On Borrowed Time
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On Borrowed Time (1938), a play by Paul
Osborne. [
Longacre Theatre, 321 perf.] Gramps Northrup ( Dudley
Digges) is fearful that after his death his young, orphaned grandson Pud ( Peter Miner) will be placed in the care of his cranky, moralizing Aunt Demetria ( Jean
Adair). So when the Angel of Death, in the form of Mr. Brink ( Frank Conroy), comes for Gramps, the old man chases him up an apple tree and fences him in. Gramps's careless description of the incident convinces Demetria and Dr. Evans ( Clyde Franklin) that Gramps has become senile, leading the doctor to certify that Demetria will thereafter be Pud's guardian. In despair, Pud runs away and climbs up the apple tree, from which he slips and falls. Gramps, seeing the lifeless Pud, releases Mr. Brink and joins his beloved grandson in death. Based on x's novel, the Dwight Deere
Wiman production was described by Robert
Benchley as a “heart‐warming, delightful play.” A well‐received 1953 revival featured Victor
Moore as Gramps, and it was also successful in 1991 with George C.
Scott and Nathan
Lane (as Death).
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