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Strife : A Drama in Three Acts
by Galsworthy, John [1867-1933]
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- 1939
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Toronto / London: Copp Clark Co/ Duckworth, 1939 Book. Good>Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Strife is a three-act play by the English writer John Galsworthy. It was his third play, and the most successful of the three. It was produced in 1909.In the play, there is a prolonged unofficial strike at a factory; as the trade union and the company directors… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kean: The Imaginary Memoirs of an Actor
by Berstl, Julius
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good, Slight Chips
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- 1st US Edition.
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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New York: Orion Press, 1962 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. A fictional biography of the English actor Edmund Kean ( 1787 - 15 May 1833) was a celebrated British Shakespearean stage actor born in England, who performed in London, Belfast, New York, Quebec, and Paris among other places. He was well known for his short stature and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pantages Theatre: Rebirth of a Landmark
by Olsheski, Constance;Filey, Mike; Lindsay, John C.
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- 1st Can Ed.
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9781550131550
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Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1989 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Can Ed.. Beginning with a short history of theatre, vaudeville and cinema in Toronto, (with a brief biography of successful Greek immigrant entrepreneur Alexander Pantages pp28-29) ) it described the construction and opening of the luxurious Pantages Theatre in 1920. Many famous performers starred in the shows, it later became… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cupid, Satyr and the Golden Age: Pastoral Dramatic Scenes in the Late Renaissance
by Niccoli, Gabriele
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- As New
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- 1st US Edition.
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780820407838
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New York: Peter Lang, 1989 Book. As New. Laminated Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. "The purpose of the present work is to analyze three major conventional scenes .. in three pastoral plays : the "Aminta" of Tasso; Guarini's "Pastor Fido" , and the "Bergerie" by Montechrestien.:"Through a triadic partition, the book reconstructs authorial patterns of behaviour conducive to an ecumenic and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Atlantis
by Hunter, Maureen
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- First Thus.
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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- 9781896239231
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Scirocco Drama, 1997 Book. As New. Soft cover. First Thus.. "A passionate encounter on the Greek island of Santorini . Ben is a Canadian in his fifties who has taken refuge on the sunny isle - thought to be the legendary Atlantis. He encounters Micea, a mystical local woman." First performed Feb.8 1996 at the Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ancient Greek Myths and Modern Drama : A Study in Continuity
by Belli, Angela
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- First Pbk.Ed..
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- 1969
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New Yorl: New York University Press, 1969 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Pbk.Ed... ". investigates the motives which prompted these dramatists to reinterpret the ancient legends, the methods used in creating new plays, and the ways in which the different treatments vary from their source and from one another" The dramatists discussed are Cocteau, O'Neill, Eliot, Sartre, Montherlant. Anouilh, Giraudaux,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Greek Theatre
by McLeish,Kenneth
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- 1982
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London: Longman, 1982 Ex-Library. Good>Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint.. Well illustrated introduction for schools in the "Aspects of Greek Life" 65p. illus.Neat tight rebound opy, minimal marks of library ownership. Item Price
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To Thauma Ton Blachernon / The Miracle of Vlaherna : A Play in Three Acts
by Caridia, Hypatia [Karydia, Ypatias]
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- Used - Good>Very Good
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- First Edition.
