| Description |
xxviii, 707 p. 25 cm. |
| Note |
Second series, published 1947, has title: Best plays of the modern American theatre. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: p. 706-707. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The mid-century theatre, a reprise with variations / J. Gassner -- Death of a salesman / A. Miller -- A street car named Desire / T. Williams -- The iceman cometh / E. O'Neill -- The member of the wedding / C. McCullers -- The autumn garden / L. Hellman -- Come back, little Sheba / W. Inge -- All my sons / A. Miller -- Detective story / S. Kingsley -- Billy Budd / L.O. Coxe, R. Chapman -- Medea / R. Jeffers -- Mister Roberts / T. Heggen, J. Logan -- State of the Union / H. Lindsay, R. Crouse -- Darkness at noon / S. Kingsley -- Anne of the thousand days / M. Anderson -- Bell, book, and candle / J. van Druten -- The moon is blue / F.H. Herbert -- Summer and smoke / Tennessee Williams. |
| Subject |
American drama -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005.
Death of a salesman.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Streetcar named Desire.
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
Iceman cometh.
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McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967.
Member of the wedding.
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Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984.
Autumn garden.
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Inge, William.
Come back, Little Sheba.
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Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005.
All my sons.
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Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995
Detective story.
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Coxe, Louis Osborne, 1918-1993
Billy Budd.
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Chapman, Robert Harris.
Billy Budd.
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Jeffers, Robinson, 1887-1962.
Medea.
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Heggen, Thomas, 1919-1949.
Mister Roberts.
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Logan, Joshua, 1908-1988
Mister Roberts.
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Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968.
State of the union.
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Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966.
Darkness at noon.
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Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995
Anne of a thousand days.
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Van Druten, John, 1901-1957.
Bell, book and candle.
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Herbert, F. Hugh (Frederick Hugh) 1897-1958
Moon is blue.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Summer and smoke.
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