a barroom and what i saw there by arthur, t s at biblio. Watch a bonebreaking, bottlebusting brawl and learn. View ten nights in a barroom tour dates and choose tickets from the entire ten nights in a barroom theater schedule above. 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. 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. Adapted to the stage, it became an instant sensation. 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 is an 1854 novel written by american author timothy shay arthur plot. Overview of ten nights in a barroom, 1926, with charles gilpin, myra burwell, lawrence chenault, at turner classic movies. Arthur, in the clerks office of the district court of the united states for the eastern district of pennsylvania. Ten nights in a bar room is the second most popular book of the mid19th century after uncle toms cabin.

Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there by t. Ten nights in a barroom original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 20, 1932 and played through feb 1932. Ten nights in a barroom, and what i saw there 1854. Ten nights in a barroom broadway play original ibdb. Dec 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Ten nights in a barroom, the most famous temperance novel ever written, is divided into ten sections, entitled night the first, night the second, and so on. 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.