Over Night

Over Night
Margaret Lawrence and Herbert Yost
Written byPhilip Bartholomae
Directed byWilliam A. Brady
Date premieredJanuary 2, 1911
Place premieredHackett Theatre
Original languageEnglish
SubjectMarital farce
GenreComedy
SettingA Hudson River steamship and a Poughkeepsie, New York inn

Over Night is a 1910 American play by Philip Bartholomae. It is a farce in three acts, with two settings, and thirteen characters. The story concerns two mismatched newlywed couples who are compelled to temporarily swap partners through circumstance while traveling. The action of the play takes place within 24 hours.

The play was first produced by the author for a one-time performance in November 1910. It was purchased by William A. Brady, who produced and staged it for Broadway starting in January 1911. Over Night starred Herbert A. Yost and Margaret Lawrence, with Robert Kelly, Jean Newcombe, and Arthur Aylesworth in support. Its run finished in May 1911 after 166 performances.

Bartholomae later adapted his play into a screenplay for a 1915 silent film of the same name, and into a hit Broadway musical Very Good Eddie.

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