Theatre, Theater

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1945 A history of the Carolina Playmakers founded by Frederick Henry Koch.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Blackie & Son, 1923 First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1909 First published in 1533 and reissued as part of the Tudor Facsimile Texts series edited by John S. Farmer. Corners a little rubbed. Pages uncut.. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1909 First published in 1533 and reissued as part of the Tudor Facsimile Texts series edited by John S. Farmer. Corners a little rubbed. Pages uncut.. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Longmans, 1967 The story of the early years and upbringing of Charles Dickens, showing how subtly he transformed the memories of his youth into the unforgettable comedy and drama of his fiction.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh: Albyn Press, 1949. Scottish play.. First Edition. Paperback. New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1950. Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: James Kantor, 1969 Souvenir booklet from the film starring American, actress and singer Barbra Streisand and directed by Gene Kelly. Staple holes to edges.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1948 Illustrated review diary of English theatre. Some staining to boards.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grove Press, 1964. Controversial play about Pope Pious XII failiure to speak out against the Nazi holocaust. Includes a chapter on the history surrounding the play.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Virago Press, 1981. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Printed for William Hone, 1823. Covers grubby rear cloth loose but attached. Spine extremities worn.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1990 A must for the Bob Hope completist. Scarce proof copy of a Bob Hope classic!. Proof. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof. more information

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New York: New York University Press, 1960. Some fading to boards. William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 - May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. Howells also wrote plays, criticism, and essays about contemporary literary figures such as Henrik Ibsen, Émile Zola, Giovanni Verga, Benito Pérez Galdós, and, especially, Leo Tolstoy, which helped establish their reputations in the United States. He also wrote critically in support of American writers Hamlin Garland, Stephen Crane, Emily Dickinson, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Sarah Orne Jewett, Charles W. Chesnutt, Abraham Cahan, and Frank Norris. It is perhaps in this role that he had his greatest influence. In his "Editor's Study" column at the Atlantic Monthly and, later, at Harper's, he formulated and disseminated his theories of "realism" in literature.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius, 1923 Little Blue Book 379.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. more information

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London: Faber & Faber, 1982. Biography and criticism the English dramatist. Includes bibliography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Kaye & Ward, 1974 A guide to the techniques of performance.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: William Heinemann, 1960 First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1949 Edited by Leon Edel. Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1973 Includes bibliography.. First Thus. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1947 Rebound in strong library binding.. First English Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Quality Book Club, 1967 Biography.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1972 First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Mitre Press, 1965 Exploration of the authenticity of Shakespere's authorship and, in particular, the case for attributing the plays to Sir Francis Bacon. Some minor rubbing to d/j.. Third Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Pall Mall Press, 1972 A biography of novelist, playwright, and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938) who shocked and dazzled early 20th-century Europe with his sexual exploits, military feats, and political escapades. More than any other figure since the unification of Italy, he casts a shadow forwards to the present day. His relationships with the worlds of Italian culture, theatre, and politics were unique, fiery, and always controversial. His literary achievements have influenced generations of Italian writers. This book is intended for students and scholars of Italian literature, history, and politics, European Decadentism, 19th- and 20th-century studies.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1903 Fifth Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: John Murray, 1933 Autobiography.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: G. Bell & Sons, 1964 First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: New York University Press, 1975. The origins of drama from shamanistic theatre to drama in India, China, Japan, Greece and Europe.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The Falcon Press, 1949 Based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell. Rebound in strong library binding.. First U.K. Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: The University of London: The Institute of Germanic Studies, 1964. Gerhart Hauptmann (November 15, 1862 - June 6, 1946) was a German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912. Hauptmann was born in Obersalzbrunn, a small town of Silesia, now known as Szczawno-Zdrój and a part of Poland. He was the son of a hotel-keeper. From the village school of his native place he passed to the Realschule in Breslau, and was then sent to learn agriculture on his uncle's farm at Jauer. Having, however, no taste for country life, he soon returned to Breslau and entered the art school, intending to become a sculptor. Here he met his life-long friend Josef Block. He then studied at Jena, and spent the greater part of the years 1883 and 1884 in Italy. In May 1885 Hauptmann married and settled in Berlin, and, devoting himself entirely to literary work, soon attained a great reputation as one of the chief representatives of the modern drama.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: New York University Press, 1980. Alfred Jarry (September 8, 1873 - November 1, 1907) was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mother's side. Best known for his play Ubu Roi (1896), which is often cited as a forerunner to the surrealist theatre of the 1920s and 1930s, Jarry wrote in a variety of genres and styles. He wrote plays, novels, poetry, essays and speculative journalism. His texts present some pioneering work in the field of absurdist literature. Sometimes grotesque or misunderstood (i.e. the opening line in his play Ubu Roi, "Merdre!", has been translated into English as "Shittr!", "Shikt!", and "Pschitt!"), he invented a science called 'pataphysics. Rare.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Leeds: Yorkshire Television Limited, 1972. Rehearsal script for the famous soap series. From the archive of actor Peter Holt who played the part of Verney. Patrick Holt's real name was Patrick G. Parsons. Some of his childhood was spent in India where his father, who claimed kinship with the great actress Mrs Siddons, was Deputy Inspector-General of the Indian Police. Perhaps surprisingly, given such a background, Patrick was sent to Christ's Hospital, a famous charity school in England, UK. He formed a close friendship with a boy in the same boarding house, the future film star Michael Wilding. There were those who thought Holt the better actor. He started his career in repertory theatres, and in 1939 landed a leading part on the London stage, but World War II broke out and he joined the army. He saw service in Burma, Singapore and India, often on secret missions behind enemy lines, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war he joined the J Arthur Rank charm school and steadily established himself as a leading actor in Fifties "second features". Quinlan has called him "the Dennis Price of the B film." By evolving into a character actor he sustained his career into old age, working on stage and television as well as in the cinema, and he was still listed in the Spotlight casting directory at the time of his death. His first wife was the actress Sonia Holm. In 1954 he married Sandra Dorne, with whom he had occasionally co-starred. The marriage was happy and he is said never to have recovered from her death on Christmas Day 1992. Probably unique.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Leeds: Yorkshire Television Limited, 1972. Rehearsal script for the famous soap series. From the archive of actor Peter Holt who played the part of Verney. Patrick Holt's real name was Patrick G. Parsons. Some of his childhood was spent in India where his father, who claimed kinship with the great actress Mrs Siddons, was Deputy Inspector-General of the Indian Police. Perhaps surprisingly, given such a background, Patrick was sent to Christ's Hospital, a famous charity school in England, UK. He formed a close friendship with a boy in the same boarding house, the future film star Michael Wilding. There were those who thought Holt the better actor. He started his career in repertory theatres, and in 1939 landed a leading part on the London stage, but World War II broke out and he joined the army. He saw service in Burma, Singapore and India, often on secret missions behind enemy lines, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war he joined the J Arthur Rank charm school and steadily established himself as a leading actor in Fifties "second features". Quinlan has called him "the Dennis Price of the B film." By evolving into a character actor he sustained his career into old age, working on stage and television as well as in the cinema, and he was still listed in the Spotlight casting directory at the time of his death. His first wife was the actress Sonia Holm. In 1954 he married Sandra Dorne, with whom he had occasionally co-starred. The marriage was happy and he is said never to have recovered from her death on Christmas Day 1992. Probably unique.