Kroetz, Franz Xaver; Auletta, Robert; Noonan, John Ford; Hauptman, William; Lees, Richard

Yale/Theatre: Five Plays. Volume 6, Number 3. Spring 1975

New Haven, CT: Yale School of Drama, 1975. 1975. New Haven, CT: Yale School of Drama, 1975. 1975. Very good. - Octavo, softcover. The five plays, each bound in pictorial dark purple wrappers, are laid into a pictorial stiff paper red & white folding case. The case is lightly rubbed & soiled with its spine & extremities slightly darkened. The play-booklets are in excellent condition. Very good in a good case.

The five plays are Request Concert by Franz Xaver Kroetz, Foreplay, Door Play by Robert Auletta, Older People by John Ford Noonan, Heat by William Hauptman and Out of Synch by Richard Lees.

A scarce collection. Very good .

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Book number: 32627

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; PLAYS; PERIODICAL; YALE/THEATRE: FIVE PLAYS; FRANZ XAVER KROETZ; REQUEST CONCERT; FOREPLAY, DOOR PLAY; ROBERT AULETTA; OLDER PEOPLE; JOHN FORD NOONAN; HEAT; WILLIAM HAUPTMAN; OUT OF SYNCH; RICHARD LEES.

Kushner, Tony.

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Part One: Millennium Approaches. Part Two: Perestroika. [2 Volumes in a Slipcase].

New York: Theatre Communications Group, (1993-1994). (1993-1994). New York: Theatre Communications Group, (1993-1994). (1993-1994). Fine. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-5/16 inches wide. Softcover, two volumes bound in glossy pictorial wrappers with color designs by Milton Glaser housed in a pictorial slipcase titled in black on the spine. x, (1)-119 & (7) pages; xi, [1], (1)-158 & (6) pages. Fine. Later printings. Fine .

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Book number: 98358

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: LITERATURE; PLAYS; ANGELS IN AMERICA: A GAY FANTASIA ON NATIONAL THEMES; TONY KUSHNER; THEATER; THEATRE; GAY THEATRE; HOMOSEXUAL; PULITZER PRIZE; TONY AWARD WINNING PLAY; BROADWAY PLAY; AIDS; ROY COHN; MORMON; ETHEL ROSENBERG; MCCARTHY ERA; 20TH CENTURY;

Kushner, Tony.

Angels in America. Part One: Millennium Approaches. Inscribed by Tony Kushner. [First British Edition, Published Prior to the American Edition. ] Together with: The Program for the British Premiere.

London: Royal National Theatre and Nick Hern Books, (1992). (1992). London: Royal National Theatre and Nick Hern Books, (1992). (1992). Very good. FIRST BRITISH EDITION OF ANGELS IN AMERICA INSCRIBED BY TONY KUSHNER - Octavo, 7-7/8 inches high by 5 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial wrappers illustrated by Michael Mayhew. [16] & 90 pages. The edges of the book are slightly foxed. Very good. First British Edition of Part One published in conjunction with the British Premiere of the play. The book was published prior to the world premiere of Part Two: Perestroika. A statement in the book reads: "Tony Kushner is currently developing Part Two: Perestroika with the Eureka Theatre company and the Mark Taper Forum. Angels in America Parts One and Two will receive its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum in the 1992-3 season." The British premiere of Part One took place in a Royal National Theatre Production at The Cottesloe Theatre on January 23, 1992. Kushner's warm inscription is dated within the first week of the production: "1/29/92 To..w/ much love & admiration - Tony". Included with the book is the 8-page original program for the British Premiere. The 9-1/2 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide program was designed by Michael Mayhew and Shima Hyde with a cover illustration by Lo Cole. An introduction by Tony Kushner is included in which he writes: "What was originally intended to be one play has grown into two, or rather into one very long play, the first half of which, Millennium Approaches, may be viewed independently. I have recently completed the second half, Perestroika, which continues the stories of the characters from Millennium. Since the writing was funded by a Federal grant, I felt the play ought to have a National dimension, and as it was a considerable sum, I wanted to give the taxpayers their money's worth. Very good .

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Book number: 98630

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: TONY KUSHNER; ANGELS IN AMERICA; ANGELS IN AMERICA: PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES; PART TWO: PERESTROIKA; THEATRE; PLAY; DRAMA; GAY STUDIES; HOMOSEXUAL; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; FIRST EDITION; BRITISH PREMIERE; EUREKA THEATRE; MARK TAPER FORUM; ROYAL NATIONAL

Kushner, Tony; Lysander, Per; Osten, Suzanne; Harvey, Anne-Charlotte; and Smith, Evan.

Three Plays for Young Audiences: Yes Yes No No by Tony Kushner. Medea's Children by Per Lysander and Suzanne Osten / Translated by Anne-Charlotte Harvey. Remedial English by Evan Smith.

