Love Finds the Way
Love Finds the Way is a three-act play written by Marguerite Merington and first performed in 1896. Theatrical manager A. M. Palmer acquired the rights to a German play by Olga Wohlbrück, which Merington adapted into English. The adaptation debuted at the Grand [Opera House (Wilmington, Delaware)|Grand Opera House] in Wilmington, Delaware on November 30, 1896, with actress Minnie [Maddern Fiske] in the lead role. The title was changed to Love Finds the Way for Broadway, where it opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on April 11, 1898, with A Bit of Old Chelsea by Mrs. [Oscar Beringer] as a curtain raiser. Love Finds the Way is a comedy-drama about a young woman who seeks romance despite an injury that has left her unhappy and alienated from her family.
Cast and characters
The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below:| Character | Broadway cast |
| Doctor Lee | Frederic [De Belleville] |
| Douglas Colbert | Forrest Robinson |
| Raymond Winfield | Verner Clarges |
| Edgar Townsend | George Trader |
| Simon | Wilfrid North |
| William | Frank McCormack |
| Leslie | Lotta Linthicum |
| Mrs. Bessell | Sydney Cowell |
| Madeline Winfield | Minnie Maddern Fiske |
| Helen | Alberta Gallatin |
| Jane | Dorothy Chester |