Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy, often
known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a
1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan,
a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many
adventures on the island of Neverland that is inhabited by mermaids,
fairies, Native Americans, and pirates. The Peter Pan stories also
involve the characters Wendy Darling and her two brothers, Peter's
fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook. The
play and novel were inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn
Davies family. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its
debut until publication of the play script in 1928.The play debuted at
the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 27 December 1904 with Nina
Boucicault, daughter of playwright Dion Boucicault, in the title role.
A Broadway production was mounted in 1905 starring Maude Adams. It was
later revived with such actresses as Marilyn Miller and Eva Le
Gallienne. The play has since been adapted as a pantomime, stage
musical, a television special, and several films, including a 1924
silent film, the 1953 Disney animated film, and a 2003 live action
production. The play is now rarely performed in its original form on
stage in the United Kingdom, whereas pantomime adaptations are
frequently staged around Christmas. In the U.S., the original version
has also been supplanted in popularity by the 1954 musical version,
which became popular on television.The novel was first published in
1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom, and Charles
Scribner's Sons in the United States. The original book contains a
frontispiece and 11 half-tone plates by artist F. D. Bedford (whose
illustrations are still under copyright in the EU). The novel was
first abridged by May Byron in 1915, with Barrie's permission, and
published under the title Peter Pan and Wendy, the first time this
form was used. This version was later illustrated by Mabel Lucie
Attwell in 1921. In 1929, Barrie gave the copyright of the Peter Pan
works to Great Ormond Street Hospital, a children's hospital in
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