ROGER BLOOMER

John Howard Lawson'sexpressionistplay opened on 1 March 1923 in an Equity Players production at the 28th Street Theatre for 50 performances. With a cast led by Henry Hull,Roger Bloomerfocused on the disillusionment with the commercialism and human greed the title character encounters in present-day urban society. Escaping to the rural Midwest, Roger falls in love with Louise, but loses her when he commits a robbery. Louise kills herself, and Roger is jailed under suspicion of having murdered her. Imprisoned, Roger is released from his demons through an expressionistic nightmare.Roger Bloomerwas a comparatively rare attempt atexpressionismon Broadway.