| Salomy Jane | |
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| Written by | Paul Armstrong |
| Based on | Salomy Jane's Kiss (1889) by Bret Harte |
| Directed by | Hugh Ford |
| Music by | Robert Hood Bowers |
| Date premiered | January 19, 1907 |
| Place premiered | Liberty Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Romance amidst the Redwoods |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Setting | Calaveras County, California circa 1855 |
Salomy Jane, is a 1907 play by Paul Armstrong. It was loosely based on the short story Salomy Jane's Kiss by Bret Harte, but also pulled in characters from other Harte works.[1] It has four acts and five scenes, taking place over sixteen hours in Calaveras County, California around 1855.[2]
The play was produced by Liebler & Company, with staging by Hugh Ford, sets by Gates and Morange, incidental music by Robert Hood Bowers, and electrical effects by the Kliegl Brothers.[3] It starred Eleanor Robson, with H. B. Warner, Holbrook Blinn, and Ada Dwyer.[4] It ran on Broadway from January through May 1907, returned in September 1907 for a month then went on tour.[5]
Paul Armstrong later expanded his drama into a screenplay for a 1914 silent film.[6]
- ^ "Bret Harte Melodrama". Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn, New York. January 21, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pike, Marion J. (January 20, 1907). "Theatrical Attractions In The Metropolis". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. Buffalo, New York. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hollis Street Theatre program guide for October 21, 1907.
- ^ "Liberty (ad)". The Sun. New York, New York. January 20, 1907. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Theatrical Notes". Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn, New York. August 8, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salomy Jane Vividly Shown In Photoplay". San Francisco Bulletin. San Francisco, California. October 9, 1914. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.