(Schnitzler, Arthur). Barker, Granville

Anatol: A Sequence of Dialogues by Arthur Schnitzler; Paraphrased for the English Stage by Granville Barker

New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1911. 1911. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1911. 1911. Very good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed at edges. 125 pages. Very good.

First American edition. Very good .

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Book number: 1445

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; LITERATURE; PLAY; ENGLISH STAGE; THEATRE; GRANVILLE BARKER; ARTHUR SCHNITZLER; ANATOL; A SEQUENCE OF DIALOGUES; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.

Schnitzler, Arthur

Professor Bernhardi: Komodie in Funf Acten

Berlin: G. Fischer Verlag, 1913. 1913. Berlin: G. Fischer Verlag, 1913. 1913. Fine. - Octavo, cream cloth backed brown paper covered boards titled in brown on spine; t.e.g. The boards are very lightly rubbed. 255 pp. & 1-page publisher's catalogue. Near fine.

Stated first edition.

The text is in German. Fine .

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Book number: 1436

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; GERMAN; PLAY; PLAYWRIGHT; ARTHUR SCHNITZLER; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Von Schonthan, Franz (1849-1913).

A Kettle of Fish: A Practical Comedy in Three Acts. Adapted from the German of Franz Von Schonthan.

Boston: Walter H. Baker & Co. (1889). (1889). - 16mo, 7-1/4 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed tan wraps decorated and illustrated in black on the front cover. The edges of the covers are slightly chipped with a few tiny pieces out from the corner and edges. The wrappers are fragile and are splitting along the head & tail of the spine. 53 & [3] pages. There is a light vertical crease down the middle of the book. Good. First American edition. The Austrian journalist, actor and writer Franz von Schonthan (1849-1913) joined the Imperial Royal Navy as a cadet in 1867, serving 4 years. He went on to take private acting lessons making his debut at the Dessau Court Theater. Schonthan began writing while also performing with various ensemble companies, penning articles for various newspapers and magazines before tackling stage plays. His comedy "The Girl from Stranger" premiered on February 20, 1879 at Hamburg's Thalia Theater. Theodor Lebrun, the director of the First Berlin Comedy Theater, hired him on the spot to write for his Wallner Theater. Appointed head director of the Vienna City Theater, Schonthan unfortunately lost his position when the theater burnt down barely a year later. He retired to his estate, returning to writing for the editorial department of the Berliner Lustig Blatter and the Wiener Tagblatt in 1887. His contributed to the script for the German silent screen detective film "Where is Coletti?" just prior to his death. Good .

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Book number: 96997

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; LITERATURE; PLAY; STAGE; THEATRE; A KETTLE OF FISH; A PRACTICAL COMEDY IN THREE ACTS; FRANZ VON SCHONTHAN; AUTRIAN JOURNALIST, ACTOR, WRITER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST U.S. EDITION; BAKER'S EDITION OF PLAYS

Sedgwick, Dorothy

A Bibliography of English-Language Theatre and Drama in Canada 1800-1914

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Nineteenth Century Theatre Research, 1976. 1976. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Nineteenth Century Theatre Research, 1976. 1976. Very good. - Octavo, pictorial black & light tan wraps. Very lightly soiled with the publication date written in ink on the front wrap. 48 pp. Small stain to last page. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 6541

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; HISTORY OF THEATER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; CANADA; CANADIAN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; DOROTHY SEDGWICK. (Theater). (Canadian). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE THEATRE AND DRAMA IN CANADA 1800-1914. Sedgwick, Dorothy.

(Duse, Eleonora). Segantini, Bianca; and von Mendelssohn, Francesco; compilers & editors

Eleonora Duse. Bildnisse Und Worte Gesammelt, Ubersetzt Und Herausgegeben Von Bianca Segantini Und Francesco Von Mendelssohn

Berlin: Rudolf Kaemmerer Verlag, 1926. 1926. Berlin: Rudolf Kaemmerer Verlag, 1926. 1926. Very good. - Squarish octavo [9-1/2"x7'1/2"], three-quarters brown cloth & marbled brown & tan paper covered boards titled in black on the spine. The boards are rubbed, especially along the front edges. 168 & [3] pages. Illustrated in black & white with tipped-in title page portrait, tipped-in full-page plates & tipped-in plates in the text. 3 of the plates in the text are lacking. The endpapers are darkened & there is occasional soiling & staining. Ex-library with stamps & handwritten notations on the front pastedown, title & 1 page of the text. As is.

The text, which is drawn from various sources, is in German. Very good .

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Book number: 3940

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; THEATRE; STAGE; PERFORMER; ACTRESS; ELEONORA DUSE; BIANCA SEGATINI; FRANCESCO VON MENDELSSOHN; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; TIPPED-IN PLATES.

