Thursday, 29 July 2010

Alias Jimmy Valentine written by the American playwright Paul Armstrong, and performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1910.

   Some scenes from Alias Jimmy Valentine is a 1909 play written by the American  playwright Paul Armstrong (1869–1915), based on the 1903 short story A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry. This was performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, on March 30, 1910.

   It has four acts, a large cast, four settings, and fast pacing. The story follows a former safecracker's attempt to go straight, and the choice he must make between saving a child's life and exposing himself to arrest.

   New York Times :  1910/03/30  LONDON SEES AMERICAN PLAY; " Alias Jimmy Valentine" Presented ...  LONDON, March 29.-"Alias Jimmy Valentine," which is running at Wallack's Theatre in New York, was produced here to-night by Charles Frohman at the Comedy Theatre and met a reception








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