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Nigger, The
Nigger, The (1909), a play in three acts by Edward Sheldon. [New Theatre, in repertory.] Philip Morrow ( Guy Bates Post) is a patrician, dedicated Southern governor who has long advocated white supremacy. However, when he hesitates to veto a prohibition bill opposed by his cousin, the distiller Clifton Noyes ( Ben Johnson), Noyes discloses an old letter that reveals that Philip is the grandson of a Negro slave. Urged on by his fiancée, Georgiana ( Annie Russell), Philip vetoes the bill and prepares to face the voters with the truth about his past. The only American play to be produced in its first season by the highly touted, but short‐lived repertory company at the New Theatre, it was also one of that group's few successes. Although some strident objections were raised to the title, and several critics felt the whole racial problem was subsidiary in the play to the romantic interest, the drama was so successful that two road companies were quickly sent out.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Nigger, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Nigger, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-NiggerThe.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Nigger, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-NiggerThe.html |
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Nigger, The
Nigger, The, play by Edward Sheldon, produced in 1909 and published in 1910.
Philip Morrow, a Southern patrician, becomes governor of his state through the aid of his cousin, Clifton Noyes, on a platform opposing new freedoms of blacks and favoring the commercial interests of Noyes. Turning against his cousin's plans, Morrow is threatened by him with the revelation, previously unknown to him, that he has some black ancestry. Nevertheless, urged by his fiancée, Georgiana, he signs the bill harming his cousin's business and prepares to address the citizens on his black heritage. |
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Nigger, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Nigger, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-NiggerThe.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Nigger, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-NiggerThe.html |
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