(Shakespeare, William). Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur

Paternity in Shakespeare. Annual Shakespeare Lecture. Read April 27, 1932

(The British Academy), 1932. 1932. (The British Academy), 1932. 1932. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wrappers. There is some minor soiling to the binding & the edges of the wraps are darkened. 18 pages. The contents are near fine. Very good.

First edition.

Quiller's lecture, delivered on April 27, 1932 is published as part of the Proceedings of the British Academy. Very good .

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Book number: 26244

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: LITERATURE; THEATRE; THEATER; PLAYWRIGHT; WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; PATERNITY IN SHAKESPEARE; SIR ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH; ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE LECTURE; PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Shakespeare, William). Schoenbaum, S

Shakespeare: The Globe and the World

NY: Folger Shakespeare Library/Oxford University Press, (1979). (1979). NY: Folger Shakespeare Library/Oxford University Press, (1979). (1979). Good. - Quarto, cloth, in dw. There is white staining to the front cover & a small white stain to the rear cover. 208 pp. There is light soiling to the copyright & contents pages. Profusely illustrated in B&W & color. Good in a near fine dw.

The book is based on a touring exhibition drawn from the great Shakespeare collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Good .

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Book number: 1663

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; PLAYWRIGHT; ENGLISH; ELIZABETHAN; WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; GLOBE THEATER; EXHIBITION; ILLUSTRATIONS; FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY; S. SCHOENBAUM.

Shank, Theodore; Huerta, Jorge A.; Eco, Umberto; Myrsiades, Linda Sunny; et al. Kirby, Michael; editor

The Drama Review: Theatre and Social Action Issue. Volume 21, Number 1 (T-73) March, 1977

New York: New York University School of the Arts, 1977. 1977. New York: New York University School of the Arts, 1977. 1977. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wraps. The wraps are bumped and foxed & lightly stained around the edges. The head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped. 117 & [6] pages plus ads. Black-and- white illustrations. The top edge is foxed, else the contents are very good.

This issue on theatre and social action comprises contemporary and historical sections. Among the contents are articles on the Welfare State Theatre, new theatre in China, Het Werkteater, El Teatro de la Esperanza, the French People's Theatre and Greek Resistance Theatre in World War II. There is also an article by Umberto Eco, "Semiotics of Theatrical Performance". Very good .

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Book number: 16106

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; POLITICAL THEATRE; THEATRE AND SOCIAL ACTION; PERIODICAL; THE DRAMA REVIEW; MICHAEL KIRBY; THEODORE SHANK; JORGE A. HUERTA; LINDA SUNY MYRSIADES; UMBERTO ECO; WELFARE STATE THEATRE; NEW THEATRE IN CHINA; HET WEKTEATER; EL TEATRO DE LA ES

(Shaw, Bernard)

First Editions and Autograph Letters by George Bernard Shaw. The Property of Dr. Archibald Henderson, Chapel Hill, N.C. Sold by His Order. (Catalogue)

NY: American Art Association Anderson Galleries Inc, 1933. 1933. NY: American Art Association Anderson Galleries Inc, 1933. 1933. Good. - Octavo, pictorial tan & black wraps. Soiled; stains to edges of front wrap with piece out of bottom corner; tear to & small piece out of head of spine. [vi] & 52 pp. & publisher's order form. Offsetting to front endpapers; paper-clip mark to top edge of frontispiece, title & page [iii]; pencil notation to 1 page. Good.

204 scarce and rare Shaw items are catalogued. Good .

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Book number: 6818

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; ART OF THE BOOK; BIBLIOGRAPHY; (Theater). (Playwrights). FIRST EDITIONS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW. The Property of Dr. Archibald Henderson, Chapel Hill, N.C. Sold by his Order. (Catalogue). (Shaw, Bernard).

Shaw, Irwin

The Gentle People: A Brooklyn Fable

New York: Random House, (1939). (1939). New York: Random House, (1939). (1939). Good. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in gilt within gilt-framed black rectangles on the front cover & spine. The head of the spine is slightly darkened & chipped & the titling on the spine is a bit faded. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with its rear panel darkened & lightly soiled & the head of its spine chipped. The edges of the dust jacket flaps are darkened. [x] & 212 pages. Illustrated with 2 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece. The page edges are slightly darkened. The front edges of 2 rear leaves are chipped and there is a tear along the front edge of 1 rear blank. Good.

First edition.

This play in three acts was Shaw's second book. The play opened at the Belasco Theatre on January 5, 1939, produced by the Group Theatre and directed by Harold Clurman. Good .

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Book number: 29400

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; PLAY; THE GENTLE PEOPLE: A BROOKLYN FABLE; IRWIN SHAW; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Shaw, Irwin

Sons and Soldiers: A Play in Three Acts

New York: Random House, (1944). (1944). New York: Random House, (1944). (1944). Very good. - Octavo, gray cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket spine is slightly faded with a few tiny chips to its edges & with a small, light stain to the bottom corner of its rear panel. Half-title, title & 154 pages. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

First edition, first printing. Very good .

