page_title: Common Clay (play)
hierarchical_section_title: Common Clay (play)
caption_attribution_description: Common Clay is a 1915 play by the American writer Cleves Kinkead. (Photo published in a newspaper of the third act. Jane Cowl is in the center. John B. Mason is possibly standing on the left. [The contemporary newspaper labeled him as such but IBDB has him credited as the judge.])
context_page_description: Common Clay is a 1915 play by the American writer Cleves Kinkead. A social drama, it shows the relationship between a servant and a member of the wealthy family which she serves. When she becomes pregnant she finds herself ostracized by them. The play was controversial on its release, but enjoyed a lengthy run on Broadway. It was the outstanding success of Kinkead's career, and he struggled to repeat it with his later works such as Your Woman and Mine.
context_section_description: Common Clay is a 1915 play by the American writer Cleves Kinkead. A social drama, it shows the relationship between a servant and a member of the wealthy family which she serves. When she becomes pregnant she finds herself ostracized by them. The play was controversial on its release, but enjoyed a lengthy run on Broadway. It was the outstanding success of Kinkead's career, and he struggled to repeat it with his later works such as Your Woman and Mine (1922).
caption: Contemporary photo of the third act published in a newspaper. Jane Cowl is in the center.
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