Hey People, there's a paper here for the Elmira Conference..... See you in August! ---- John Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > *Daddy Long-legs *was the basis of several films beginning in the silent > era, one with Mary Pickford, including a Fred Astaire musical in the > fifties. I didb't know the Mark Twain connection. > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Wesley Britton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Editing a biography of actor Ruth Chatterton, I ran across a dmention of > > Mark Twain's niece, Jean Webster. Apparently, actor/producer Henry Miller > > had picked up a copy of Webster's popular book Daddy Long-Legs at a > > newsstand and contacted the authorh about adapting it for the stage in > > 1914. > > > > > > The book has some comments on Webster, stressing Jean Webster combined > > writing with social activism. "The story was inspired by her work on > > behalf > > of orphans. She drew her material from monthly visits to orphanages in New > > England." > > > > > > > > Variety praised, "Daddy Long-Legs is a full-grown comedy in which the > > author > > has blended a laugh and a tear in almost every line."[i] > > > > > > > > Apparently, the play was quite a success for several years and perhaps > > helped pave the way for the sufferage movement. Never heard of it > > before-anyone know more? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dr. Wesley Britton > > > > Co-host, Dave White Presents > > > > www.audioentertainment.org/dwp > > > > Spywise website > > > > www.spywise.net > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > [i] Review of Daddy Long-Legs, Variety, February 27, 1914 > > > > > > -- > John H. Davis, Ph.D. > Professor of English > Department of Language and Literature > Chowan University > Murfreesboro, North Carolina 27855