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Book number: 33370

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; PLAY; IRWIN SHAW; SONS AND SOLDIERS; FIRST EDITION; FIRST PRINTING; 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING.

(Shepard, Sam).

Operation Sidewinder. (Program).

(New York: Saturday Review, Inc.), (1970). (1970). - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in white wraps with a black-and-white illustration on the front cover & a color ad for United Airlines on the rear cover. There is some light soiling & staining to the wraps & the bottom corner of the front wrap is lightly creased. 41 & [1] pages. Black-and-white illustrations and pictorial ads in black & white and color. Good. The program for Sam Shepard's "Operation Sidewinder", which ran at The Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center from March 12 to April 25, 1970. The director was Michael A. Schultz and the music was composed and performed by The Holy Modal Rounders. In Shepard's play with music an Air Force computer in the form of a giant snake escapes in the Mojave Desert and a variety of forces become involved with it against a background of Hopi Indian magic and mysticism. The program includes several articles on Hopi Indians and their snake dance and the text of songs from the play, as well as information about the Vivian Beaumont Theater and its 1970 season. Good .

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Book number: 95983

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; AMERICAN THEATRE; REPERTORY THEATER OF LINCOLN CENTER; VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER; 1969-70 SEASON; PLAYWRIGHT; SAM SHEPARD; PLAY WITH MUSIC; OPERATION SIDEWINDER; PROGRAM; HOPI INDIANS; HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS; MICHAEL SCHULTZ, DIRECTOR.

(Sheridan, Richard Brinsley). Sichel, Walter

Sheridan. From New and Original Material; Including a Manuscript Diary by Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. 2 Volumes

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. 1909. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. 1909. Very good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt within gilt frames on the spines & with oval gilt-framed vignettes in gilt & cream on the front covers. The top edges are gilt. The covers are bumped with tiny tears to the cloth along the bottom edges. The rear covers & the front cover of Vol. 1 are lightly rubbed. The heads & tails of the spines are lightly chipped. xviii, [1] leaf & 630 pages plus errata page; and viii, [i], [1] leaf & 547 pages plus addenda & errata page. Sepia-toned illustrations including a frontispiece with a tissue guard in each volume, 44 plates & 3 folding genealogical charts. The rear hinges are cracked. There is a tear to 1 of the folding charts & the margins of some plates are darkened. Despite its flaws, a very good, attractive set.

This life of Sheridan examines his role both in the theater and the politics of his age. Very good .

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Book number: 4087

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; THEATRE; PLAYWRIGHT; POLITICS; BRITISH; ENGLISH; RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN; GEORGIANA DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; CHARLES JAMES FOX; WILLIAM PITT; GEORGE III; BIOGRAPHY; WALTER SICHEL; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; GENEALOGI

Sherwood, Robert E

There Shall Be No Night

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. 1940. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. 1940. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed with the spine slightly darkened. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with creasing to the top edges of its panels & a narrow strip out of the top edge of the rear panel. The edges of the rear panel are darkened. xxx, [1] leaf & 178 pages. There is offsetting to the endpapers & the inner edges of the pastedowns with a gift inscription on the front endpaper and a bookseller's sticker on the rear pastedown. Good.

First edition.

The play, which won the Pulitzer Prize, has a lengthy preface by the author. Good .

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Book number: 31314

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; PLAY; AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT; DRAMATIST; ROBERT E. SHERWOOD; PULITZER PRIZE-WINNER; THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT; WORLD WAR II; RUSSIAN INVASION OF FINLAND; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Wright, Huntley. (1868-1941). English stage actor, comedian, singer and dancer.

Real Photo Postcard Signed by English Stage Actor, Comedian, Singer and Dancer Huntley Wright.

J. Begles & Co. circa [1910]. [1910]. - Black-and-white real photo postcard, approximately 5-1/2 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide, depicting actor-comedian Huntley Wright. Boldly signed in black ink across the bottom edge of the image "Huntley Wright". The edges of the address side of the postcard are darkened. Very good.

Wright is pictured in a confident three-quarters length pose standing, arms akimbo, with his hands in his pockets, wearing a striped waistcoat, black suit and a shirt with a big high-necked collar.

Huntley Wright [1868-1941] was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer. From 1896 he spent ten years creating roles in some of the most popular Edwardian musical comedies at Daly's Theatre. After serving in the army in World War I, he continued playing in comedies, musical theatre and drama. He also frequently broadcast on the radio and later in his career appeared in several films. Very good .

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Book number: 34029

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; MUSICAL THEATRE; EDWARDIAN MUSICAL COMEDIES; ENGLISH ACTOR; COMEDIAN; SINGER; DANCER; HUNTLEY WRIGHT; REAL PHOTO POSTCARD SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; J. BEGLES & CO.