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December 27: On This Day in World History … briefly
Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed JM Barrie’s other work and is credited with popularising the name Wendy.
1904: Peter Pan premieres
Five days later than originally planned, JM Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan’ or ‘The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up’ opens at the Duke of York’s theatre in London.
Peter Pan is an ageless, motherless boy who comes into the nursery of three children called Darling, teaches them to fly and then takes them off into the night sky for fantastic adventures with exotic beings such as Indians, mermaids, wolves and pirates.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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