 Henri Bernstein (qv)s play, "La griffe," opened in Paris, France,  on 18 April 1906. Its translation and adaptation, "The Claw," by  Edward Delaney Dunn (qv) and Louis Wolheim (qv), opened on  Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 17 October 1921 and had  105 performances. Lionel Barrymore (qv) created his movie role in  the play, which also included Ian Wolfe (I) (qv) in the opening  night cast.