The Garden of Allah (play)

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The Garden of Allah
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Photo from Act II
Written by Robert Hichens and Mary Anderson
Directed by Hugh Ford
Date premieredOctober 21, 1911 (1911-10-21)
Place premiered Century Theatre,
New York City
Original languageEnglish
SubjectConflict between spiritual conscience and romantic feelings
GenreDrama
Setting French Algeria and French Tunis around 1900

The Garden of Allah is a play written by Robert Hichens and Mary Anderson. [1] It was based on Hichens 1904 novel of the same name. It consists of four acts and an epilogue, with a medium-sized speaking cast and slow pacing. [2] The play is concerned with the romance between a wealthy young Englishwoman and a half-Russian, half-English man of mysterious background. The settings are various locales in French Algeria and French Tunis around 1900, particularly the oasis town of Beni-Mora, a fictional name for Biskra. The title stems from an Arabic saying that the desert is the Garden of Allah.

Contents

The play was a commercial success, [3] famed for its spectacle, with large numbers of authentic Algerian people, live animals, and complex set designs and effects. [4] However, it was not a dramatic success; several reviewers expressed surprise that a book with so much dramatic potential was winnowed down to a few disjointed scenes. [4] [2] [5] Despite the lack of drama, over 375,000 people saw it during the Broadway run (Oct 1911-May 1912), more than any single play to that date. [6]

Characters

Leads

Supporting

Featured

Synopsis

Several of the play's nine scenes had no spoken lines as such, but were moving tableaux of life in the desert and the oasis town of Beni-Mora. The play was never published; sources for the synopsis are newspaper reviews. [4] [2] [5] [7] [8] [9] [10]

ActSceneSettingAction
I1"The Spirit of the Desert"A tableau of desert scenery, sand dunes lying under a rising morning sun. A caravan of camels, donkeys, goats, men, women, and children cross a little rise, then exit. They are followed by the Sheik on a camel. The Mueddin gives the call to prayer; the camel kneels down, the Sheik dismounts and crouches to pray.
2The veranda of the Hôtel du DésertSome Zouaves from the garrison are squabbling in the background, while Domini and Suzanne discuss the rudeness of the stranger at the train station. Domini meets Count Anteoni, who extends an invitation to his garden. Boris appears, and apologizes for his earlier rudeness at the train station. Batouch and Hadj compete for the custom of Domini and Boris.
3The exterior of the dance hallA tableau of a street scene filled with walk-on parts representing a broad panolpy of ethnic groups, occupations, and entertainers.
4The interior of the dance hallThe dancers tempt Boris; the husband of one dancer stabs a spectator, causing a panic, during which Boris rescues Domini.
II1The garden of Count Anteoni [fn 1] Domini meets Count Anteoni and Captain De Trevignac. Father Roubier is also there, when the Sand Deviner reads the sands for Domini. Both the Father and the Count evidence dislike for Boris. Later, hearing Larbi's love melody, Boris is moved to declare his love for Domini and they are engaged to one another.
III1Sandstorm at night in the desertThe couple, now married, are sheltering in their tent. As the storm dies, Boris leaves Domini to hunt gazelle. Count Anteoni and Father Roubier arrive seeking shelter from Domini. Boris returns; Father Roubier takes his leave, with Domini going out with him to say farewell. The Count discovers Boris is Father Antoine, a runaway Trappist monk. Boris draws a revolver and threatens to shoot the Count, but puts it away when Domini returns to the tent. She senses the tense situation between the two men. The Count then also takes his leave.
2Outside the tent in the desertBoris makes a long confession speech to Domini, revealing his past and why he fled from the monastery. He concludes with his love for her, but she understands that he is still a monk inside.
IV1El-Largani MonasteryDomini says farewell to Boris, who re-enters the monastery to complete his vows.
Epilogue1The garden of Count AnteoniAnother tableau, some five years later, where Domini sits quietly listening to Larbi's melody while her son Boris plays nearby.

