PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 28 1923 Lionel Barrymore stars in David Belasco's Laugh, Clown, Laugh!, the Pagliacci-like story of a middle-aged clown who adopts a young girl, but later, as she grows into womanhood, finds his feelings for her are growing into love, just as she is falling for a boy her own age. This classic weeper runs 133 performances at the Belasco Theatre and is made into a film with Lon Chaney.
Nov. 28, 2013 - Playbill