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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 104 title(s) on 5 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| CAFOD/CHRISTIAN AID. Act Justly or 15 Drama Sketches to solve the Worlds Problems. London: Collins, 1987. 0005999588. 1st ed. "Explores topics such as food, dept, water, slavery, the Christians involvement in issues of social justice and the allocation of the rich resources entrusted to humankind by God". Pp.128, slight toning to pages, owners name to inside front cover. Pbk, creasing to spine. G+. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 21369 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ALBEE, EDWARD. A Delicate Balance. (Penguin Plays). Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1969. "First performed in London at the Aldwych Theatre in January 1969, written with a literary distinction which at times verges on poetry, the dialogue encompasses wit, humour, and compassion". Pp 107. Page edges slightly toned. Notation to page 13. P/b. Spine scuffed. Small crease to bottom corner of cover. G+. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 | JP¥ 440] Book number: 16952 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ALBEE, EDWARD. Tiny Alice. A Play. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. 1st ed. "It is beautifully written, has a steady theatrical fascination and never fails to be dramatically intriguing." Pp. 190, stamp to fep. White cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w rubbed with edge tears. G+/G. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 25046 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ANON. A New Collection - Plays For Amateur Actors. With Instructions For Amateur Theatricals. New Edition. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1921 . 8vo. 18.5cm x 12.4cm x 1.2cm. pp.124 (with pages of adverts at both front and rear). Clean English text, consisting of 11 playlets by: Berta Ruck; Stuart Wishing (2); Ada lenora Harris; Arlo Bates; O. Percy Martin; Clare Thornton, Thomas Cobb; F. E. Baily; Gertie De S. Wentworth-James; Mollie Kennedy. Stiff card coloured and illustrated cover (lightly soiled), spine scuffed. G+. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 | JP¥ 2201] Book number: 17638 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ANOUILH, JEAN. Point of Departure. A Play in Three Acts. (Translated by Kitty Black). London: Samuel French. 1951. "Presented at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, on November 1st and at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London on December 26th 1950". Pp 74. Name to fep. 2 b/w illustrations. P/b. Spine creased. G+. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 17795 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ANOUILH, JEAN. The Rehearsal. A Play. (English Version by Pamela Hansford Johnson and Kitty Black). London: Samuel French, 1961. 1st ed. A Play. Pp.66. P/b. G+. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 15125 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| APPLETON, E.R. Corn in Egypt: The Bible Story of Joseph arranged as Five Short Plays. London: James Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1932. 1st ed. The Famous Broadcast Bible Plays "For the Children". "The directions given for these little plays are simple enough for the drawing-room or the class-room, and full enough for a public performance." Pp. 128, portrait frontis, 27 line drawings, uneven toning to endpapers. Beige cloth, d/w. G+/G+. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 29254 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ARISTOPHANES. Four Major Plays: Lysistrata; The Acharnians; The Birds; and The Clouds. New York: Airmont,1969. Complete and unabridged. Pp.222/2(ads). P/b. G+. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 | JP¥ 440] Book number: 30009 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ARISTOPHANES. The Wasps. The Poet and the Women. The Frogs. Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1964. "Aristophanes (c.445-c.383 BC), the supreme master of Old Comedy, wrote plays whose cheerful obsenity and sharp political satire have never been equalled". Pp 223. Name to fep. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 | JP¥ 514] Book number: 18727 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BARRAUD, CLEMENT WILLIAM. Saint Thomas of Canterbury and Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Historical Dramas. London: Longmans, Green and Co,1892. 1st ed. "These two Plays, founded on the standard works of Fr.J.Morris, S.J. and the Comate de Montalembert, were written twenty years ago(1872?). They are now published on behalf of a small school in the Colonies with which the writer is connected." (printed to verso title page). Pp.196/8(ads),some pages uncut,embossed convent stamp to title and half-title pages. Blue cloth, beautiful gilt floral 'screen' decoration to front cover, gilt title to spine. VG. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 US$ 49.83 | JP¥ 4402] Book number: 26041 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BEHN, APHRA. The Rover and Other Plays. (Edited with an introduction by Jane Spencer). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. 0192822489. Includes: The Rover; The Feigned Courtesans; The Lucky Chance; and The Emperor of the Moon. Pp.30/400. Pbk. VG. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 31460 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BOOTH, MICHAEL.(EDITOR). Hiss The Villain: Six English and American Melodramas. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1964. "Dr Booth..defines melodrama and traces its development..For the plays themselves he has collated the various nineteenth century acting editions to produce a text that is both authentic and readable.." Pp.390, introduction followed by the full text of six melodramas: 1.The Miller and His Men(Isaac Pocock); 2.My Poll and My Partner Joe(John Thomas Haines); 3.Ten Nights in a Bar-Room(William W.Pratt); 4.Lost in London(Watts Phillips); 5.Under the Gaslight(Augustin Daly); 6.The Bells(Leopold Lewis), 12 b/w illustrations, small booksellers inkstamp to lower corner of ffep. Brown cloth, d/w slightly rubbed with clear protective wrap. VG/VG. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 32285 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BRADLEY, IAN. The Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan. (H.M.S Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance; Iolanthe; The Mikado; The Gondoliers). Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1982. "The five most popular Gilbert and Sullivan operas". Pp 463. Page edges slightly toned. P/b. Small tear to side of front cover. Illustrated cover. G+. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 18748 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BROWNE, E. MARTIN. The Story of Christmas in Mime. With Bible Words and Carols. Sheldon Plays No. 1. London: The Sheldon Press, 1938. 0. 1st.ed. "To be acted in mime or 'dumb-show': the characters show their thoughts and feelings by action alone, illustrating the narrative given by a Reader." Pp. 31, owners label to fep. Pbk. VG. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 | JP¥ 514] Book number: 13319 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BUNYAN, JOHN. (BENNETT, RODNEY). The Pilgrims Progress. A Complete Dramatization. London: SPCK. 1949. "A version of The Pilgrims Progress that amateur groups will delight to translate into vigorous and effective action". Pp 76. Name to fep. P/b. Rusting to staples. G+. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 19749 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| CHAPMAN, RAYMOND. Religious Drama. A Handbook for Actors and Producers. London: SPCK. 1959. 1st ed. "Intended to help all concerned in the presentation of Religious Drama to make it more worthy of its theme". Pp 180. 8 b/w illustrations. P/b. Spine and cover scuffed. Illustrated cover. G. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 15716 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| CLEGG, KATHERINE. The Lord of Life. A Play for Passiontide and Easter in Music, Dancing, Drama, Poetry, and Mime. London: SPCK. 1972. "Suitable for performance in a church or on the stage of a school hall. The cast has over thirty speaking parts, a choir, guitar group, and dancers". Pp 31. P/b. Name to cover. Rusting to staples. G+. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 | JP¥ 440] Book number: 19753 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| COLBOURNE, MAURICE. Charles the King. A Chronicle Play. London: Figurehead, 1937. 1st.ed. Pp. 144. P/b. Spine slightly faded. G+. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 12651 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| CONNELLY, MARC. Green Pastures. London: Delisle, 1963. Won the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play re-tells the Old Testament and was a landmark in American drama, produced with the first all-black Broadway cast. Pp.123, 8 b/w photo plates, introduction and conclusion by Vincent Long and Postscripts by The Very Rev. Dr W.R.Matthews, Prof. John MacMurray and Sir Henry Self. Green cloth, d/w top edge slightly rubbed. VG/VG. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 30866 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| CROSS, BEVERLEY. One More River. A Play in Three Acts. London: Rupert Hart-Davis. 1958. 1st ed. "The first new play to be produced at Sam Wanamaker's New Shakespeare Theatre in Liverpool.". Pp 93. P/b. Spine and cover slightly scuffed. Illustrated cover - Michael Caine (head turned away to front). G+. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 17822 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| DAISENBERGER J.A. The Passion Play of Oberammergau 1960. Music by Rochus Dedler. Germany: Community of Oberammergau, 1960. 1st ed. Religious festival play, written in 1860, music written in 1815. Pp. 137, frontis,owners name to fep. P/b. G. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 | JP¥ 440] Book number: 4551 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ELIOT, T.S. Collected Plays: Murder in the Cathedral; The Family Reunion: The Cocktail Party; The Confidential Clerk; The Elder Statesman. London: Faber & Faber, 1962. 1st ed. Five Plays. Pp. 356. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w slightly sunned with tear to top of spine. VG/G. GBP 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 10.8 | JP¥ 954] Book number: 19933 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| FITZER, H.C. Christian Flare-Path. A Pageant for Performance by Children in Church. London: Church Information Board. 1959. "First performed by the children of St. Mary's Church, Saltford, Somerset". Pp 19. P/b, rusting to staples. G+. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 | JP¥ 440] Book number: 27689 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| FLEMING, CHRISTOPHER LE. The Use of Music in Religious Drama. London: SPCK. 1950. "Suggests ways and means of approach to the wider use of serious music in the production of plays". Pp 28. Name to fep. Pbk, rusting to staples. G+. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 | JP¥ 587] Book number: 19772 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| FRY, CHRISTOPHER. The Firstborn. A Play in Three Acts. London:Geoffrey Cumberlege/OUP,1954. 2nd ed. "The Firstborn is a play set in Egypt at the time of the Plagues..originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1948. In the Foreword to this second edition the author writes of the changes he has made in the text since the play was first written and also makes illuminating brief observations on his reading of the character of Moses." Pp.12/90, owners details to fep, programme for performance in Bangor Cathedral (March 1963) loosley inserted. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w small tear to lower rear edge. G+/G+. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 5639 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. |
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