The Dawn of a Tomorrow

Dawn of a Tomorrow, The (1909), a play by Frances Hodgson Burnett. [ Lyceum Theatre, 152 perf.] When Sir Oliver Holt (Fuller Mellish) concludes he is terminally ill, he takes a pistol and wanders the streets of London to get up enough nerve to kill himself. But when he meets a poor young girl, Glad (Eleanor Robson), who enthusiastically believes that good works can overcome despair and pain, she lifts his spirits. Glad's ruffian boyfriend, Dandy (Henry Stanford), is accused of a crime he did not commit and promises Glad that if he is exonerated he will behave thereafter. But the only man who can provide Dandy with a real alibi is Holt's ne'er‐do‐well son (Aubrey Boucicault). Prodded by Glad, the young man tells the police the real story, and the four walk away confident that their futures are bright. The Liebler and Co. offering was inspired by the growing popularity of Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science movement.