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Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. It is frequently cited as being a fictionalized account of the Scopes Trial. The play first appeared on Broadway in January 1955.
The real-life opposing attorneys, William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, are roughly portrayed as Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond respectively, while John Scopes is remade in the character Bertram Cates and journalist H.L. Mencken becomes E.K. Hornbeck. But despite the similarities, the play is not intended to be a historical documentary-drama, but a fictional social commentary on McCarthyism based loosely on an historical event. Although the play reflects on what has been claimed as one of the darkest events in American history, it has been hailed as one of the great American plays of the 20th Century, with themes about religious tolerance, belief and freedom of thought that have considerable resonance to this day.
The play's title comes from Proverbs 11:29, which in the King James Bible reads:
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@TheEllenShow finished watching Better Off Ted on ABC for free!! Sling.com hulu movies! Watching Inherit The Wind MGM 1999.
tonyanator (Tonya Newland) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:30:37 -0000
@TheEllenShow finished watching Better Off Ted on ABC for free!! Sling.com hulu movies! Watching Inherit The Wind MGM 1999.
Watched Inherit The Wind featuring Kevin Spacey at the Old Vic. Awesome play about an evolution vs creationism court case in Tennessee, 1926
AlexLuker (Alex Luker) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:12:09 -0000
Watched Inherit The Wind featuring Kevin Spacey at the Old Vic. Awesome play about an evolution vs creationism court case in Tennessee, 1926
Today was rather epic :P Inherit the wind..AMAZING TEAM COLA! can't wait to watch it tomorrow (: off to bed nighty night x
MattTaitRocks (Athena Rees) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:41:42 -0000
Today was rather epic :P Inherit the wind..AMAZING TEAM COLA! can't wait to watch it tomorrow (: off to bed nighty night x
Inherit The Wind is wonderful - great cast, script and production. Grab yourself a ticket!
itsyourlondon (Sue Hillman) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:47:11 -0000
Inherit The Wind is wonderful - great cast, script and production. Grab yourself a ticket!
Booked to see Six Degrees of Separation at the Old Vic in nearly the same seats as Inherit the Wind which were great seats btw
jbutterflychild (j) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:41:43 -0000
Booked to see Six Degrees of Separation at the Old Vic in nearly the same seats as Inherit the Wind which were great seats btw
Whole birthday treat planned: lunch @ oxo tower, Inherit the Wind at the Old Vic with Kevin Stacey, champers in St Pancras. No fun solo tho!
angelmummy41 (Ruth Doyle) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:55:15 -0000
Whole birthday treat planned: lunch @ oxo tower, Inherit the Wind at the Old Vic with Kevin Stacey, champers in St Pancras. No fun solo tho!
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