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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Alfred_Lunt_as_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg/440px-Alfred_Lunt_as_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="598" data-file-height="859" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Lunt" title="Alfred Lunt">Alfred Lunt</a> (1919)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data description"><a href="/wiki/Booth_Tarkington" title="Booth Tarkington">Booth Tarkington</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Frederick Stanhope</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Date premiered</th><td class="infobox-data">September 20, 1919</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Place premiered</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Theatre" title="Hudson Theatre">Hudson Theatre</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data">Discharged soldier mends problems</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data">Comedy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Setting</th><td class="infobox-data">Mr. Wheeler's office in New York, and his home in Englewood, New Jersey</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Clarence</b></i> is a 1919 play by <a href="/wiki/Booth_Tarkington" title="Booth Tarkington">Booth Tarkington</a>. It is a four-act comedy with two settings and eleven characters. The story concerns an ailing recently discharged soldier who is given a handyman job by a financial tycoon because he has overheard family gossip in the tycoon's waiting room. Tarkington wrote the play with <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Lunt" title="Alfred Lunt">Alfred Lunt</a> in mind, after having seen him perform in his earlier work, <i>The Country Cousin</i>. </p><p>The play was first produced by George C. Tyler, staged by Frederick Stanhope, and starred Lunt with <a href="/wiki/Elsie_Mackay_(actress)" title="Elsie Mackay (actress)">Elsie MacKay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hunter_(actor)" title="Glenn Hunter (actor)">Glen Hunter</a> in support. It had a one-week tryout in Atlantic City during July 1919, before it premiered on Broadway during September 1919 and ran through June 1920 for 323 performances. It was the breakout role for Alfred Lunt, establishing him as a Broadway star, and for Tarkington provided proof he could write a critically successful play. For the 19-year-old Helen Hayes it was another acclaimed step in her ascent to becoming the "First Lady of American Theatre". </p><p>While still in its Broadway run, a second company for <i>Clarence</i> was launched in Chicago during January 1920 by producer Tyler. The play was never revived on Broadway, but was adapted for a <a href="/wiki/Clarence_(1922_film)" title="Clarence (1922 film)">1922 silent film</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Clarence_(1937_film)" title="Clarence (1937 film)">1937 sound movie</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characters">Characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Characters are listed in order of appearance within their scope. </p><p><b>Lead</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Clarence</b> is a spectacle-wearing soldier, recently given a medical discharge from the Army.</li> <li><b>Bobby Wheeler</b> is 16, son of Mr. Wheeler by his first wife, expelled from the finest private schools.</li> <li><b>Cora Wheeler</b> is 17, flapper daughter of Mr. Wheeler by his first wife, infatuated with Hubert Stem.</li></ul> <p><b>Supporting</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Mr. Wheeler</b> is in his fifties; he controls his financial investment firm but not his family.</li> <li><b>Mrs. Wheeler</b> is in her thirties, Mr. Wheeler's jealous second wife.</li> <li><b>Violet Pinney</b> is in her mid-twenties, tutor and chaperone-governess to Cora Wheeler.</li></ul> <p><b>Featured</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Mrs. Martyn</b> is Mr. Wheeler's efficient confidential secretary at his New York offices.</li> <li><b>Della</b> is an attractive Irish-American maid, who will not let Bobby trifle with her.</li> <li><b>Dinnwiddie</b> is man-servant to Mr. Wheeler; he has broken with Della after seeing her kissed by Bobby.</li> <li><b>Hubert Stem</b> is 26, a grass widower who dates Cora but is really after Miss Pinney.</li></ul> <p><b>Voice Only</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Rosie</b> is an older Irish-American maid at the Wheeler home, heard speaking to Della in Act II.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synopsis">Synopsis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A great deal of the dialogue centers on Clarence's mysterious background, which comes out bit by bit. Even his surname isn't known until late in the play. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clarence_1919_-_Glenn_Hunter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Clarence_1919_-_Glenn_Hunter.jpg/110px-Clarence_1919_-_Glenn_Hunter.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Clarence_1919_-_Glenn_Hunter.jpg/165px-Clarence_1919_-_Glenn_Hunter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Clarence_1919_-_Glenn_Hunter.jpg/220px-Clarence_1919_-_Glenn_Hunter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="639" /></a><figcaption>Glenn Hunter as Bobby</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Act I</b> (<i>The anteroom of Mr. Wheeler's private office, New York.