Sag Harbor (play)
Sag Harbor, sub-titled An Old Story, is an 1899 comedy, the last play written by American author James Herne.[1] It has four acts and three settings,[2] all within Sag Harbor, New York, while the action covers a two-year time span. The play is a rural comedy, with two brothers competing for the same girl, and an older widower wooing a shy spinster. The play avoids melodrama, emphasising the realistic nature of its characters, though as one critic pointed out they occasionally do unreal things.[3]
This article is about the James Herne play. For the New York village, see Sag Harbor, New York.Sag Harbor
James A. Herne
September 27, 1900
English
Life in a seaside village
Comedy
The play was produced by Liebler & Company, with staging by the author, and sets by Gates and Morange and Ernest Albert.[1] Herne and two of his daughters, Julie Herne and Chrystal Herne, were among a cast that included Lionel Barrymore, Forrest Robinson, and William Hodge.
Its performance started with an extensive tour beginning October 1899[4] that was cut short in April 1900 when James Herne fell ill.[5] When it did arrive on Broadway in late September 1900, critical appreciation was mixed; while the characterisations were praised the dramatic action was not,[6] and some reviewers thought Herne had handled the same themes better in Shore Acres (1892).[7][8] The New York public was also indifferent;[9] the Broadway run closed December 1, 1900.[10]
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