About the show Kind-hearted Zack Munning is dismissed by his calculating family, whose struggling business drives plans to exploit a wealthy visiting relative. Zack’s unexpected appeal disrupts their schemes.
Sources: Wikipedia page identity · Wikipedia source revision · Producing theatre work description · Contemporary performance evidence
Wikipedia source revision : Wikipedia contributors, Zack (play); revision 1360037749. History: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zack%20%28play%29&action=history ; license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ . Synopsis paraphrased during individual-page model review. Catalog year basis: A 9 December 1916 contemporary Billboard report documents a recent Pittsburgh staging. Mint Theater independently identifies the play as 1916. Use earliest independently verified staged year; exact original opening remains unverified.
Producing theatre work description : Mint identifies Harold Brighouse’s 1916 comedy and describes Zack’s mother and brother seeking a visiting relative’s wealth. Accessed 2026-11-05.
Contemporary performance evidence : Billboard’s Dramatic Notes, 9 December 1916, corrects a cast credit for Harold Brighouse’s Zack following its Pittsburgh staging. Accessed 2026-11-05.