</i>) Mrs. Martyn suggests Mr. Wheeler might want to see a young soldier in the waiting room. At first Mr. Wheeler demurs, but as his wife, son, daughter, and daughter's governess parade through the waiting room baying out their complaints, he realizes it might be politic to offer the young doughboy a job to keep him quiet. Mr. Wheeler is impressed that Clarence could drive mules in the Army without learning to swear,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>fn 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thinking this may be the fellow to ride herd on his family. Mrs. Martyn, unable to hear Clarence through Cora's chattering, has recorded his surname as "Smun". All that the family knows about the plainly ailing Clarence is that he was discharged for his liver. (<i>Curtain</i>) </p><p><b>Act II</b> (<i>Living room of Mr. Wheeler's home, Englewood, New Jersey. Daytime, three weeks later</i>) Clarence now acts as general handyman at the Wheeler home, as well as secretary to Mr. Wheeler, since he is plainly well educated. He has grown healthier and stands straight, but still wears his uniform for lack of civilian clothes. Della and Rosie admire his husband potential, while Dinwiddie can't decide whether Clarence is domestic staff or a professional man. Violet is beset with suitors: first Bobby, then Hubert Stem, and now Clarence who shyly seeks her company. Cora is distraught when she learns Hubert was using her as a stalking horse to draw the protective Violet to him. Clarence frustrates Hubert's attempt to woo Violet then calms Mrs. Wheeler's unwarranted jealousy over Mr. Wheeler and Violet. But Violet doesn't want Clarence to pursue her, and requests he keep his distance. Della has now abandoned her designs on Bobby and switched to Clarence, as does Cora. When Clarence's army backpay arrives, he buys a new suit and used saxophone, and leads Cora and Dinwiddie into an impromptu parade. (<i>Curtain</i>) </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Act_II_of_%27Clarence%27_(1919).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Act_II_of_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg/180px-Act_II_of_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Act_II_of_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg/270px-Act_II_of_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Act_II_of_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg/360px-Act_II_of_%27Clarence%27_%281919%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1360" data-file-height="869" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Act III</b> (<i>Same, that evening.</i>) Della spars with a jealous Dinwiddie, then startles Bobby by comparing him unfavorably to Clarence. She reveals Clarence used to work in a "lavatory". Violet still refuses Clarence's tenative approaches, but is reconciled with Mrs. Wheeler. Cora asks Clarence what was wrong with his liver, to which he replies he was shot in it. "At <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ch%C3%A2teau-Thierry_(1918)" title="Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)">Château-Thierry</a>?" asks Mrs. Wheeler, to which he answers "During training". Violet, Bobby, and Mr. Wheeler cannot agree on Clarence's last name, offering Moon, Smart, and Smun respectively. Hubert Stem now brings a newspaper clipping about an Army deserter named "Charles Short". Clarence frustrates him by obtuseness, but reacts angrily when accused of being Charles Short. Mr. Wheeler tries to calm him, explaining they know so little about him. Clarence shouts that all you have to do is look him up in <i>Who's Who</i>, as he is the expert on Coleoptera. The situation is defused when Dinwiddie reports a plumbing emergency. Clarence exits to stop the flooding while Mr. Wheeler calls for a dictionary. (<i>Curtain</i>) </p><p><b>Act IV</b> (<i>Same, the next morning.</i>) The Wheeler family bickers after breakfast, Bobby and Cora endlessly sniping and aggravating Mr. Wheeler. Only Mrs. Wheeler remains calm. The crux of the matter is they can't remember the word Clarence told them. They also can't find a Clarence in <i>Who's Who</i> under any of the surnames they thought were his. Clarence explains to Della that he worked in a laboratory, not a lavatory, but she doesn't know the difference. Violet comes down with her suitcase and hat. She is leaving, but is surprised when Clarence says he is too. While they are alone Clarence explains that he is an entomologist, and has re-applied for his old job. He expects a letter that morning confirming the re-appointment. He overwhelms Violet with his confidence in planning their future; she is swept along in the tide. The letter arrives for <i>C. Smith, Esq.</i>, provoking astonishment among everyone. The <i>Who's Who</i> is re-consulted and reveals his doctorate and other impressive credentials. Violet and Clarence depart, while the miffed Cora, frustrated in love again, swallows and says softly "Oh, Clarence". (<i>Curtain</i>) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Original_production">Original production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Original production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Producer George C. Tyler<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>fn 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> said in his 1934 memoir that <a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Carlisle" title="Alexandra Carlisle">Alexandra Carlisle</a> suggested a then unknown <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Lunt" title="Alfred Lunt">Alfred Lunt</a> as her leading man for the second season of <a href="/wiki/Booth_Tarkington" title="Booth Tarkington">Booth Tarkington</a>'s <i>The Country Cousin</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-tfp274_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tfp274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lunt had performed a bit role with <i>Romance and Arabella</i> during the Fall of 1917, at the same time as Carlisle was starring in the first season of <i>The Country Cousin</i> on Broadway. Tyler hired Lunt and was impressed. Tarkington caught Lunt's performance in Boston and wired Tyler to retain him, as Tarkington wanted to write a play built around Lunt.