, ▁one ▁critic ▁calling ▁their ▁adaptation ▁“ a ▁mini ature ▁mel od rama … ▁well ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁provinces ”, ▁while ▁pra ising ▁The ▁S quire ’ s ▁appeal ▁to ▁“ spect ators ▁of ▁somewhat ▁ref ined ▁taste ”. ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁performances ▁across ▁the ▁P ond , ▁a ▁further , ▁cl ums y ▁cut - and - paste ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁America ▁shortly ▁afterwards , ▁at ▁the ▁Union ▁Square ▁Theatre , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁p anned : ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁theatre ▁rev iewer ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁journal ▁Spirit ▁of ▁the ▁Times , ▁it ▁was ▁unf air ▁“ to ▁Thomas ▁Hard y , ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁to ▁Miss ▁Morris , ▁although ▁she ▁got ▁even ▁by ▁spo iling ▁the ▁play ▁after ▁Mr ▁C az aur an ▁had ▁spo iled ▁the ▁novel ”. ▁This ▁experience ▁made ▁Hard y ▁w ary ▁of ▁the atr ical ▁adapt ations ▁and ▁the ▁potential ▁risk ▁to ▁his ▁reputation ▁both ▁from ▁author ised ▁adapt ations ▁and ▁from ▁una ut hor ised ▁ones . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Harold ▁Evans ▁adapted ▁the ▁novel , ▁with ▁Hard y ’ s ▁input , ▁for ▁The ▁Hard y ▁Play ers , ▁Hard y ’ s ▁own ▁amateur ▁the atr ical ▁society , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Trump et - M aj or . ▁As ▁Harold ▁Evans ’ ▁daughter ▁Ev ely n ▁wrote : ▁“