Langdon Mitchell, Representative American Plays (1922)
“ It portrays impersonally and artistically the effects of our divorce laws upon a group of very human beings, indicating cleverly the restraining influence upon their actions exercised by their varying respect for the importance of social values. ”
Langdon Mitchell, Representative American Plays (1922)
“ Love in the Backwoods (1896) consisted of short stories and novelettes. In 1892 Mr. Mitchell married Miss Marion Lea, of Philadelphia, who created the part of "Vida Phillimore" in The New York Idea. The dramatization of his father's novel The Adventures of Frangois, played by Henry E. Dixey, was not successful, but his play Becky Sharp, founded on Thackeray's Vanity Fair, and played by Mrs. ”
Langdon Mitchell, Representative American Plays (1922)
“ All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act. Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved. Application for the right of performing this play may he made to Alice Kauser, 1402 Broadway, New York, N. Y. For amateur performances, permission must be secured from Walter H. Baker and Company, Boston. Reprinted by permission of Mr. Langdon Mitchell and Walter H. Baker and Company. THE NEW YORK IDEA The New York Idea represents American social comedy at its best. ”