<sup id="cite_ref-tfp274_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tfp274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Successful plays had been made by others from Tarkington's novels, such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_from_Home_(play)" title="The Man from Home (play)">The Man from Home</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Seventeen_(play)" title="Seventeen (play)">Seventeen</a></i>, but he himself hadn't written a stage work that pleased critics like <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Woollcott" title="Alexander Woollcott">Alexander Woollcott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heywood_Broun" title="Heywood Broun">Heywood Broun</a>. Both men had previously insisted Tarkington wasn't able to write a good play, despite his literary stature with novels.<sup id="cite_ref-tfp294_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tfp294-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They pointed to his earlier solo stage efforts such as <i>Mister Antonio</i> and <i>Up From Nowhere</i> as "stale and mechanical", but they publicly recanted with the premiere of <i>Clarence</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt092219_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt092219-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tr092219_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tr092219-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cast">Cast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 90%"> <caption>Principal cast during the Atlantic City tryout and the Broadway run. The production was on hiatus between July 13 and September 19, 1919. </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Role </th> <th scope="col">Actor </th> <th scope="col">Dates </th> <th scope="col">Notes and sources </th></tr> <tr> <td>Clarence </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Lunt" title="Alfred Lunt">Alfred Lunt</a> </td> <td>Jul 07, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bobby Wheeler </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hunter_(actor)" title="Glenn Hunter (actor)">Glen Hunter</a> </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Cora Wheeler </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Feb 14, 1920 </td> <td>Producer Tyler switched Hayes to the lead in a tryout of <i>Bab</i> by <a href="/wiki/Edward_Childs_Carpenter" title="Edward Childs Carpenter">Edward Childs Carpenter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bc021720_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bc021720-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Viola Harper </td> <td>Feb 16, 1920 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-bc021720_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bc021720-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Mr. Wheeler </td> <td>George Howell </td> <td>Jul 07, 1919 - Jul 12, 1919 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>John Flood </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mrs. Wheeler </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Boland" title="Mary Boland">Mary Boland</a> </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Violet Pinney </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Foster" title="Phoebe Foster">Phoebe Foster</a> </td> <td>Jul 07, 1919 - Jul 12, 1919 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elsie_Mackay_(actress)" title="Elsie Mackay (actress)">Elsie MacKay</a> </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mrs. Martyn </td> <td>Susanne Westford </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Della </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Corcoran" title="Jane Corcoran">Jane Corcoran</a> </td> <td>Jul 07, 1919 - Jul 12, 1919 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rea Martin </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Dinwiddie </td> <td>Frank Connor </td> <td>Jul 07, 1919 - Jul 12, 1919 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barlowe Borland </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Hubert Stem </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Toler" title="Sidney Toler">Sidney Toler</a> </td> <td>Jul 07, 1919 - Jul 12, 1919 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Willard Barton </td> <td>Sep 20, 1919 - Jun 19, 1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tryout">Tryout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Tryout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Clarence</i> had its first performance at Nixon's Apollo Theatre<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>fn 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on July 7, 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-sg062919_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sg062919-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The local reviewer said the audience laughed from start to finish, calling <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Lunt" title="Alfred Lunt">Alfred Lunt</a> "irresistibly funny". They also praised <a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> for her chatterbox schoolgirl, Phoebe Foster as Violet, and George Howell as Mr. Wheeler.<sup id="cite_ref-pac070919_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pac070919-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i> reported in early August that <i>Clarence</i> was scheduled to open at Boston's <a href="/wiki/Hollis_Street_Theatre" title="Hollis Street Theatre">Hollis Street Theatre</a> on August 30, 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-bg081019_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bg081019-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <a href="/wiki/Actors%27_Equity_Association" title="Actors' Equity Association">Actors' Equity Association</a> went out on strike in August,<sup id="cite_ref-nyt080819_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt080819-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which wasn't settled until September 6, 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-ts090619_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ts090619-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadway_premiere_and_reception">Broadway premiere and reception</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Broadway premiere and reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elsie_Mackay_in_Clarence.