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==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
“A play arranged for the stage.” | “A play arranged for the stage.” Producers [[Mark Klaw]] and [[Abrahan Erlanger]] asked [[Lew Wallace]] to allow them to stage a theatrical adaptation of his novel. Wallace agreed on the condition that the character of Christ "shall not be personated." | ||
==Editions, performances | ==Editions, performances== | ||
Published in the United States (New York, NY: 1899). Premiered at the Broadway Theatre in 1900, and in London at the Drury Lane Theatre on 3 Apr 1902. The production depended for its appeal on the moving stage which permitted real horses to gallop in the chariot race. | Published in the United States (New York, NY: 1899). Premiered at the Broadway Theatre in 1900, and in London at the Drury Lane Theatre on 3 Apr 1902. The production depended for its appeal on the moving stage which permitted real horses to gallop in the chariot race. | ||
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[[Category:Time of Jesus (subject)|1899 Young]] | [[Category:Time of Jesus (subject)|1899 Young]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:03, 24 November 2015
Ben-Hur (1899) is a play by William Young. Based on Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880 Wallace), novel
Abstract
“A play arranged for the stage.” Producers Mark Klaw and Abrahan Erlanger asked Lew Wallace to allow them to stage a theatrical adaptation of his novel. Wallace agreed on the condition that the character of Christ "shall not be personated."
Editions, performances
Published in the United States (New York, NY: 1899). Premiered at the Broadway Theatre in 1900, and in London at the Drury Lane Theatre on 3 Apr 1902. The production depended for its appeal on the moving stage which permitted real horses to gallop in the chariot race.