ANOUILH, JEAN (TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOPHER FRY) (AND A PREFACE BY PETER BROOK)

Ring Round the Moon a Charade with Music

New York: Oxford University Press, 1950. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First American Edition, with no additional printings noted. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and there is a thin line of toning / discoloration to the very edges of the spine ends and cover edges. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, with some light rubbing to the spine ends, corners and flap and spine joints. All four corners of the flaps are lightly clipped, but the $2.50 price is intact. "Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's Vichy government. His plays are less experimental than those of his contemporaries, having clearly organized plot and eloquent dialogue. One of France's most prolific writers after World War II, much of Anouilh's work deals with themes of maintaining integrity in a world of moral compromise. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 41901

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Jean Anouilh Peter Brook Christopher Fry Plays

BALDERSTON, JOHN L.

Berkeley Square a Play in Three Acts

New York: MacMillan Company, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Poor dust jacket. The book is in clean bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a prevoius owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks spots and large chips missing, especially from the spine4 ends and corners. "John L. Balderston (October 22, 1889, in Philadelphia – March 8, 1954, in Los Angeles) was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his horror and fantasy scripts. He wrote the plays Berkley Square and Dracula." "In 1927, he was retained by Horace Liveright to revise Hamilton Deane's stage adaptation of Dracula for its American production. Balderston did some significant work on the adaptation, which was an enormous success when it debuted in October, running for 261 performances and making a star of Bela Lugosi. Deane then hired Balderston to adapt Peggy Webling's 1927 play version of Frankenstein for American audiences. However this did not make it to Broadway. Berkley Square was produced on Broadway from 1929–30, starring Leslie Howard. It ran for 229 performances. " (from Wikipedia) This play is not found in Bleiler even though it deals with time travel.. Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket .

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Book number: 37745

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama John L. Balderston Time Travel Fantasy Science Fiction Drama

BROWNE, WALTER

Everywoman Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love (the Acting Version)

New York: H. K. Fly Company, 1911. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; States 1908 but was actually published 1911. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and spine joints have some rubbing and generally light wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. "Everywoman is a lost 1919 American silent film allegory film directed by George Melford based on a 1911 play Everywoman by Walter Browne. Violet Heming appears as the title character supported by several Paramount character stars.". Very Good .

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Book number: 35205

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Walter Browne Women Morality Love Romance Drama

CLIFFORD, VANCE (PSEUDONYM OF ARTHUR LE ROY KASER)

De Low-Down on Scientifics Denison's Blackface Plays

Chicago, IL: T. S. Denison & Co, 1928. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a smaller than trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light generalized toning to the booklet covers, especially towards the spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "The TS Denison Company was founded in Chicago in 1868 by Thomas S. Denison. The company was one of the first to produce minstrel plays in the United States. The company specialized in producing and exhibiting minstrel shows and comic operas, including acts such as blackface performers, and tour and theater companies. The company was known for its lavish productions and was especially popular in the Mid-west and South." (from the Homage Exhibit) Only one copy of this title found in OCLC.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46333

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Clifford Vance Arthur Le Roy Kaser T. S. Denison & Co. Denison's Blackface Plays Minstrel Shows Skits

T. S. DENISON & COMPANY

Everthing for Your Minstrel Show

Minneapolis, MN: T. S. Denison & Co, 0. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; c1930's edition. This is a smaller than trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The top edge of the front book cover has a small triangular chip and some bumping. The booklet covers have some ground-in dirt and light generalized toning. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a tiny nick / tear to the top edge of most of the text pages, just where the bump is on the front cover. This is a catalogue of materials available related to minstrel shows, including plays, songs, skits, stage accessories, musical instruments, and advertising materials. "The minstrel show, also called minstrelsy, was an American form of theater developed in the early 19th century. The shows were performed by mostly white actors wearing blackface makeup for the purpose of comically portraying racial stereotypes of African Americans by playing the role of black minstrels. There were also some African-American performers and black-only minstrel groups that formed and toured. Minstrel shows stereotyped blacks as dimwitted, lazy, buffoonish, cowardly, superstitious, and happy go lucky. Each show consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music performances that depicted people specifically of African descent. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46367

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama T. S. Denison & Co. Minstrel Shows Catalogs

CRITES, LUCILE

Curin' Hannah and New Fangled Doctor

Syracuse, NY: The Willis N. Bugbee Company, 1925. Trade Edition. Stapled wraps. This is a smaller than trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of some nicking to the top corner of the text pages.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46173

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Lucile Crites Plays Bugbee's Popular Monologues

CURTIS, AGNES BERYL

The Orange Colored Necktie a Farcical Comedy in One Act

San Francisco, CA: Banner Play Bureau, 1927. Stapled wraps. This is a small format booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping to the edges and corners of the book covers and some fading to the covers overall. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good .