New York: Theatre Communications Group, (1987). (1987). New York: Theatre Communications Group, (1987). (1987). Fine. - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-3/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed yellow wrappers. [136] unnumbered pages. Near fine. First edition. "Plays in Process", Volume 7, number 11. First publication of Tony Kushner's children's play which was first produced in a production by the St. Louis Reportory Theatre's Imaginary Theatre Company during December of 1985. It was directed and designed by Kushner. Scarce. Fine .

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Book number: 98137

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: LITERATURE; TONY KUSHNER; YES YES NO NO; CHILDREN'S PLAY; THREE PLAYS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES; FIRST EDITION; PER LYSANDER; SUZANNE OSTEN; MEDEA'S CHILDREN; ANNE-CHARLOTTE HARVEY; TRANSLATION; EVAN SMITH; REMEDIAL ENGLISH; PLAYS IN PROGRESS; ST. LOUIS

Lady Gregory; Yeats, W. B.; Synge, J. M.; Shaw, George Bernard; et al

Amharclann Na Mainistreach / the Creation of the Abbey Theatre. (Cover Title)

Dublin: (Bord Failte Eireann (Irish Tourist Board), 1966. 1966. Dublin: (Bord Failte Eireann (Irish Tourist Board), 1966. 1966. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial gray wrappers with a cover illustration in black depicting Queen Maeve hunting, after a woodcut by Elinor Monsell. The binding is lightly bumped & creased with the extremities darkened & with a tiny tear to the front edge of the front wrap. 20 pages. There is a small stain to the fore-edge with tiny stains to the front edges of several leaves. Very good.

Quotations from and reminiscences by Lady Gregory, W. B. Yeats, Edward Martyn, J. M. Synge, Mary Colum, W. G. Fay, Gabriel Fallon, George Bernard Shaw, David Krause, Frank O'Connor and Joseph Holloway. Very good .

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Book number: 20555

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; IRELAND; IRISH; THE CREATION OF THE ABBEY THEATRE; AMHARCLANN NA MAINISTREACH; IRISH TOURIST BOARD; LADY REGORY; W. B. YEARS; EDWARD MARTYN; J. M. SYNGE; MARY COLUM; W. G. FAY; GABRIEL FALLON; GEORGE BERNARD SHAW; DAVID KRAUSE; FRANK O&#

Lahr, John; and Price, Jonathan

Life-Show: How to See Theater in Life and Life in Theater

New York: The Viking Press, (1973). (1973). New York: The Viking Press, (1973). (1973). Very good. - Large octavo, decorative orange & purple wraps. The binding is bumped with a crease to the front cover & some soiling near the head of the spine. [ix] & 204 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

First edition, wraps issue. Very good .

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Book number: 16110

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; LIFE-SHOW: HOW TO SEE THEATER IN LIFE AND LIFE IN THEATER; CULTURE; PERFORMANCE; ROLE-PLAYING; CRITIC; JOHN LAHR; TEACHER; CONCRETE POET; JONATHAN PRICE; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION, WRAPS ISSUE; 1ST EDITION, WRAPS ISSUE.

Lahr, John

Up Against the Fourth Wall: Essays on Modern Theater

New York: Grove Press, Inc. (1970). (1970). New York: Grove Press, Inc. (1970). (1970). Very good. - Octavo, boards with a cloth spine in a dust wrapper. The top edges of the boards & the head of the spine are darkened with some foxing. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with some foxing to the edges of the rear fold. xi & 305 pages. The front endpaper is lacking & there is some very light foxing to the fore-edge, else very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 17033

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; DRAMA CRITICISM; DRAMA CRITIC; JOHN LAHR; AMERICAN; UP AGAINST THE FOURTH WALL: ESSAYS ON MODERN THEATER; JOHN OSBORNE; HAROLD PINTER; ARTHUR KOPIT; JULES FEIFFER; EDWARD ALBEE; THE OPEN THEATER; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Lanier, Henry Wysham

The Players' Series: The First English Actresses from the Initial Appearance of Women on the Stage in 1660 Till 1700. Illustrated from Contemporary Prints

New York: The Players, 1930. 1930. New York: The Players, 1930. 1930. Very good. - Quarto, feathered cream paper covered boards backed by a teal cloth spine, titled in gilt on the front cover & the spine. The book's spine is faded. 104 pages plus the colophon and decorated leaves, illustrated with 18 plates, each with tissue guards. A previous owner's inscription is penned on the golden endpapers. Very good.

Of a limited edition of 750 numbered copies, this is an unnumbered out-of-series copy. Very good .

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Book number: 22429

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; FIRST ENGLISH ACTRESSES; STAGE; THEATRE; WOMEN; HENRY WYSHAM LANIER; INITIAL APPEARANCES; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; PORTRAITS; THE PLAYERS.

