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Twenty-five best plays of the modern American theatre : early series Cover Image Book

Twenty-five best plays of the modern American theatre : early series /

Gassner, John, 1903-1967 (author.). Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 Saturday's children. (Added Author). O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 Ile. (Added Author). Beach, Lazarus, 1760-1816 Clod. (Added Author). Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 Porgy. (Added Author). Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948 Trifles. (Added Author). Dunning, Philip, 1890-1968 Broadway. (Added Author). Treadwell, Sophie, 1885-1970 Machinal. (Added Author). O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 Hairy ape. (Added Author). Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel), 1893-1973 Second man. (Added Author). Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 Front page. (Added Author). Barry, Philip, 1896-1949 Paris bound. (Added Author). Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950 Aria da capo. (Added Author). Kelly, George, 1887-1974 Poor Aubrey. (Added Author). Kelly, George, 1887-1974 Craig's wife. (Added Author). Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967 Street scene. (Added Author). Green, Paul, 1894-1981 White dresses. (Added Author). Conkle, E. P. (Ellsworth Prouty). Minnie Field. (Added Author). Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 Road to Rome. (Added Author). Stallings, Laurence, 1894-1968 What price glory? (Added Author). Balderston, John L. (John Lloyd), 1889-1954 Berkeley Square. (Added Author). Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961 Beggar on horseback. (Added Author). Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 Gods of the lightning. (Added Author). O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 Desire under the elms. (Added Author). Sturges, Preston. Strictly dishonorable. (Added Author). Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939 They knew what they wanted. (Added Author).

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  • Physical Description: xxviii, 756 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Crown, 1949.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Bibliography: page 756.
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Advancing theatre / by J. Gassner -- Hairy ape / by E. O'Neill -- Desire under the elms / by E. O'Neill -- What price glory? / by L. Stallings and M. Anderson -- They knew what they wanted / by S. Howard -- Beggar on horseback / by G. S. Kaufman and M. Connelly -- Craig's wife / by G. Kelly -- Broadway / by P. Dunning and G. Abbott -- Paris bound / by P. Barry -- Road to Rome / by R. E. Sherwood -- Second man / by S. N. Behrman -- Saturday's children / by M. Anderson -- Porgy / by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward -- Front page / by B. Hecht and C. MacArthur -- Machinal / by S. Treadwell -- Gods of the lightning / by M. Anderson and H. Hickerson -- Street scene / by E. Rice -- Strictly dishonorable / by P. Sturges -- Berkeley Square / by J. L. Balderston -- Clod / by L. Beach -- Trifles / by S. Glaspell -- Ile / by E. O'Neill -- Aria da capo / by E. St. V. Millay -- Poor Aubrey / by G. Kelly -- White dresses / by P. Green -- Minnie Field / by E. P. Conkle.

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