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The Winning of Barbara Worth is a Western novel written by Harold Bell Wright and published in 1911 by The Book Supply Company.[1] The first edition had a press run of 250,000 copies.[2]
Plot[edit]
A young child who survives a sandstorm that killed her mother is adopted by Jefferson Worth, a childless bank president. Having no clue to her real identity, he names her Barbara Worth. She grows up to be a "beautiful and accomplished woman with a strong and generous nature" who helps her previously cold, stern father to become kinder and more considerate.[3]
Worth's life is changed with the arrival of Willard Holmes, who represents a company that has plans to irrigate part of the desert around Rubio City. Holmes and Worth fall in love despite strenuous objections from his bachelor guardian. Eventually, work on the project uncovers documents showing that Worth is the daughter of Holmes' uncle.[3]
Adaptations[edit]
Stage[edit]
The William Morris Agency obtained dramatic rights to the book,[4] and the play was written by Edward Milton Royle.[5] On September 4, 1913, the Klaw and Erlanger company presented the debut production at the Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Edith Lyle had the title role.[6]
Film[edit]
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) brought the story to film, with Vilma Dansky as Worth.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Winning of Barbara Worth". Amazon. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Authors and Their Ways". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. 26 August 1911. p. 17. Retrieved December 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Winning of Barbara Worth". Bartleby.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "The Theater -- That World of The Make Believe". Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. 16 June 1912. p. 32.
- ^ "Small Talk About the Theater and Its People". The Washington Herald. D.C, Washington. 10 August 1913. p. 18. Retrieved December 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Play from Novel". The Sun. New York, New York City. 5 September 1913. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At the Theatres Today and This Week". The Sedalia Democrat. Missouri, Sedalia. 20 February 1927. p. 6. Retrieved December 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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