The Fall of Eve (play)

The Fall of Eve is a play written in 1925 by Anita Loos and John Emerson. It was originally titled Aren't Men Brutes, but the title was changed in April 1925.[1] It began an out-of-town tryout run in Stamford Connecticut on May 8. The original cast included Ruth Gordon, Reginald Mason, Claude King, Cora Witherspoon, and Diantha Pattison.[2] It followed that with performances at the Belasco Theatre in Washington D. C.,[3][4] After the D.C. show, the show went on hiatus, expecting to resume in the fall.[5]

On August 24, the show opened out of town at the Savoy Theatre in Asbury Park, New Jersey, for a one-week run, prior to its Broadway premiere.[6][7] It opened on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on August 31, 1925.[8] The opening night cast included Gordon, King, Mason, Pattison, and Witherspoon, from the original cast, as well as Albert Albertson, Alonzo Fenderson, Doris Kemper, and Nadine Winstan.[9] The play closed the week of October 24, after a run of 48 performances.[9][10]

Reception

The play received mixed reviews. Burns Mantle of the Daily News gave it a favorable review, saying it was a "pertinent comedy", and the Gordon "scores another palpable hit".[11] However, Alexander Woollcott of the Philadelphia Inquirer gave the play a poor review, saying it was "a dull, daffy and dimly distasteful drama."[12] Similarly, Arthur Pollock of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle also gave the play a terrible review, predicting that its run on Broadway would not be a long one.[13]

References
  1. "Notes". Times Union. April 26, 1925. p. 16. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Theatre Notes". Daily News. May 3, 1925. p. 22. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Current Attractions". Evening Star. May 10, 1925. pp. Part 3, Page 1. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Amusements". Evening Star. May 12, 1925. p. 18. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Untitled". Daily News. May 31, 1925. p. 39. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ""Fall of Eve" Comes to Savoy Theatre". The Daily Record (Long Branch, NJ). August 20, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ""The Fall of Eve"". Asbury Park Press. August 25, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ""The Fall of Eve" at the Booth". The Standard Union. September 1, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "The Fall of Eve". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  10. Clifford Baker (October 24, 1925). "Latest News of the New York Theatres". The Montreal Star. p. 22. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Burns Mantle (September 2, 1925). ""The Fall of Eve" is Pertinent Comedy". Daily News. p. 26. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Alexander Woollcott (September 6, 1925). ""Second Thoughts on First Nights"". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 27. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Arthur Pollock (September 6, 1925). "Plays and Things". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. pp. 2E. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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