Durning-Lawrence, Edwin.

Bacon Is Shake-Speare. Together with a Reprint of Bacon's Promus of Formularies and Elegancies Collated, with the Original Ms. By the Late F.B. Bickley and Revised by F.A. Herbert, of the British Museum.

NY: The John McBride Co. 1910. 1910. - 8vo, dark red cloth (bumped & lightly soiled; spine faded; white scoremark & small stains to front cover) titled in gilt on spine (completely faded) & on front cover; t.e.g. xiv & 286 pp. (bookplate of James F. Fuller on front pastedown; London distributor's stamp on bottom edge of title). Illustrated in B&W with frontispiece & full-page & textual illustrations. Good.

First American edition.

The owner has mounted on the front endpaper a newspaper cutting of a letter to the editor from Edward Durning-Lawrence on the subject of Bacon and Shakespeare.

In his prefatory note to the reader, the author writes: "The mighty author of the immortal plays was gifted with the most brilliant genius ever conferred upon man..Who was in existence at that period who could by any possibility be supposed to be this universal genius? In the days of Queen Elizabeth, for the first time in human history, one such man appeared, the man who is described as the marvel and mystery of the age, and this was the man known to us under the name of Francis Bacon. Good .

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Book number: 661

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: LITERATURE; THEATER; DRAMA; PLAYS; WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; FRANCIS BACON; PROMUS; F. B. BICKLEY; F. A. HERBERT; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION; LITERARY CRITICISM; SHAKESPEARIAN; THEATRE.

(Leger, Fernand; Coutaud, Lucien; Gischia, Leon; Labisse, Felix; Pignon, Edouard). Parmelin, Helene.

Cinq Peintres Et le Theatre. Decors Et Costumes de Leger - Coutaud - Gischia - Labisse - Pignon.

Paris: Editions Cercle d'Art, (1956). (1956). Paris: Editions Cercle d'Art, (1956). (1956). Very good. - Quarto, 10-1/2 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in plain stiff wrappers housed in a red dust jacket titled in yellow, blue and maroon on the front cover and in blue on the spine, with a screen print by Gischia on the rear panel. The jacket's spine is slightly faded with minor wear to the head and tail of its spine. 152 & [2] pages with profuse full page illustrations in color and black & white. An early booksellers' dicreet label is mounted on the rear pastedown and there are a couple of minor stain's to the book's fore edge. Very good. First trade edition. The work is a fully illustrated presentation of costumes and theater sets created by the five artists. Very good .

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Book number: 98479

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: ART; CINQ PEINTRES ET LE THEATRE. DECORS ET COSTUMES DE LEGER - COUTAUD - GISCHIA - LABISSE - PIGNON.; HELENE PARMELIN; COLOR PLATES; THEATER; THEATRE; COSTUMES; THEATER DESIGN; THEATER SETS; FERNAND LEGER; LUCIEN COUTAUD; LEON GISCHIA; FELIX LABISSE; EDO

Leigh, William R

Clipt Wings: A Drama in Five Acts. Being an Explanation of the Mystery Concerning the Authorship of the Works Attributed to Shakespeare, the Parentage of Francis Bacon, and the Character of Shaxper

New York: Thornton W. Allen Company, 1930. 1930. New York: Thornton W. Allen Company, 1930. 1930. Good. SIGNED BY WILLIAM R. LEIGH - Octavo, red cloth with printed labels on the front cover & spine. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped. 159 pages. Illustrated with a few black-and-white portrait plates, including a frontispiece. There is offsetting to pages 24 & 25 and to the front pastedown & endpaper where a newspaper cutting has been laid in. There is an owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. Good.

First edition.

Signed "W. R. Leigh" on the half-title. Good .

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Book number: 26838

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; PLAYWRIGHT; WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; SHAKESPEARIANA; AUTHORSHIP OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS; FRANCIS BACON; PLAY; CLIPT WINGS: A Drama in Five Acts. Being an Explanation of the Mystery Concerning the Authorship of the Works Attributed to Shak

Leigh, Mike.

Smelling a Rat & Ecstasy.

London: Nick Hern Books, (1989). (1989). London: Nick Hern Books, (1989). (1989). Fine. - Octavo, 7-3/4 inches high by 5 inches wide. Softcover, bound in black, white and red wrappers titled in white on the spine. 185 pages, illustrated with music staves. Fine. First edition. SMELLING A RAT "..is a political play about the new kind of sanctified millionaire entrepreneur who has wealth but no moral values" - Guardian. "ECSTASY is set amongst the inhabitants of Kilburn's bedsit lane and culminates in a funny and sad celebration of their mutual affection and interdependence." - from the publisher's blurb. Fine .

