▁th ir teen ▁languages . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁sheep - re aring ▁community ▁in ▁rural ▁I cel and , ▁with ▁scenes ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Riv iera . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Ca ine ▁adapted ▁the ▁novel ▁into ▁a ▁play . ▁The ▁copy right ▁performance ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Theatre , ▁Douglas , ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man . ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁produ ctions ▁opened ▁days ▁apart ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . ▁C . ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August , ▁the ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁Theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal , ▁Dr ury ▁Lane , ▁London ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September , ▁with ▁George ▁Alexander ▁playing ▁Oscar ▁and ▁Ca ine ' s ▁sister ▁L ilian ▁playing ▁Th ora . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁run ▁at ▁Dr ury ▁Lane ▁it ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁In ▁The ▁Pro dig al ▁Son ▁Magn us ▁lear ns ▁on ▁his ▁wed ding ▁day ▁that ▁his ▁b ride , ▁Th ora , ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Oscar , ▁a ▁composer . ▁She ▁mar ries ▁Oscar ▁after ▁Magn us ▁releases ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁eng agement . ▁When ▁Th ora ▁dies , ▁a ▁dist ra ug ht ▁Oscar ▁places ▁the ▁only ▁copies ▁of ▁his ▁compos itions ▁in ▁her ▁coff in . ▁Later ▁he ▁has ▁her ▁grave ▁opened ▁and ▁his ▁music ▁retrieved . ▁It ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 .