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Elsie_Mackay_in_Clarence.jpg/110px-Elsie_Mackay_in_Clarence.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Elsie_Mackay_in_Clarence.jpg/165px-Elsie_Mackay_in_Clarence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Elsie_Mackay_in_Clarence.jpg/220px-Elsie_Mackay_in_Clarence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="914" data-file-height="1493" /></a><figcaption>Elsie MacKay</figcaption></figure> <p>The production premiered in Manhattan with five new cast members on September 20, 1919, at the <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Theatre" title="Hudson Theatre">Hudson Theatre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyh092219_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyh092219-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Herald" title="New York Herald">New York Herald</a></i> reviewer reported the "original and whimsical humor" of Tarkington's new play, superior to earlier works like <i>Ramsey Milholland</i>, but felt it "killingly long in its present state". They also identified the characters of Bobby and Cora as central: "...the sluggish action, since this is a Tarkington play arises from two children just emerging into maturity".<sup id="cite_ref-nyh092219_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyh092219-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Heywood_Broun" title="Heywood Broun">Heywood Broun</a>, in reversing his earlier skepticism on Tarkington plays, said "<i>Clarence</i> is the best light comedy written by an American." He identified Helen Hayes, Alfred Lunt, and <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hunter_(actor)" title="Glenn Hunter (actor)">Glen Hunter</a> as the standout performances in a strong cast, and even praised producer Tyler and director Frederick Stanhope.<sup id="cite_ref-tr092219_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tr092219-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Woollcott" title="Alexander Woollcott">Alexander Woollcott</a> said "<i>Clarence</i> is as fresh and unspoiled and deftly artful as a <a href="/wiki/J._M._Barrie" title="J. M. Barrie">Barrie</a> comedy". He also favored Hayes, Hunter, and Lunt for performing honors, but singled out <a href="/wiki/Mary_Boland" title="Mary Boland">Mary Boland</a> for the thankless role of the stepmother, reminding his readers of her volunteer work entertaining American troops in France during the late war.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt092219_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt092219-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The critic for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Brooklyn_Daily_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="The Brooklyn Daily Eagle">The Brooklyn Daily Eagle</a></i> thought the play was excellent but felt a four-act comedy was too much.<sup id="cite_ref-bde092219_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bde092219-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charles Darnton in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Evening_World" title="The Evening World">The Evening World</a></i> disagreed, saying Tarkington had made all the acts entertaining.<sup id="cite_ref-ew092219_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ew092219-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_company">Second company</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Second company"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gregory_Kelly_and_Ruth_Gordon_(SAYRE_11967).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Gregory_Kelly_and_Ruth_Gordon_%28SAYRE_11967%29.jpg/110px-Gregory_Kelly_and_Ruth_Gordon_%28SAYRE_11967%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Gregory_Kelly_and_Ruth_Gordon_%28SAYRE_11967%29.jpg/165px-Gregory_Kelly_and_Ruth_Gordon_%28SAYRE_11967%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Gregory_Kelly_and_Ruth_Gordon_%28SAYRE_11967%29.jpg/220px-Gregory_Kelly_and_Ruth_Gordon_%28SAYRE_11967%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2157" data-file-height="2666" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Kelly_(actor)" title="Gregory Kelly (actor)">Gregory Kelly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Gordon" title="Ruth Gordon">Ruth Gordon</a></figcaption></figure> <p>While still in its Broadway run, a second company for <i>Clarence</i> was sent to Chicago, where it opened at the Blackstone Theater on January 5, 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-ct010520_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ct010520-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It starred Robert Adams in the title role, with Betty Murray, <a href="/wiki/Gregory_Kelly_(actor)" title="Gregory Kelly (actor)">Gregory Kelly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Gordon" title="Ruth Gordon">Ruth Gordon</a> in support.<sup id="cite_ref-ct010620_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ct010620-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Percy Hammond said that Robert Adams' Clarence was overwhelmed by Kelly and Gordon's Bobby and Cora. Others in the cast were Byron Beasley and <a href="/wiki/Grace_Filkins" title="Grace Filkins">Grace Filkins</a> as Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, and Miss Joe Wallace as Della.<sup id="cite_ref-ct010620_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ct010620-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadway_closing">Broadway closing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Broadway closing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Clarence</i> closed at the Hudson Theatre on June 19, 1920, after thirty-nine weeks and 323 performances.