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Peck's Bad Boy
Peck's Bad Boy (1884), a play by Charles Pidgin. [Haverly's New York Comedy Theatre, 40 perf.] Young Henry Peck ( William Carroll) is the bane of his neighborhood, creating mayhem wherever he might be, whether that is his own home, the local grocery and drug stores, or out on a picnic. Accompanying him on his havoc‐making escapades are his “chum” Jimmy ( Mollie Fuller) and his little girl friend ( Florence Bates). Advertised as “Without plot, but with a purpose—to make people laugh,” the play was viewed by the Clipper as indeed “sans plot and sans motif,” but “Though the piece is the veriest nonsense, it is irresistible in its humor.” Based on George Peck's “The Bad Boy Sketches,” which had originally appeared in the Milwaukee Sun, the comedy remained a popular touring attraction for thirty years. Among the many performers who headed road companies and later went on to stardom were George M. Cohan and Frank Daniels.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Peck's Bad Boy." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Peck's Bad Boy." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-PecksBadBoy.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Peck's Bad Boy." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-PecksBadBoy.html |
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Peck's bad boy
Peck's bad boy an unruly or mischievous child, from the name of a fictional character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916).
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Peck's bad boy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Peck's bad boy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Pecksbadboy.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Peck's bad boy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Pecksbadboy.html |
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