Opened on November 20, 1908. Closed February 27, 1909 — 3 months. Mary Jane's Pa is a 1906 American play by Edith Ellis. It is a comedy drama in three acts, with three settings, and fifteen principal characters. The story concerns a small town printer with wanderlust, who drops in on his wife and daughters after eleven years absence. The action of the play takes place on three separate days, spanning several weeks in September. Wiki link