 In 1883, John Stetson, manager of the Booth Theatre and The Globe Theatre, wanted to revive the play and asked James O'Neill (the father of playwright Eugene O'Neill) to perform the lead role.O'Neill, who had never seen Fechter perform, made the role his own and the play became a commercial, if not an artistic success.O'Neill made several abridgments to the play and eventually bought it from Stetson.