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The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A drama in five acts, it was perhaps the most popular play produced in the United States until the dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin [ 3 ] premiered in 1853.
The Drunkard follows the typical format of a temperance drama: the main character has an alcohol-induced downfall, and he restores his life from disarray once he denounces drinking for good at the play's end. Temperance drama continued to grow as a genre of theatre, fostered by the advent of the railroad as a form of transportation.
The song was revived in 1933 as part of the stage play The Drunkard, which caught on in Hollywood and resulted in new recordings and renditions. The most popular version was performed by Rudy Vallée as "The Drunkard Song", slightly changing the chorus. While recording the last verses of the song, Vallée started to laugh uncontrollably when ...
Successful actor and playwright Phil Grecian will play the title role in "The Drunkard." Topeka's longest-running play may sell out.
William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 [1] – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. [2]Fields's career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler.
The Drunkard is a 1935 American drama film directed by Albert Herman and starring James Murray, Clara Kimball Young and Janet Chandler. [1] It is based on the 1844 stage melodrama The Drunkard by William H. Smith.
The play depicted in the film, is the American temperance play The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved, first performed in 1844. [1] A drama in five acts, it was perhaps the most popular play produced in the United States before the dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin in the 1850s. [2]
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