Shakespeare's Pronunciation
Yale University Press, 1960. Hardcover. 521 pages. Fourth printing. Near fine in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket.
Drama
The Intercultural Performance Handbook
Routledge, November 2003. Trade Paperback. The Intercultural Performance Handbook opens up a new world of technique for performers. The first ever full-length, fully illustrated manual for practitioners, it provides: *a guide to the physical, vocal and improvisational dynamics drawn from world performance styles *a new vocabulary with which to interpret.....
Leading Women: Plays for Actresses 2
Vintage, August 2002. Trade Paperback. Gather any group of actresses, from students to stars, and someone will inevitably ask, "Where are all the great roles for women?" The roles are right here, in this magnificently diverse collection of plays-full-lenghts, one-acts, and monologues--with mainly female casts, which represent the answer to.....
High Country: Four Plays from the Pacific Northwest
Metropolitan Press, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. 208 pages plus brief 2-page biography of author. B/W illustrations. Alice Henson Ernst (1880-1980) was playwright, author and professor. She taught at University of Washington and University of Oregon . She did anthropological research on Native Americans and historical research on pioneer theater of.....
Hamlet (Signet Classics (Paperback))
Signet Classics, June 1998. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Among Shakespeare's plays, "Hamlet" is considered by many his masterpiece. Among actors, the role of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is considered the jewel in the crown of a triumphant theatrical career. Now Kenneth Branagh plays the leading role and co-directs a......
'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass' (theatre program). Tantamount Theatre
Tantamount Theatre, [1961]. Poster. Single sheet, 8.75 x 11 inches, folded once,, printed recto only in black on tan. The Tantamount Theatre was the creation of John Ralph Geddis and Francois Martin. It opened in 1961 for Friday and Saturday evenings. In the early years it presented puppet plays (of.....
Union Square Theatre programme, presenting Hamlet, starring Thomas W. Keene, Thursday evening, March 16, (1893)
Union Square Theatre, 1893. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 16 pages First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
Wallack's Theatre program for Thursday, May 26, 1870, presenting Douglas Jerrold's The Rent Day. To conclude with Beazely's comedietta Is He Jealous?
Wallack's Theatre, The Ladies Theatrical Bouquet, 1870. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded twice to create 8 pages, 8 x 11 inches when folded, printed in blue on white. James W. and Lester Wallack, father and son, actor/manager team, founded the Wallack Theatre in 1850. At this time it was at.....
Wallack's Theatre advertising sheet for Sophia, November, 1886
Wallack's Theatre, 1886. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, folded to create 4 pages, 6 x 9.5 inches when folded. Named cast and verses by Robert Buchanan for each member on inside leaves. Illustrated stage scene on last leaf. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy previously folded in.....
Wallack's Theatre Program, Saturday Evening, May 5, 1888, positively last appearance at this theatre of the Wallack Company in Sheridan's greatest comedy The School for Scandal
Wallack's Theatre, 1888. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches when folded. Lester Wallack ceased as manager of the Wallack Theatre May, 1888, now apparently managed by Henry E. Abbey. Lester died September 6, 1888. The Wallack Theatre Company had been organized.....
Wallack's Theatre Program, Monday Evening, September 3, 1888, McCaull Opera Company presenting...Franz von Suppe's...Boccaccio
Wallack's Theater, 1888. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 8.5 x 11.75 inches when folded. Lester Wallack ceased as manager of the Wallack Theatre May, 1888, now apparently managed by McCaull. Lester died September 6, 1888 First edition (first printing). Very good copy. Sheet is.....
Wallack's Theatre Program Monday Evening, August 29, 1888, MaCaull Opera Company...Lorraine
Wallack's Theatre, 1888. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 8.25 x 11.6 inches when folded. After May 5, 1888, Lester Wallack ceased as manager of the Wallack Theatre May, 1888, now apparently managed by McCaull. Lester died September 6, 1888. First edition (first printing). Very.....
Wallack's Theatre Program for Monday, July 11th, (1887), McCaull Opera Comique Company ...in Indiana
Wallack Theater, 1887. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 8.5 x 11.5 inches when folded. The Wallack Theater which was begun by James W. Wallack and Lester Wallack, father and son, was at 30th & Broadway in 1887. First edition (first printing). A near fine.....