Original production

Background

Four months after the original novel's publication in October 1904, [11] newspapers reported the stage rights for both the US and UK had been secured by David Belasco. [12] However, the reports were premature; Hichens was initially opposed to seeing this work on the stage. [13] By June 1910 he had reconsidered and was reportedly working on a dramatization. [13] This was done with "an anonymous collaborator" and finished by January 1911. [14]

The collaborator was the long-retired actress Mary Anderson, who convinced Hichens to allow George C. Tyler to buy the dramatic rights for Liebler & Company. [fn 2] [15] Liebler & Company leased the New Theater building on Central Park West in March 1911, in order to stage large-scale productions, the first of which would be The Garden of Allah. [16] The lease agreement included a provision for renaming the theater, as the owners wanted to reuse the "New Theater" name. [16] Tyler selected "Century Theatre" as the new name. [17]

Tyler, with stage director Hugh Ford and set designer Edward A. Morange, met Hichens in Biskra, Algeria during April 1911. [18] They visited the real locales that inspired Hichens, collected material for use in the production, [17] and recruited inhabitants of the area as performers. [19] Liebler & Company stage craftsmen began modifications to the Century theater for handling large productions, which included a massive revolving stage on which two different settings could be placed. [20]

Tryouts and revisions

There were no out-of-town tryouts, as the production was too complex for easy transportation and required a very large stage area. Instead, the producer Tyler mounted six dress rehearsals/previews at the Century Theatre prior to the premiere. [3] The only documented revision to the production was the decision to raise the curtain earlier, at 8:00 pm, since with set changes the play took over four hours to perform. [21] Within a few weeks after the premiere, the stage crew was able to reduce set change times by forty minutes. [22] The only music heard during the play came from the Arab performers on stage. [23]

Cast

The complete cast for the play numbered 255, of which 55 were of Arabic or Berber ethnic origin. [24] Many of the remainder were colonial French. They provided atmosphere and handled the menagerie of animals: camels, horses, goats, and donkeys, which were housed in the large basement of the Century Theatre. [24] The named characters below were the only credited performers.

Cast during the original Broadway run
RoleActorDatesNotes
Domini Enfilden Mary Mannering Oct 21, 1911 - Mar 16, 1912Supposedly left the play at the request of her husband. [fn 3] [9] [25]
Minna Gale Mar 18, 1912 - May 18, 1912 [26]
Boris Androvsky Lewis Waller Oct 21, 1911 - Mar 02, 1912Waller left the role to produce and star in revival of Monsieur Beaucaire. [9]
Lee BakerMar 04, 1912 - Apr 15, 1912The producers gave Baker no publicity when he took over the role. [27]
Ian Maclaren Apr 16, 1912 - Apr 20, 1912Maclaren replaced Baker for five days due to latter's illness. [27]
Lee BakerApr 22, 1912 - May 18, 1912 [27]
Count AnteoniEben PlymptonOct 21, 1911 - Jan 22, 1912Plympton left the play due to illness. [9] [28]
Edward MawsonJan 23, 1912 - May 18, 1912 [28]
Father RoubierArthur LewisOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912Though he praised Lewis, The New York Times critic said the role was only "incidental". [10]
Captain De TrevignacEdwin BrandtOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912Though he played a French officer, Brandt was from Germany. [9] [29]
SuzanneMrs. Alexander SalviniOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912She was Maud Dixon, widow of Italian-American actor Alexander Salvini (1861-1896). [9] [30]
Batouch José Ruben Oct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912The French-born Ruben was playing his first English-language role. [9]
HadjRoy MerrillOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [9]
The Sand DevinerCharles HayneOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [9]
OuardiFranklyn HurleighOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [9]
LarbiDikyan SeropyanOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912The flute-playing Seropyan was actually from Turkey. [9] [29]
SheikKeill AyobbOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [9]
MueddinSalum AyobbOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [9]
GarconAlphonse FabreOct 21, 1911 - Dec 22, 1911Fabre left the play to return to France; his replacement is unknown. [9] [31]
UnknownDec 23, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [31]
IrenaFaddmaOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912The character was Kabyle in the book, but Faddma was an Arab from Biskra. [9] [29]
TamoudaAsmasaOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [9]
SelimaForcinOct 21, 1911 - May 18, 1912 [9]

Premiere

The public premiere of the production occurred at the Century Theatre with a Saturday matinee on October 21, 1911. [9] Every seat was filled, many with socially prominent people, and speculators were openly selling their tickets despite a recent New York law prohibiting re-sales. [9] Hundreds of people waited outside in the rain, hoping to get tickets. [10] The performance ran from shortly after 2pm to well after 6pm. [9] There were long waits for scene changes, with the curtains remaining down, [10] and quite a few people left early. The crowd was disappointed that neither author appeared on stage to take a bow (both Hitchens and Anderson were backstage) but were gratified that Lewis Waller spoke in their place. [7]

When the first act desert tableau had successfully finished, producer Tyler went backstage and handed out $1000 cash to the crew chiefs for divving up among the carpenters, electricians, and propertymen, an unprecedented act in the theatre. [3]

