A Grand Army Man

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A Grand Army Man is a play by David Belasco. [1] [2] It played at the Stuyvestant Theatre in New York City in 1907 and 1908. [3]

It played at the Hyperion Theatre. David Warfield starred. [4] [5] It toured in San Francisco. [6]

The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was an organization of Union Army Civil War veterans. [7]

A novelization by Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins was published in 1908. [8]

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References

  1. "Performing Arts Archive". www.performingartsarchive.com.
  2. David Belasco Presents David Warfield in a Grand Army Man, a New American Play by David Belasco, Pauline Phelps and Marion Short. F.V. Strauss. 1908.
  3. "A Grand Army Man – Broadway Show – Musical | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  4. "WARFIELD IN NEW ROLE.; " A Grand Army Man," with Rural Scenes, Produced in New Haven". September 24, 1907 via NYTimes.com.
  5. "Woman's Home Companion". Crowell-Collier. October 9, 1908 via Google Books.
  6. "San Francisco Daily Times". Conklin & Haskin. October 9, 1901 via Google Books.
  7. "Grand Army of the Republic | Forbes Library Images from the Archives". images.forbeslibrary.org.
  8. A Grand Army Man. Century Company. 1908. ISBN   9780659911001.