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Leeds: Yorkshire Television Limited, 1972. Camera script for the famous soap series. From the archive of actor Peter Holt who played the part of Verney. Patrick Holt's real name was Patrick G. Parsons. Some of his childhood was spent in India where his father, who claimed kinship with the great actress Mrs Siddons, was Deputy Inspector-General of the Indian Police. Perhaps surprisingly, given such a background, Patrick was sent to Christ's Hospital, a famous charity school in England, UK. He formed a close friendship with a boy in the same boarding house, the future film star Michael Wilding. There were those who thought Holt the better actor. He started his career in repertory theatres, and in 1939 landed a leading part on the London stage, but World War II broke out and he joined the army. He saw service in Burma, Singapore and India, often on secret missions behind enemy lines, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war he joined the J Arthur Rank charm school and steadily established himself as a leading actor in Fifties "second features". Quinlan has called him "the Dennis Price of the B film." By evolving into a character actor he sustained his career into old age, working on stage and television as well as in the cinema, and he was still listed in the Spotlight casting directory at the time of his death. His first wife was the actress Sonia Holm. In 1954 he married Sandra Dorne, with whom he had occasionally co-starred. The marriage was happy and he is said never to have recovered from her death on Christmas Day 1992. Probably unique.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Allen Lane, 1979 Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Port Washington: Kennikat Press, 1968 Study of the Jewish representation in drama, from the origins of Hebrew drama through the Medieval stage, Marlowe's 'Jew of Malta' and Shakespeare's Shylock to Israel Zangwill and modern theatre. Landa, who as Jack Landa or M. Jack Landa, acted in and produced Jewish plays for the London stage, was the husband of Gertrude Landa, a Jewish folklorist and often his co-producer. Introduction by Murray Boston. Some minor foxing.. First Thus. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Four Square, 1960 Rebound.. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: The Argonaut Press, 1935 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: New English Library, 1993 First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Fortune Press, 1948. This version was first produced at the "Q" Theatre on April 30th, 1948.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: George Routledge & Sons, 1929 Some fading to boards and spine.. First English Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Fortune Press, 1930. "Wherein is accurately and whimsically given all the Characters and their parts as performed for the Benefit of the Lying-in Hospital, at Daly's Theatre On May 22, 1928, and at Wyndham's Theatre on December 6, in the same year." To the noble and charitable Countess of Birkenhead this charitable lampoon is dedicated by her obliged servant the author. Slight rusting of staples; otherwise a fine copy. Verse. Shane Leslie was a much respected Greek Scholar. A very scarce Fortune Press item. (d'Arch Smith 352). First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Oxford: Woodstock Books, 1990 A facsimile of the 1798 edition.. First Thus. Cloth. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1982 An important forum for criticism and scholarship on O'Casey. This book presents a wide range of critical articles, specially commissioned from some of the leading experts in the field, including Ronald Ayling, William J. Maroldo, Mary FitzGerald and Robert G. Lowery. Seán O'Casey (30 March 1880 - 18 September 1964) was a major Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed nationalist and socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. His plays are particularly noted for the sympathetic treatment of female characters.. First Edition. Cloth. New/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Alberquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1955 In 1962, Carl Van Vechten, novelist, photographer, and wealthy, white supporter of African-American writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance, placed in his collection, in Yale’s Beinecke Library, a mysterious box that he asked be kept closed until twenty-five years after his death. Van Vechten died in 1969, and his donation was opened on January 17, 1990. It turned out to consist of about twenty scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and photos that combined to constitute a light hearted, ironic comment on homosexual men, lesbians, and masculinity and femininity. Dust jacket chipped and worn.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Caerleon: Green Round Press, 1991. Autobiography of Arthur Machen's wife. Edited with an introduction by Godfrey Brangham.. First Edition. Cloth. New/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Caerleon: Green Round Press, 1991 Autobiography of Arthur Machen's wife. Edited with an introduction by Godfrey Brangham.. First Edition. Cloth. New/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh: The Stanley Press, 1963. Illustrated history of Edinburgh's Theatre Royal which lasted for 90 years before its demolition in 1859. To it came all the great players of the time Sarah Siddons, Edmund Kean, William Macready, and many others. It was also the centre of Scotland's first theatrical ventures, presenting Home's "Douglas", Scott's "Rob Roy" and many other original Scottish plays.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh: The Stanley Press, 1963. Illustrated history of Edinburgh's Theatre Royal which lasted for 90 years before its demolition in 1859. To it came all the great players of the time Sarah Siddons, Edmund Kean, William Macready, and many others. It was also the centre of Scotland's first theatrical ventures, presenting Home's "Douglas", Scott's "Rob Roy" and many other original Scottish plays.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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