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Book number: 98392

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: MIKE LEIGH; SMELLING A RAT & ECSTASY; PLAY; DRAMA; THEATRE; THEATER; ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT; FILM DIRECTOR; KILBURN; NICK HERN BOOKS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; PLAY.

(Coward, Noel). Lesley, Cole; Payn, Graham; and Morley, Sheridan

Noel Coward and His Friends

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1979). (1979). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1979). (1979). Very good. - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], white cloth, in a dust wrapper.The binding is very lightly soiled & the extremities are slightly darkened. There is some soiling & spotting to the dust jacket, its extremities are slightly darkened & the top & bottom edges of the panels are chipped. 216 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

First edition.

The book was written and compiled by the three executors of Coward's Estate and includes unpublished material from his own archive. Very good .

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Book number: 10966

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; THEATRE; ACTOR; PLAYWRIGHT; SONGWRITER; ENTERTAINER; BRITISH; NOEL COWARD AND HIS FRIENDS; GRAHAM PAYN; COLE LESLEY; SHERIDAN MORLEY; ILLUSTRATIONS; FACSIMILES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Leyssac, Paul Andri Jurgensen (1881-1946).

Paul Leyssac Readings and Lectures in French and English: An Hour with Hans Christian Andersen, Scandinavian Lands in Poetry and Drama. Edmond Rostand Et Son Oeuvre, la Vie Et Les Contes D'Andersen. [a Promotional Brochure Advertising a Series of Lectures Offered by Leyssac Under the Aegis of the J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau].

New York: J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau, circa 1920's. [1920's]. [1920's]. New York: J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau, circa 1920's. [1920's]. [1920's]. Very good. - Quarto, softcover self-wraps. A 4-page brochure measuring 10-3/4 inches high by 7-7/8 inches wide advertising a series of lectures by the Danish writer, stage and film actor Paul Leyssac. The cover is illustrated with a portrait of Leyssac from the chest up, attractively attired in a three-piece suit. The J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau's credits are stamped in purple at the bottom of the front cover. A brief descriptive biography of the lecturer and the subjects of his lectures are printed inside with press reviews on the rear cover. The bottom edge of the brochure is creased and slightly chipped. Very good. A translator of the works of Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish writer and actor Paul Andri Jurgensen Leyssac (1881-1946) performed with the Civic Repertory theatrical group headed by Eva Le Gallienne. Leyssac had roles in a few films including "Victoria the Great" in 1937 and "Paris Calling" in 1941. Very good .

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Book number: 96496

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: LITERATURE; THEATRE; FILM; THEATER; PAUL LEYSSAC READINGS AND LECTURES IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH; AN HOUR WITH HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; SCANDINAVIAN LANDS IN POETRY AND DRAMA; EDMOND ROSTAND ET SON OEUVRE; LA VIE ET LES CONTES D'ANDERSEN; LECTURE TOUR; BR

Marbury, Elisabeth (1856-1933). Pioneering American literary and theatrical agent and producer.

Typed Letter Signed by the Pioneering Literary and Theatrical Agent and Producer Elisabeth Marbury.

New York, April 18th, 1924. 1924. - Over 70 words typed on her personal 8-1/2 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide stationery with her name and address printed at the top and phone number at the bottom with the whole of it set within a thin blue ruled frame. Responding to American lecture manager James B. Pond's letter, Elisabeth Marbury replies that she is "much flattered" by his offer to host a lecture tour but "I do not believe that I am young enough to start out on a real lecture tour". She goes on to suggest that "If some times you could book me in this City or in the neighborhood next year, I may be able to fill the dates." Signed "Elisabeth Marbury". Folded for mailing with minor soiling to the bottom and a penciled check mark at top left. Near fine. An early promoter of African American writers of the Harlem Renaissance, the pioneering American literary and theatrical agent and producer Elisabeth "Bessie" Marbury (1856-1933) was the child of one of New York's oldest and most prominent "society" families. Marbury never married, living openly in what is accepted as a lesbian relationship with her companion Elsie De Wolfe for over 20 years. Marbury was a friend of the Canadian-born American businesswoman Elizabeth Arden who unsuccessfully sought to fulfill Marbury's desire to turn her home into one for working women after her death. Marbury's clients included such figures as Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw as well as the dance team of Vernon and Irene Castle, among others. She defined what audiences now recognize as "Broadway" by promoting and developing book derived musicals, producing such works as Cole Porter's "See America First" and Jerome Kern's "Nobody Home" through her American Play Company. Fine .

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Book number: 96607

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; LITERATURE; THEATER; BROADWAY; MUSICALS; ELISABETH BESSIE MARBURY; TYPED LETTER SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; PIONEER; AMERICAN LITERARY AND THEATRICAL AGENT; PRODUCER; AMERICAN PLAY COMPANY; GAY STUDIES; HOMOSEXUAL; LESBIAN; RELATIONSHIP WITH EL