<sup id="cite_ref-dn061720_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dn061720-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The production went on summer hiatus until September 1920, when it played the "Subway Circuit" followed by long engagements in Philadelphia and Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-dn061720_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dn061720-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adaptations">Adaptations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Adaptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_(1922_film)" title="Clarence (1922 film)"><i>Clarence</i> (1922 film)</a> was adapted by <a href="/wiki/Clara_Beranger" title="Clara Beranger">Clara Beranger</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/William_C._deMille" title="William C. deMille">William C. deMille</a>, and starred <a href="/wiki/Wallace_Reid" title="Wallace Reid">Wallace Reid</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_(1937_film)" title="Clarence (1937 film)"><i>Clarence</i> (1937 film)</a> was adapted by Grant Garett and <a href="/wiki/Seena_Owen" title="Seena Owen">Seena Owen</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/George_Archainbaud" title="George Archainbaud">George Archainbaud</a>, and starred <a href="/wiki/Roscoe_Karns" title="Roscoe Karns">Roscoe Karns</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A mistaken impression by Cora and Bobby, who didn't realize Clarence meant he already knew how to swear.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Since the collapse of Liebler & Company in 1914, Tyler had been working as a semi-independent producer in association with <a href="/wiki/Klaw_and_Erlanger" title="Klaw and Erlanger">Klaw and Erlanger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tfp260_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tfp260-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This was located at the intersection of the <a href="/wiki/Boardwalk" title="Boardwalk">Boardwalk</a> and New York Avenue.<sup id="cite_ref-sg062919_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sg062919-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_(play)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Synopsis source</b> </p> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBooth_Tarkington1920" class="citation book cs1">Booth Tarkington (1920). <i>Clarence: A Comedy in Four Acts</i>. Samuel French, New York.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Clarence%3A+A+Comedy+in+Four+Acts&rft.pub=Samuel+French%2C+New+York&rft.date=1920&rft.au=Booth+Tarkington&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <p><b>Citations</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-tfp260-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-tfp260_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tyler and Furnas, pp.260-262</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tfp274-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tfp274_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tfp274_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tyler and Furnas, p.274</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tfp294-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-tfp294_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tyler and Furnas, p.294</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nyt092219-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nyt092219_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyt092219_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWoollcott1919" class="citation news cs1">Woollcott, Alexander (September 22, 1919). "The Play". <i>The New York Times</i>. New York, New York. p. 8 – via <a href="/wiki/NYTimes.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NYTimes.com">NYTimes.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=The+Play&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1919-09-22&rft.aulast=Woollcott&rft.aufirst=Alexander&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tr092219-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tr092219_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tr092219_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBroun1919" class="citation news cs1">Broun, Heywood (September 22, 1919). "Drama". <i>New York Tribune</i>. New York, New York. p. 7 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+York+Tribune&rft.atitle=Drama&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1919-09-22&rft.aulast=Broun&rft.aufirst=Heywood&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bc021720-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bc021720_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bc021720_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Theatrical Notes". <i>Brooklyn Citizen</i>. Brooklyn, New York. February 17, 1920. p. 9 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brooklyn+Citizen&rft.atitle=Theatrical+Notes&rft.pages=9&rft.date=1920-02-17&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sg062919-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sg062919_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sg062919_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Nixon's Apollo Theatre (ad)". <i>Sunday Gazette</i>. Atlantic City, New Jersey. June 29, 1919. p. 16 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sunday+Gazette&rft.atitle=Nixon%27s+Apollo+Theatre+%28ad%29&rft.pages=16&rft.date=1919-06-29&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pac070919-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pac070919_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"See "Clarence" And Laugh Your Fill". <i>Press of Atlantic City</i>. Atlantic City, New Jersey. July 9, 1919 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Press+of+Atlantic+City&rft.atitle=See+%22Clarence%22+And+Laugh+Your+Fill&rft.date=1919-07-09&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bg081019-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bg081019_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Booth