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Foolish notion : a comedy : production script

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0941
Abstract A carbon production playscript of Phillip Barry's, Foolish Notion : a Comedy, with the ownership stamp of influential theatrical designer, Jo Mielziner, who prepared the scene and lighting for the opening Broadway production at the Martin Beck Theatre. Some pencil underscores early on pertain to the set (the entire play takes place in the library of the Hapgood house), while another note, "New Haven Feb 1," suggests a traditional preview may have taken...
Dates: 1945

It bees dat way (a confrontational ritual) : play

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0852
Abstract

This 11-page manuscript is a mechanically reproduced typescript of Ed Bullins's play, It Bees Dat Way (a Confrontational Ritual)..

Dates: 1969 December 27

Green bags/white linen : a one-act play : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0851
Abstract

This original mimeographed typescript is Herbert D. Greggs's copy of his playscript for Green Bags/White Linen: a one-act play.

Dates: circa 1965

Richard Hoffman - Arthur Miller collection

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Identifier: MSS 0484
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman - Arthur Miller Collection spans the dates between 1945 and 2002 and comprises 2.3 linear feet of playscripts, screenplays, photographs, correspondence, financial documents, posters, flyers, periodicals, journals, theater programs, news clippings, and ephemera related to the American playwright and author Arthur Miller.

Dates: 1945-2002

Richard Hoffman - August Wilson collection

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Identifier: MSS 0510
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman - August Wilson Collection consists of two playbills and one poster from stage productions of African-American playwright August Wilson's playsSeven Guitars,King Hedley II, andJoe Turner's Come and Gonespanning the dates between 1988 and 1999.

Dates: 1988-1999

Richard Hoffman Beth Henley collection

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Identifier: MSS 0550
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman Beth Henley collection spans the dates 1981-1984 and comprises eight items, including six playscripts and two film posters.

Dates: 1981-1984

Richard Hoffman collection of American and British theater and film scripts

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Identifier: MSS 0591
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman collection of American and British theater and film scripts spans the dates 1956-2003 and comprises four linear feet of play scripts and screenplays, mostly Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. Assembled by the writer and Brooklyn-based bookdealer Richard Lee Hoffman, the collection also includes a few accompanying photographs, playbills, and theater programs.

Dates: 1958-2006

Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection

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Identifier: MSS 0505
Abstract The Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection contains playscripts, film scripts, theater programs, playbooks, and a poster related to the following works by American playwright John Guare:The House of Blue Leaves(1971),Two Gentlemen of Verona(1973),Landscape of the Body(1977),Bosoms and Neglect(1979), and...
Dates: 1972-1993

Richard Hoffman - Lorraine Hansberry collection

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Identifier: MSS 0508
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman's collection of materials from the African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry collection spans the dates 1959-1986 and comprises 17 items, including photographs, playbills, programs, a screenplay for A Raisin in the Sun(1959), and articles related to The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window(1964).

Dates: 1959-1986

Richard Hoffman - Neil Simon collection

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Identifier: MSS 0485
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman - Neil Simon collection spans the dates between 1955 and 1993 and comprises three linear feet of playscripts, film scripts, correspondence, posters, flyers, periodicals, theater programs, and photographs related to the American playwright Neil Simon.

Dates: 1955-1993

Charles Johnson papers

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Identifier: MSS 0143
Abstract

The Charles Johnson papers consist of the letters and manuscripts written by American novelist and teacher Charles Johnson and sent to his former professor John Gardner. The seven manuscripts are drafts and outlines towards Johnson's publications, The Devil and Jubilee Tuthill, Oxherding Tale, and Faith and the Good Thing.

Dates: 1973-1976

Robert B. Kegerreis The Tell-Tale Heart and theatrical collection

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Identifier: MSS 0706
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to the American actor and playwright Robert B. Kegerreis's 1909 dramatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his involvement in the New York theater scene of the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1909-1925; Majority of material found within dates 1909-1911

I never promised you a rose garden : screenplay

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0965
Abstract

British-born screenwriter Gavin Lambert (1924-2005) wrote the screenplay I Never Promised You a Rose Garden based on the 1964 novel by Joanne Greenberg (using pen name Hannah Green).

Dates: 1976

Sons and lovers : screenplay

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0964
Abstract

In 1959, British-born screenwriter Gavin Lambert (1924-2005) wrote the screenplay Son and Lovers based on the novel by D. H. Lawrence.

Dates: 1959 April 10

Such a gorgeous kid like me : screenplay

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0963
Abstract

British-born screenwriter Gavin Lambert (1924-2005) wrote Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me as a screen adaptation of Henry Farrell's 1967 novel of the same title.

Dates: 1968 November 1

Black America : story

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0868B
Abstract

American film writer and producer Lew Lipton worked on the ultimately unproduced story and screenplay for “Black America” from 1935 until his death in 1961. Originally titled “Harlem Cavalcade,” it follows the story of African American life from 1626 to the 1930s.

Dates: approximately 1960-1961

Harlem cavalcade : story and screen play

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0868A
Abstract

American film writer and producer Lew Lipton worked on the ultimately unproduced story and screenplay for “Harlem Cavalcade” from 1935 until his death in 1961. Retitled “Black America” in later drafts, it follows the story of African American life from 1626 to the 1930s.

Dates: approximately 1935-1961

After the fall : mimeographed typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0812
Abstract

A mimeographed playscript for Arthur Miller's play, "After the Fall : a play." Rehearsal script from the original production of Miller's surrealistic, autobiographical drama performed by the Lincoln Center Repertory Company, New York, in 1964.

Dates: 1964

Incident at Vichy : mimeographed typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0811
Abstract

A mimeographed playscript of Arthur Miller's play, "Incident at Vichy." Rehearsal script from the first production of Miller's play, produced by Lincoln Center in 1964. Comparison of the published text with this script reveals several textual variances. Paper covers stamped inside "Property of Irene Lewisohn Library / The Neighborhood School of the Theatre / 340 East 54th Street, New York."

Dates: 1964

The crucible : mimeographed typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0809
Abstract

One mimeographed playscript of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." Original rehearsal script from the first production of Miller's play.

Dates: 1952-1953

The Misfits : dialogue continuity and cutting continuity

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0939
Abstract

These two mimeographed typescripts are the post-production but pre-release dialogue continuity and cutting continuity scripts for Arthur Miller's screenplay titled The Misfits.

Dates: 1961 January 10

That Hamilton woman : screenplay

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0940
Abstract

This mimeographed typescript of the screenplay That Hamilton Woman was written by British playwright R. C. Sherriff and screenwriter and director Walter Reisch.

Dates: 1940

Broadway bound : a new comedy : playscript and program

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0813
Abstract

Playscript and program of Broadway Bound by Neil Simon.

Dates: May 1986

Chapter two : screenplay and letter

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0845
Abstract

This photographically duplicated typescript of Chapter Two, written by American playwright Neil Simon, is accompanied by a promotional letter.

Dates: 1979-1980

I ought to be in pictures : screenplay

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0847
Abstract

American playwright Neil Simon wrote this screenplay for I Ought to Be in Pictures.

Dates: 1980 October

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