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Scarecrow, The
Scarecrow, The (1911), a play by Percy MacKaye. [Garrick Theatre, 23 perf.] With the aid of a Yankee version of the Devil known as Dickon ( Edmund Breese), the 17th‐century witch Goody Rickby ( Alice Fisher) turns a scarecrow into a man she names Lord Ravensbane ( Frank Reicher). To retaliate against Justice Merton ( Brigham Royce), who once had been her lover, she sends Ravensbane to Merton's home, where the young man becomes betrothed to Merton's niece Rachel ( Beatrice Irwin). Richard Talbot ( Earle Brown), her former fiancé, exposes Ravensbane. At the same time, however, Ravensbane has developed a heart and a conscience. Realizing the damage he has done, he purposely destroys the brimstone‐burning pipe that has kept him alive. His dying lament is, “Oh, Rachel, could I have been a man—!” Based on Hawthorne's tale “Feathertop,” the play was first presented by the Harvard Dramatic Club in 1909. Its commercial production by Henry B. Harris was a failure, but the odd and engaging piece remained popular with collegiate and amateur groups. It was given a fine Off‐Broadway revival in the 1953–54 season.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Scarecrow, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Scarecrow, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ScarecrowThe.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Scarecrow, The." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ScarecrowThe.html |
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Scarecrow, The
Scarecrow, The, play by Percy MacKaye, published in 1908. It was produced by the Harvard Dramatic Club (1909) and in a professional performance (1910). It is based on Hawthorne's story Feathertop in Mosses from an Old Manse.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Scarecrow, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Scarecrow, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ScarecrowThe.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Scarecrow, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ScarecrowThe.html |
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