Tarkington's New Play". <i>The Boston Globe</i>. Boston, Massachusetts. August 10, 1919. p. 48 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=Booth+Tarkington%27s+New+Play&rft.pages=48&rft.date=1919-08-10&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nyt080819-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nyt080819_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Players Go Out, Closing Theatres". <i>The New York Times</i>. New York, New York. August 8, 1919. p. 7 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Players+Go+Out%2C+Closing+Theatres&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1919-08-08&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ts090619-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ts090619_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Strike of Actors Comes to an End". <i>The Sun</i>. New York, New York. September 6, 1919. p. 7 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Sun&rft.atitle=Strike+of+Actors+Comes+to+an+End&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1919-09-06&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClarence+%28play%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nyh092219-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nyh092219_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nyh092219_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"New Tarkington Comedy Charming". <i>New York Herald</i>. New York, New York. 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style="width:1%">Novels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(novel)" title="Monsieur Beaucaire (novel)">Monsieur Beaucaire</a></i> (1900)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventeen_(Tarkington_novel)" title="Seventeen (Tarkington novel)"><i>Seventeen</i></a> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alice_Adams_(novel)" title="Alice Adams (novel)">Alice Adams</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gentle_Julia_(novel)" title="Gentle Julia (novel)">Gentle Julia</a></i> (1922)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>The Penrod Trilogy</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Penrod" title="Penrod">Penrod</a></i> (1914)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Penrod_and_Sam_(novel)" title="Penrod and Sam (novel)">Penrod and Sam</a></i> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Penrod_Jashber" title="Penrod Jashber">Penrod Jashber</a></i> (1929)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>The Growth Trilogy</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Turmoil_(novel)" title="The Turmoil (novel)">The Turmoil</a></i> (1915)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Magnificent_Ambersons" title="The Magnificent Ambersons">The Magnificent Ambersons</a></i> (1918)</li> <li><i>The Midlander</i> (1923) renamed <i>National Avenue</i> (1927)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Plays</th><td 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(play)">Seventeen</a></i> (1917 play)</li> <li><i>Hello Lola</i> (1926 stage musical)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seventeen_(1940_film)" title="Seventeen (1940 film)">Seventeen</a></i> (1940 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seventeen_(musical)" title="Seventeen (musical)">Seventeen</a></i> (1951 stage musical)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Turmoil_(1916_film)" title="The Turmoil (1916 film)">The Turmoil</a></i> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Conquest_of_Canaan" title="The Conquest of Canaan">The Conquest of Canaan</a></i> (1921)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Clarence_(1922_film)" title="Clarence (1922 film)">Clarence</a></i> (1922, lost)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_from_Home_(1922_film)" title="The Man from Home (1922 film)">The Man from Home</a></i> (1922)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gentle_Julia_(1923_film)" title="Gentle Julia (1923 film)">Gentle Julia</a></i> (1923, lost)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boy_of_Mine" title="Boy of Mine">Boy of Mine</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cameo_Kirby_(1923_film)" title="Cameo Kirby (1923 film)">Cameo Kirby</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Penrod_and_Sam_(1923_film)" title="Penrod and Sam (1923 film)">Penrod and Sam</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fighting_Coward_(1924_film)" title="The Fighting Coward (1924 film)">The Fighting Coward</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Turmoil_(1924_film)" title="The Turmoil (1924 film)">The Turmoil</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Father%27s_Son_(1931_film)" title="Father's Son (1931 film)">Father's Son</a></i> (1931, lost)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Sister_(1931_film)" title="Bad Sister (1931 film)">Bad Sister</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Business_and_Pleasure" title="Business and Pleasure">Business and Pleasure</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_(film)" title="Mississippi (film)">Mississippi</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alice_Adams_(1935_film)" title="Alice Adams (1935 film)">Alice Adams</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Penrod_and_Sam_(1937_film)" title="Penrod and Sam (1937 film)">Penrod and Sam</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Magnificent_Ambersons_(film)" title="The Magnificent Ambersons (film)">The Magnificent Ambersons</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Presenting_Lily_Mars" title="Presenting Lily Mars">Presenting Lily Mars</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Magnificent_Ambersons_(2002_film)" title="The Magnificent Ambersons (2002 film)">The Magnificent Ambersons</a></i> (2002)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" 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