Ionesco: Three Plays: Amedee, The New Tenant, Victims of Duty
Grove Press/Evergreen, January 1958. Paper Back. Soiling & foxing to exteriors. Previous owner's name inked first inside page. Text clean & without markings. Decent reading copy. More
Drama
Alcestis and Other Plays
Penguin, 1966. Paper Back. Vellacott translation, 1953; Penguin Classics re-print, 1966; Mild wear to covers and spine; Previous owner initnals present at half title; Mild underlining present throughout text; A nice reading copy. More
Alcestis (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
Oxford University Press, February 1990. Paper Back. A translation and interpretation of one of Euripides' plays, this version reveals the formal beauty and thematic concentration of the Alcestis. The late William Arrowsmith presents the play as a drama of human existence with recognizably human characters who also represent masked embodiments..... More
Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
Penguin Classics, August 1963. Trade Paperback. Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred. The first playwright to depict..... More
Tragedy and Social Evolution
Persea Books, April 1990. Trade Paperback. More
Beaux' Stratagem (Theatre classics for the modern reader)
Barron's Educational Series, January 1981. Paper Back. 12mo. Curled textblock from improperly carrying curled in a coat pocket or handbag. Highlighting on many pages. More
Stars of the Broadway Stage 1940-1967 in Performance Photographs by Fred Fehl
Dover Pubns, June 1983. Paper Back. Folio. Foxing. Dust stains top edge. [122 pp.]. More
The Human Image in Dramatic Literature
Peter Smith, January 1969. First Thus. Cloth. Octavo without dustjacket. Moss green cloth with black lettering along spine. Mild darkening of spine. End pages lightly tanned. Previous owner's name in ink ffep. Originally published by Anchor Books as, The Human Image in Dramatic Literature, 1957. Reprinted in 1969 in hardcover..... More
The idea of a theater, a study of ten plays;: The art of drama in changing perspective (A4)
Anchor, January 1953. Mass Market PaperBack. Heavy shelf wear. Chipping. Scuff marks. Previous dealer's address stamp first inside page. [255 pages]. More
The Idea of a Theater: The Art of Drama in Changing Perspective -- Anchor 4
Doubleday Anchor, 1953. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with sun-lightened spine and worn edges. [255 pages]. More
The human image in dramatic literature -- Essays (A124)
Doubleday Anchor, 1957. Mass Market PaperBack. Spine darkened & covers likewise darkened at margins. Smudges of soiling topedge of textblock toward spine. Hole-punch to front cover at eye level of Daumier's court jester. (217 pages.). More
The human image in dramatic literature -- Essays (A124)
Doubleday Anchor, 1957. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback, Doubleday Anchor Original with darkened spine & margins. Non-authorial inscription in ink half title page. [217 pages]. More
A Student's Guide to the Plays of Samuel Beckett
Faber & Faber, January 1986. Trade Paperback. As is. Corner cut on half title page. Some ex-library marks. More
Samuel Beckett: Faber Critical Guide (Faber Critical Guides)
Faber & Faber, July 2000. First Thus. Paper Back. Do you want to know why Beckett has become a figure of such continuing influence and importance in the theater? Are you studying his plays and looking for help with interpretation? Do you teach Beckett and need a reliable guide to..... More
Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman
University of California Press, November 2007. Hardcover. Broadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary, yet the popular perception of La Merm as the irrepressible wonder falls far short of all that she was and all that she meant to Americans over so many..... More
Courtship, Valentine's Day, 1918: Three Plays from the Orphans' Home Cycle (Pantheon Classic Cookbook)
Random House Inc (P), May 1987. Trade Paperback. More
'Tis Pity She's a Whore (New Mermaid Anthology)
A & C Black Publishers Ltd, April 1988. Trade Paperback. More
Plays By Webster & Ford -- Everyman's Library No 899.
J.M.Dent & Sons / E.P. Dutton, 1949. Reprint. Cloth. 12mo in edgeworn, heavily chipped DJ with darkening, damp stains. Spine sun tanned. Flap not clipped. Light green cloth covered boards with spotting, dust stains & discoloration. Top textblock edge tinted reddish brown, though discolored & muddied from age. A previous..... More
Dionysus in Paris (A Guide to Contemporary French Theater)
Meridian Books, January 1960. Paper Back. Cover wear. Previous owner's name. More
Peter Cottontail: Easter Musical in One Act
Samuel French, 1951. Stapled Soft Cover. 31 pages. More
Copenhagen
Anchor Books, August 2000. Trade Paperback. The Tony Award--winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art, Copenhagen is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb. In 1941 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a clandestine trip to..... More
Copenhagen
Anchor Books, August 2000. Trade Paperback. The Tony Award--winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art, Copenhagen is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb. In 1941 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a clandestine trip to..... More
Molly Sweeney
Plume, 1994. Hardcover. "Dispassionate eloquence and psychological honesty.... Brian Friel's writing has such vitality and warmth, such kindly accuracy of observation." - London Sunday Times From one of Ireland's best living playwrights, this striking piece of dramatic writing is a daring piece of theater. Keeping the play's three characters on..... More
Blood Knot and Other Plays
Theatre Communications Group, January 1993. Paper Back. These three Port Elizabeth plays, which established South African playwright Athol Fugard's international reputation more than twenty years ago, examine with passion and grace close family relationships strained almost unendurably by the harshest of economic and political conditions. A rare playwright, who could..... More
The Captain's Tiger
Theatre Communications Group, April 1999. Paper Back. Subtitled a Memoir for the Stage, the play is told both from the point of view of the twenty-year-old author who was the captain's tiger--a glorified personal servant to the ship's captain--and the author as his current-day self. This is a fascinating voyage..... More
