Feb 12
The Drunkard, or The Fallen Saved
February 12, 1844 marked the premiere of the temperance melodrama The Drunkard, or The Fallen Saved. We’ve previously written about this play in our review of The Metropolitan Playhouse’s 2010 revival but on this occasion I wanted to bring out some more general details about the play. The Drunkard was written by William Henry Smith, the stage manager at Moses Kimball’s Boston Museum. Smith also…
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