Reception

Reviewers were almost unanimous in labelling The Garden of Allah as a picture play or spectacle rather than a true drama. [8] [5] They were full of praise for the settings, effects, and direction of the tableaux scenes, and the much heralded sandstorm in Act III. [5] There was also consensus in regarding Lewis Waller as having played the Boris Androvsky role moderately well, while expressing some disappointment with Mary Mannering as Domini Enfilden. [7] [4] [8] [5] Some critics mentioned Ebon Plympton forgetting his lines as Count Anteoni. [8] [10] Opinions on the other performers varied, with only the young unknown José Ruben drawing praise from multiple critics as the poetic guide Batouch. [10] [9] [8] [7]

Closing

The Broadway run ended on May 18, 1912, by which date the show had been seen by 375,000 people paying over $500,000. [6]

National tour

Transporting the production required the lease of a special train. [32] When it left Lehigh Station in Jersey City on August 23, 1912, it carried a message in electric lights along the length of the rail cars, spelling out "'The Garden of Allah' Special". [33]

Because the play required a very large stage, only six cities were deemed to have suitable venues. These were the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, the Cincinnati Music Hall, the Hippodrome Theater (Cleveland, Ohio), the Nixon Theater in Pittsburgh, the original Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, and the Boston Theatre. [34] However, as the tour wound down from March thru May 1913, the stage crew was able to adjust to some smaller venues.

The Liebler Company's tour kicked off in Chicago on August 31, 1912, at the Auditorium. For the tour, a new scene was inserted between scenes 1 and 2 of Act I; it showed the road from the El-Largani monastery, with Boris Androvsky as Father Antoine speaking to his brother, Dr. Peter Androvsky (this was a new character). [35] Certain credited parts from the original run (the Sheik, Mueddin, Garcon) were now uncredited. [36] There was no specific announcement of these changes; they simply popped up in reviews of the tour and the program guide.

Cast

Cast during the tour from August 31, 1912, to May 10, 1913
RoleActorDatesNotes
Domini Enfilden Dorothy Donnelly Aug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
Boris Androvsky Lawson Butt Aug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
Count AnteoniArthur ForrestAug 31, 1912 - Jan 11, 1913Forrest decided to retire after the tour played Philadelphia. [36]
Charles A. StevensonJan 13, 1912 - May 10, 1913This was likely the Irish-born actor (1851-1929). [37]
Dr. Peter AndrovskySheridan BlockAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913New character added for the tour, present only in one scene. [36]
Father RoubierFrank KingdonAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
Captain De TrevignacEdwin BrandtAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913Brandt was one of the few actors from the original run on the tour. [36]
SuzanneFlorence JohnsAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
Batouch José Ruben Aug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913Ruben had also played this role during the original run. [36]
HadjHarry C. FordAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
The Sand DevinerJ. D. WalshAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
OuardiFranklyn HurleighAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913Hurleigh was also a holdover from the original tour. [29]
LarbiDikyan SeropyanAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913Seropyan, the only Turk in the cast, had also been in the Broadway run. [29]
IrenaFaddmaAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
TamoudaAsmasaAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]
SelimaForcinAug 31, 1912 - May 10, 1913 [36]

Adaptions

Stage

A revival of the Hichens and Anderson stage treatment was performed at the Manhattan Opera House during February–March 1918. [38] This followed the touring company storyline, rather than the original Broadway version. It lasted for only 24 performances.

There was another, more successful revival of the Hichens and Anderson treatment, produced by Arthur Collins at the Drury Lane theatre in London, opening June 24, 1920. [39] This followed the original Broadway version rather than the touring company story, in that there was no scene at the El-Largani Monastery nor character of Dr. Androvsky in Act I. [39] But it also excised the epilogue and the opening tableux scene of Act I, launching directly into the Hôtel du Désert veranda scene. [39] It starred Godfrey Tearle, Madge Titheradge, and Basil Gill, with Arthur Lewis reprising his role from the Broadway run.

Film

Though several American films were made of The Garden of Allah, they all drew on the novel as the basis for their screenplays.

Notes

  1. ↑ The inspiration for this was an actual garden in Biskra, owned by a Frenchman, Count Landon.
  2. ↑ Founded in 1897, this was a syndicate of anonymous backers headed by T. A. Liebler, with Tyler as the managing producer. By 1911, it was one of the top theatrical production companies in the US.
  3. ↑ She was being sued by the Shubert organization for having broken her 1908 three-year contract with them.

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