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Book number: 45601

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Agnes Beryl Curtis Farce Banner Play Bureau Plays

DUKES, ASHLEY

Jew Suss a Tragic Comedy in Five Scenes (Based Upon the Romance of Lion Feuchtwanger)

London, England: Secker & Warburg, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has noticeable toning / darkening, and there are spots of foxing mostly to the rear dust jacket panel, but one are two also on the front panel. "In 1933, he founded the Mercury Theatre in London and wrote plays that appeared in the West End of London and on Broadway in New York. The Ashley Dukes Company was an important interwar promoter of serious drama, and a training ground for actors. Dukes mounted the first theatrical performance of Murder in the Cathedral at the Mercury, driving down to Canterbury with T. S. Eliot to collect scenery and costumes. (He rejected W. B. Yeats' dramatic oeuvre for the same stage much to Yeats' annoyance. ) Other plays he wrote included Man with a Load of Mischief. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 46131

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Ashley Dukes Lion Feuchtwanger Historical Fiction War World War II

ENZENSBERGER, HANS MAGNUS (TRANSLATED BY PETER MAYER WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARTIN DUBERMAN)

The Havana Inquiry a Self-Portrait of the Counter-Revolution

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks and tears, along with spots of rubbing and a couple of small chips missing. "Hans Magnus Enzensberger (born 11 November 1929 in Kaufbeuren) is a German author, poet, translator and editor. He has also written under the pseudonym Andreas Thalmayr...Enzensberger has a sarcastic, ironic tone in many of his poems. For example, the poem "Middle Class Blues" consists of various typicalities of middle class life, with the phrase "we can't complain" repeated several times, and concludes with "what are we waiting for?". Many of his poems also feature themes of civil unrest over economic and class based issues. Though primarily a poet and essayist, he also makes excursions into theater, film, opera, radio drama, reportage, translation. He has written novels and several books for children (including The Number Devil, an exploration of mathematics) and is co-author of a book for German as a foreign language (Die Suche). He also invented and collaborated in the construction of a machine which automatically composes poems. It was used during the 2006 Football World Cup to commentate on games. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 37193

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Hans Magnus Enzensberger Peter Mayer Cuba The Bay Of Pigs Communism Fidel Castro Drama

FRY, CHRISTOPHER, ET AL. (WITH A PROLOGUE BY ALEC GUINESS)

An Experience of Critics and the Approach to Dramatic Criticism

New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Ronald Searle. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The book is illustrated throughout with drawings by Ronald Searle. "To ask an actor to write a few words, by way of preface, on dramatic critics is like asking oil to make a comment on vinegar. I must hasten to add that you will find very little vinegar in this charming book. You will find, on the contrary, such charity, such affability and good sense that naturally you will ask yourself Why? How has this come about?". Near Fine .

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Book number: 31950

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Essays Christopher Fry Acting Drama Criticism and Interpretation Writers Ronald Searle essays

GREY, CLIFFORD

Three Short Plays Fore! , Condemned, at the Eleventh Hour

New York, NY: Longmans, Green & Company, 1927. Stapled wraps. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46150

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Clifford Grey Plays One-act Plays Comedy Tragedy

LONDON, JACK (JAMES E. SISSON COMPILER)

Daughters of the Rich a Play (with a Chronological Bibliography of Jack London's Plays

Oakland, CA: The Holmes Book Company, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 40885

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Jack London Bibliographical Material Holmes Book Co. Californiana

LONDON, JACK & HERBERT HERON

Gold a Play in Three Acts

Oakland, CA: Holmes Book Company, 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Limited to 1,000 unnumbered copies. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge tears, nicks and spots of rubbing to the gold overlay, especially to the spine.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 40593

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Jack London Plays Gold Rush Drama

LOWELL, ROBERT

The Old Glory

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ to Near Fine- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright with the exception of several tiny edge tears to the spine ends and corners. "Mr. Lowell's first dramatic work, The Old Glory, consists of three plays, Benito Cereno, My Kinsman, Major Molineux, and Endecort and the Red Cross. Based on stories by Hawthorne and a novella by Melville, they are held together by the unifying symbol of the flag." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 39827

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Robert Lowell Drama Plays Novellas National Book Award Poet Lauriates Pulitzer Prize author Drama

MACKAYE, PERCY

Fenris the Wolf a Tragedy

New York: MacMillan Company, 1905. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and lacks a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book and some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. "MacKaye was born in New York City, New York. After graduating from Harvard in 1897, he traveled in Europe for three years, residing in Rome, Switzerland and London, studying at the University of Leipzig in 1899–1900. He returned to New York City to teach at a private school until 1904, when he joined a colony of artists and writers in Cornish, New Hampshire, and devoted himself entirely to dramatic work..He was made a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1914. In the 1920s, MacKaye was poet in residence at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He lectured on the theatre at Harvard, Yale, Columbia and other universities in the United States. He was the son of actor, impresario and theatrical technology innovator Steele MacKaye, and brother of philosopher James MacKaye and conservationist Benton MacKaye.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 32258

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Drama Percy Mackaye Norse Mythology Plays Tragedies Drama