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ALLAN, ANDREW / FINK, HOWARD & JOHN JACKSON EDS./ W.O. MITCHELL, LISTER SINCLAIR, ET AL All the Bright Company - Radio Drama Produced By Andrew Allan
Toronto: Quarry - CBC Pub, 1987. First. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 7-1/2 x 11x 1-1/4 " 0919627471 1987 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... BRAND NEW from publisher ... Never opened , Never owned , Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New, non-stick clear mylar sleeve ... 336 pages with bibliography ... all in English only ... This is a handsome hefty book , 7-1/2 x 11 " , weighing over 2 pounds; ochre colored textured cloth over boards, with matching colored endpages; in glossy matching jacket with sepia tone illustration of old-fashioned radio , microphone, & typewriter on the front ... A giant of Canadian drama, Andrew Allan founded the nationa's first transcontinental professional theatre, CBC Radio's series " Stage " , in 1944 ... Over the next 30 years , Allan produced over 400 radio plays ... Andrew Allan directed CBC Stage for 12 seasons ... calling this series his " Report on the State of Canadian Drama " ... The series was not only a showcase for new Canadian playwrights and actors, but also a forum for addressing the social and political issues facing Canadians in the post-war era - communism, feminism, and rampant consumerism ... The series counted amongst its writers W.O. Mitchell, and Lister Sinclair ... Among the actors invovled in the productions were John Drainie, Don Harron, Douglas Rain, William Shatner , and Christopher Plummer ... The plays in this anthology were selected by Howard Fink and John Jackson, co-directors for the Centre for Broadcasting Studies, Concordia University ... Professors Fink and Jackson have collected in their archives virtually every radio drama script produced in Canada ... Collected in this particular anthology are All the bright Company by Andrew Allan ... Brainstorm Between Opening and Closing Announcements by Fletcher Markle ... The Devil's Instrument by W.O. Mitchell ... Hilda Morgan by Lister Sinclair ... The Macdonalds of Oak Valley by Harry Boyle ... Man with a Bucket of Ashes by Len Peterson .. Mother is Watching by Patricia Joudry ... Mr. Arcularis by Gerald Noxon ... The Investigator by Reuben Ship ... The Jinker by Joseph Schull, and Full Speed Sideways by Tommy Tweed ... This anthology is a provocative work of dramatic art and a fascinating document of Canadian cultural history ... Peter Gzowski of CBC's Morningside said of Allan : " Among the first radio programmes that affected me deeply was Andrew Allan's ' Stage ' series ; and later when I started to do morning radio myself his presence added a style and grace that helped me set standards for myself. He stamped all of us irrevocably. " ... " All the Bright Company - Radio Drama Produced by Andrew Allan" ... edited by Howard Fink & John Jackson ... published by Quarry Press - CBC Publishing, Toronto ... in English only ... 1987 Hardcover in Dustjacket First Edition ... Brand New Gift Giving quality ***. New/New .
Offered for US$ 59.95 by: Cavendish International Books & Music - Book number: 5061a
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