Based on the book by Jean Webster. Set in turn-of-the-century New England, the musical tells the story of orphan Jerusha Abbott of the John Grier Home and her mysterious benefactor who agrees to send her to college, who she dubs “Daddy Long Legs” after seeing his elongated shadow. Under the conditions of her benefactor, Jerusha sends him a letter once a month, describing her new-found experiences with life outside the orphanage.

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Daddy-Long-Legs was also produced as a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Mary Pickford.

Program courtesy of Alan Staton: Kate Hammill Collection.

The Concord Times (Concord, NC), 19 Jan 1925, p. 2.