Wallack's Theatre Program for Thursday Evening, March 24, 1887, first production of an original American drama...The Dominie's Daughter
Wallack Theatre, 1887. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 8.4 x 11.6 inches when folded. The Wallack Theater which was begun by James W. Wallack and Lester Wallack, father and son, was at 30th & Broadway in 1887. First edition (first printing). A near fine.....
Wallack's Theatre Program for Monday, August 30th, (1886) presenting The McCaull Opera Comique Co. in the original production in English of...Josephine, Sold by Her Sisters
Wallack's Theatre, 1886. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 8 x 11.6 inches when folded. The Wallack Theater which was begun by James W. Wallack and Lester Wallack, father and son, was at 30th & Broadway in 1886. First edition (first printing). A near fine.....
Wallack's Theatre Program for Monday Evening, April 30th, 1883, will be presented for the first time in America 'The Cape Mail'; will conclude with the farcical comedy 'The Snowball.'
Wallack's Theatre, 1883. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 8.25 x 11.5 inches when folded. The Wallack Theater which was begun by James W. Wallack and Lester Wallack, father and son, was at 30th & Broadway in 1883. First edition (first printing). A near fine.....
Union Square Theatre programme, Week Commencing Monday Evening, December 12, 1892, in Zola's Therese
Union Square Theatre, 1892. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 16 pages. Numerous local ads. Starring Mrs. Potter as Therese Raquin and Mr. Bellew as Laurent. The Union Square Theatre opened in 1870 at 58 E. 14th St. In 1921 it was renamed the Acme Theatre. First edition (first printing). Near fine.....
The Building Fund: A Play in Three Acts
Maunsel & Co., Ltd., 1905. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 49 pages. William Boyle (1853-1923) was an Irish dramatist and short story writer. He wrote 5 comedies for the Abbey Theatre, this being his first and also his first drama, about the people of County Louth. First edition (first printing). A......
The Cherub (poster)
The Magic Theatre, 1969. First Edition. Poster. Poster, 7.5 x 12.5 inches, printed in blue and red on white.Verso blank. 'The Magic Theatre presents Michael McClure's new play The Cherub directed by John Lion...at the Mandrake, Berkeley.' With May and June performance dates listed. First edition (first printing). Good copy.....
Hamlet
Yale Univ Pr, September 2003. Trade Paperback. The Annotated Shakespeare Series allowsreaders to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the world's greatest dramatist "If any work deserves a student's closest attention, it is Hamlet. Burton Raffel's fully annotated edition is a teacher's and student's dream: the words are.....
The Recruiting Officer: A Comedy
Peter Davis. Printed at Oxford University Press, 1926. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 61 numbered pages, 1 page Epilogue, 2 pages List of Illustrations. With 12 beautiful full-page color plates. 8.75 x 14 inches. First edition thus. Limited edition, #229/550 copies on mould-made paper. A very good copy in decorated paper.....
One-Act Plays by American Poets
The East End Theatre, n.d., ca. 1965. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 11 unnumbered pages. Includes 'Cafe Espresso' by David Walker; 'Port (A Murder in One Act)' by Barbara Guest; Oklahoma Danger Remark, or, A Luncheon Date with the Torpedos of Fu Manchu (A Musical Evocation of Florence Nightengale and her.....
A Christmas Strike: A One-Act Christmas Comedy
T.S. Denison & Company, 1930. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 30 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).Prior owner name on top front cover.
The White House Murder Case & Dick and Jane
Grove Press, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 122 pages. Illustrated from black-and-white photos. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
A Thousand Clowns (play synopsis)
Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, 1962. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 18 pages. Synopsis of playscript. 'Inter-Office Communication' to 'Producers and Executives (Arthur Freed)' from 'Marjorie Thorson' date 'January 15, 1962.' 'Scheduled for a March fifteenth Boston opening, starring Jason Robards, Jr., and produced by Fred Coe and Arthur Kantor, this warm and zany comedy.....