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Peg o' My Heart is a 1912 play written by J. Hartley Manners.It has three acts, a medium-sized cast, one setting, and moderate pacing. The story is set at the English mansion of the socially prominent Chichester family, whose lives are changed by the introduction of an Irish-American heiress into their midst.. It was first produced by Oliver Morosco and staged by the playwright.
Peg O' My Heart (Original, Play, Comedy) opened in New York City Dec 20, 1912 and played through May 1914.
The song was inspired by the main character in the very successful Broadway play of the time, Peg o' My Heart, that debuted December 20, 1912 at the Cort Theatre in NYC. The play was written by J. Hartley Manners and starred Laurette Taylor in the title role. [1]
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Peg O' My Heart – Broadway Show – Play | IBDB. Setting: The living room of Regal Villa, Mrs. Chichester's house in Scarborough, England. Play Comedy. ABOUT THIS SHOW. Written by: J. Hartley Manners. NYC PRODUCTIONS. 1. Dec 20, 1912 - May 1914. Cort Theatre, New York, NY. Play Original. 2. Feb 14, 1921 - Apr 29, 1921. Cort Theatre, New York, NY.
Peg, a poor Irish girl living in New York, becomes an heiress by the death of her uncle, and is called to England to be reared by an aritocratic aunt. She is like a duck out of water in these surroundings, but she wins her way and also a worthy Englishman named Jerry.
John Hartley Manners (10 August 1870 – 19 December 1928) [1] was a London-born playwright of Irish extraction who wrote Peg o' My Heart, which starred his wife, Laurette Taylor, on Broadway in one of her greatest stage triumphs.
