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'''''In Abraham's Bosom''''' is a play by American dramatist [[Paul Green (playwright)|Paul Green]]. He was based in North Carolina and wrote historical plays about the South. |
'''''In Abraham's Bosom''''' is a play by American dramatist [[Paul Green (playwright)|Paul Green]]. He was based in [[North Carolina]] and wrote historical plays about the South. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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''In Abraham's Bosom'' premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Provincetown Playhouse]] on December 30, 1926, and closed on June 18, 1927, after 200 performances. Directed by Jasper Deeter, the cast starred |
''In Abraham's Bosom'' premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Provincetown Playhouse]] on December 30, 1926, and closed on June 18, 1927, after 200 performances. Directed by [[Jasper Deeter]], the cast starred [[Jules Bledsoe]] as Abraham McCranie, L. Rufus Hill (Colonel McCranie), H. Ben Smith (Lonnie McCranie), [[Rose McClendon]] (Goldie McAllister), [[Abbie Mitchell]] (Muh Mack), and R. J. Huey (Douglas McCranie).<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13371/In-Abrahams-Bosom "'In Abraham's Bosom' 1926"] playbillvault.com, accessed November 29, 2015</ref><ref name=fischer/> Abraham is a mixed-race, [[African Americans|African-American]] farmer from [[North Carolina]] whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by the state's racial segregation and [[Jim Crow]] rules. |
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Green received the 1927 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]]. The Pulitzer jury stated: "The play does not sentimentalize on the tragic situation of the negro. It is scrupulously fair to the white race. But it brings us face to face with one of the most serious of the social problems of this country, and forces us to view this problem in the light of tragic pity."<ref name=fischer>Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich. "1927 Award", ''Outstanding Broadway Dramas and Comedies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Theater Productions'', LIT Verlag Münster, 2013, {{ISBN|3643903413}}, pp. 24-25</ref> |
Green received the 1927 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]]. The Pulitzer jury stated: "The play does not sentimentalize on the tragic situation of the negro. It is scrupulously fair to the white race. But it brings us face to face with one of the most serious of the social problems of this country, and forces us to view this problem in the light of tragic pity."<ref name=fischer>Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich. "1927 Award", ''Outstanding Broadway Dramas and Comedies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Theater Productions'', LIT Verlag Münster, 2013, {{ISBN|3643903413}}, pp. 24-25</ref> |
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The Provincetown Playhouse remounted the show on September 6, 1927, with [[Frank H. Wilson]] in the role of Abe McCranie.<ref>{{ibdb production|10357}}</ref> |
The Provincetown Playhouse remounted the show on September 6, 1927, with [[Frank H. Wilson]] in the role of Abe McCranie.<ref>{{ibdb production|10357}}</ref> |
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A British production of ''In Abraham's Bosom'' premiered on 7 December 1930 at [http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/westons.htm#empire The Holborn Empire] in London. Produced by Leonard Gibson-Cowan for The Masses Stage and Film Guild. |
A British production of ''In Abraham's Bosom'' premiered on 7 December 1930 at [http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/westons.htm#empire The Holborn Empire] in London. Produced by Leonard Gibson-Cowan for The Masses Stage and Film Guild.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WKp-DwAAQBAJ&dq=labour+party+the+masses+stage+and+film+guild&pg=PT143|title=The British Labour Movement and Film, 1918-1939|first=Stephen G.|last=Jones|date=December 7, 2018|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780429830488|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3688179&view=1up&seq=15 Full text of ''In Abraham's Bosom'' at HathiTrust Digital Library] |
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[[Category:Plays about race and ethnicity]] |
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[[Category:Plays set in North Carolina]] |
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[[Category:Fiction set in 1885]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 21 November 2024
| In Abraham's Bosom | |
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| Written by | Paul Green |
| Characters | Abraham McCranie Puny Avery Eddie Williams Neilly McNeill Colonel McCranie Douglas McCranie Lanie Horton Goldie McAllister Muh Mack Lije Hunneycutt Lonnie McCranie Bud Gaskins |
| Date premiered | December 30, 1926 |
| Place premiered | Provincetown Playhouse New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | In and Near the Turpentine Woods in Eastern North Carolina in the summer of 1885 |
In Abraham's Bosom is a play by American dramatist Paul Green. He was based in North Carolina and wrote historical plays about the South.
Production
[edit]In Abraham's Bosom premiered on Broadway at the Provincetown Playhouse on December 30, 1926, and closed on June 18, 1927, after 200 performances. Directed by Jasper Deeter, the cast starred Jules Bledsoe as Abraham McCranie, L. Rufus Hill (Colonel McCranie), H. Ben Smith (Lonnie McCranie), Rose McClendon (Goldie McAllister), Abbie Mitchell (Muh Mack), and R. J. Huey (Douglas McCranie).[1][2] Abraham is a mixed-race, African-American farmer from North Carolina whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by the state's racial segregation and Jim Crow rules.
Green received the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer jury stated: "The play does not sentimentalize on the tragic situation of the negro. It is scrupulously fair to the white race. But it brings us face to face with one of the most serious of the social problems of this country, and forces us to view this problem in the light of tragic pity."[2]
The play was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1926–1927.
The Provincetown Playhouse remounted the show on September 6, 1927, with Frank H. Wilson in the role of Abe McCranie.[3]
A British production of In Abraham's Bosom premiered on 7 December 1930 at The Holborn Empire in London. Produced by Leonard Gibson-Cowan for The Masses Stage and Film Guild.[4]
Plot
[edit]The play takes place in the Southeast of the United States, from 1885 to the beginning of the 20th century.
Abe McCranie is a mixed-race African-American field worker, the son of Colonel McCranie, a white man. He tries to start a school to educate black children, as they were underserved by the state. Ultimately, he gets a school, but the white people run him out of it and drive him to murder.
References
[edit]- ^ "'In Abraham's Bosom' 1926" playbillvault.com, accessed November 29, 2015
- ^ a b Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich. "1927 Award", Outstanding Broadway Dramas and Comedies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Theater Productions, LIT Verlag Münster, 2013, ISBN 3643903413, pp. 24-25
- ^ In Abraham's Bosom at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Jones, Stephen G. (December 7, 2018). The British Labour Movement and Film, 1918-1939. Routledge. ISBN 9780429830488 – via Google Books.
External links
[edit]- Full text of In Abraham's Bosom at HathiTrust Digital Library
- In Abraham's Bosom at the Internet Broadway Database
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