What Every Woman Knows, by J. M. Barrie
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What Every Woman Knows, by J. M. Barrie
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What Every Woman Knows is a four-act play written by J. M. Barrie. It was first presented by impresario Charles Frohman at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 3 September 1908. It ran for 384 performances, transferring to the Hicks Theatre between 21 December 1908 and 15 February 1909. The play was first produced in America, also by Frohman, in 1908 at Atlantic City on 18 October 1908, transferring to Broadway, at the Empire Theatre in New York City in December 1908. The production starred Maude Adams and Richard Bennett. Written before women's suffrage, the play posits that "every woman knows" she is the invisible power responsible for the successes of the men in her life. Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about this ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. This play quickly overshadowed his previous work and although he continued to write successfully, it became his best-known work, credited with popularising the name Wendy, which was very uncommon previously. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V in 1913, and a member of the Order of Merit in 1922. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, which continues to benefit from them. James Matthew Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, to a conservative Calvinist family. His father, David Barrie, was a modestly successful weaver. His mother, Margaret Ogilvy, had assumed her deceased mother's household responsibilities at the age of eight. Barrie was the ninth child of ten (two of whom died before he was born), all of whom were schooled in at least the three Rs, in preparation for possible professional careers.
What Every Woman Knows, by J. M. Barrie- Published on: 2015-03-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .14" w x 8.50" l, .37 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 60 pages
About the Author J.M. Barrie was born in 1860, the ninth of ten children of hard-working parents in Scotland's jute-weaving industry. Fascinated by stories of her own life told him by his mother, he was determined to write, finding work on the Nottingham Journal after graduating from Edinburgh University. In 1885, he moved to London as a freelance writer and successfully sold the Auld Licht Idylls, a volume based on his mother's tales. By the time Peter Pan opened on the London stage in 1904, Barrie had written more than thirty novels and plays, many autobiographical and several of them major hits such as The Little Minister, Quality Street and The Admirable Crichton. Knighted and awarded the Order of Merit he continued writing into old age. He died in 1937.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Our Only Joke By Lee Armstrong J.M. Barrie's "What Every Woman Knows" premiered on Broadway in December 1908 at the Empire Theatre and ran for 198 performances with Maude Adams in the lead as Maggie Wylie. It was revived on Broadway in 1926 and ran from April to December for 268 performances with Helen Hayes in the lead role. It was briefly revived on Broadway a third time in November 1946 for 21 performances with Eli Wallach playing one of the ensemble and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as the butler.With the play now 100 years old, it remains an interesting piece. Maggie Wylie is a plain country girl whose family despairs that she will never be able to find a husband because she's not good looking. A young student John Shand comes home from the university and tries to burglarize their house, not to steal anything but to sneak in and read the many books in their house. Shand left the university because of a lack of funds. Maggie's brothers James and David and her father Alick decide that they will front Shand the money to get his degree IF he will sign a contract that after graduation he will marry Maggie, providing that she wants to go through it.Act II picks up six years later. John Shand has not only graduated, but he has just been elected to a seat in Parliament. Maggie offers to release him from his contract, but John announces to the election night audience that Maggie is the future Mrs. Shand.Act III takes us yet a few more years into the future and John has become a successful politician known for wit that has even caused his sayings to be known as "shandisms." The Comtesse is an elegant upper-class woman who discovers the truth that Maggie, who modestly claims only to type her husband's speeches, is responsible for much of the witty language and humor that has made him famous. She even influences his platform such as supporting women's rights. However, a complication is thrown into the mix as John, who is fully convinced that he is responsible for his own success, decides that he is really in love with the Comtesse's niece Sybil. John gives Sybil a ruby pendant on his second wedding anniversary to Maggie and announces his love for Sybil. Maggie knowingly implores him to delay the announcement of their separation which will probably ruin his political career until after a major political speech he is set to deliver. She further asks the Comtesse, who has become an admirer of the quiet way that Maggie supports her husband and defers to him, to invite her niece Sybil and her husband John to the Comtesse's country home so that John can work on his speech. John is convinced that Sybil will inspire him.Act IV picks up about three weeks later. The bloom is off the lily as far as John and Sybil's romance. Neither can stand the other. Furthermore, John has sent a draft of his speech to his political friend Venables who cancels Shand's invitation to speak because the speech lacks his usual spark. Maggie has meanwhile "typed" a new version of the speech and forwards it to Venables just as she arrives to announce her intention to return to the country with her brothers. Sybil breaks up with Shand, much to his relief. Venables loves the new speech. Shand discovers how much he is dependent on Maggie. Maggie says as the curtain falls, "Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that. It's our only joke. Every woman knows that." Finally, the couple laughs and reunites as the lights fade."What Every Woman Knows" is a bit dated. Maggie's willingness to defer to her husband may seem quaint to our era where romantic relationships are more partnerships. However, the action and story are still gripping. Some of the British political customs are a bit unfamiliar Stateside. However, this is an interesting play that could be revived successfully with a strong cast. Enjoy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Very Interesting By LovecraftLass I won't go into a plot detail because the reviewer Lee did an excellent and very accurate job. I downloaded it for free not knowing in the slightest what it was or anything because no description existed at the time. I was surprised at it's being a play because it read almost like one but with such humour and asides that I wasn't really sure until reading the afore-mentioned review. It is a very good story and can really be read as such as well as a script. The characters can seem a bit dated but they are all so much 'there' that they almost live and breath. I would adore seeing this acted and really am thinking about bringing it to the attention of the community theater group in my area. Definitely worth downloading, especially since it's free so you'll be losing nothing and gaining a little gem of a play.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Classic By Albin Dittli This is one of my favorite plays by J M Barrie. I like it even better then Peter Pan, possibly because there is no question that this play has a happy ending.
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