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- 1952
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London: Zavallis Press, 1952 Book. Good>Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition.. Play text- set partly in Constantinople and partly in Kievan Rus c.864 AD. Parallel Greek / English text 203p. Text clean and neat but for rust marks from staples, original paper covers a little worn & stained. [6 Copies found in WorldCat]. Item Price
$120.00
Ulysses: A Drama in a Prologue & Three Acts
by Phillips, Stephen
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- 1909
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London: John Lane : Bodley Head, 1909 Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. Vintage copy of a melodramatic Victorian play first performed in 1902 in front of a distinguished audience - including royalty.The influence of Beerbohm Tree and the fact that the author was educated in Stratford-upon-Avon might explain the rather overwrought style. - no blame to attribute to Homer!… Read more about this item Item Price
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Two Plays-Sodom and Gomorrah (and) Comedy : A Tragedy in One Act
by Kazantzakis, Nikos
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- Near Fine - Price Clipped
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- 1st.US Edition
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
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- 9780935476125
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Minneapolis MN: Nostos, 1982 Book. Illus. by Trans. Kimon Friar. New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition. "Sodom and Gomorrah" Translated with an introduction by Kimon Friar originally appeared in the Literary Review, Volume 18 # 4 Summer 1975 ; "Comedy" with an introduction by Karl Kerenyi in the Literary Review Volume 19 # 2 Winter 1976. 120p.. Item Price
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Sappho : a Play In Verse
by Durrell, Lawrence
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- 1967
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London: Faber & Faber, 1967 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint.. Item Price
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Brave Enterprise, A History of The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
by Chesterton, A.K
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1st UK Edition
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- 1934
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- Hardcover
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London: J.Miles & Co, 1934 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. Issued by the Governors of The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.This is an official account describing Charles Flowr and his efforts to establish the original Shakespeare Memorial Theatre which opened in 1879. After a devastatng fire in 1926 funds had to be raised to replace it. There are… Read more about this item Item Price
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Clever as Paint: The Rossettis in Love
by Morrisey, Kim
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- 1st Can
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- 2000
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- 9780887545528
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Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2000 Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Can. "...a wickedly funny appraisal" in a dramatic presentation of the relationships between Dante Gabriel Rossetti, his wife Lizzie Siddal and William Morris. "Strangely beautiful, witty and compassionate [it] offers fresh insights into the boundaries between art, craft, grief, inspiration and despair.. Item Price
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Straford Festival Edition)
by Shakespeare, William
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- 1st.Can Ed..
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- 1998
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- 9780887941368
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Toronto: C.B.C. Enterprises, 1998 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st.Can Ed... Text based on the Globe Text and the 1984 production at the Ontario Stratford Festival Theatre Edited by Elliot Hayes and Michal Schonberg, Directed by John Hirsch, costume sketches by Desmond Heeley) 111p. plates(some.col) Donor inscription on ffep, else fine. Item Price
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Trial of the pendle witches : a play
by Kemp, Graham
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- 1st UK Edition.
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- 2013
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- 9781904244912
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Lancaster: Scotforth Books, 2013 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st UK Edition.. Graham Kemp's play chronicling the course of these notorious prosecutions 400 years ago - the second largest witch trial in English history and biggest ever group execution for witchcraft. The Wonderous Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster penned by Clerk of the Court Thomas Potts inspired… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Language of Drama - Drama as a Language.
by Esslin, Martin.
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- First Thus.
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- 1983
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Stratford, Ontario: Stratford Festival, 1983 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Thus.. A Lecture given by Martin Esslin for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. August 14, 1983.[20 unnumbered pages] Author signature on final page [7 copies found iin WorldCat]. Item Price
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The Man Born to be King : A Play-cycle on the Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
by Sayers, Dorothy Leigh
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- Reprint.
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- 1966
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London: Victor Gollancz, 1966 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint.. Texts of radio plays first broadcast on BBC Dec. 1941-Oct. 1942. Producer Val Gielgud. First published 1943, reprinted 1966.Delicatory: The Makers, foreword by J W. Welch, Director of Religious Broadcasting, B.B.C, author's introduction, production note by Val Gielgud.. Item Price
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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron Complete Volume VIII : Dramas
by Byron,George Gordon Noel [Lord Byron]
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- 1839
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Philadelphia: R.W.Pomeroy, 1839 Book. Very Good. Leather. Volume 8 ONLY of a nice early American set of Byron's works (originally in 10 volumes.) Vol. VI-VIII. Dramas . SEE ALSO entries for other volumes in the set. Neat, small, pocket sized format. Illustrated half-title is faded, some foxing, tight in slightly scuffed leather, raised bands, marbled end papers.. Item Price
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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron Complete Volume VI : Dramas
by Byron,George Gordon Noel [Lord Byron]
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- 1839
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Philadelphia: R.W.Pomeroy, 1839 Book. Very Good. Leather. Volume 6 only of a nice early American set of Byron's works (originally in 10 volumes.) SEE ALSO entries for other volumes in the set. Neat,small, pocket sized format. Illustrated half-title is faded, some foxing, tight in slightly scuffed leather, raised bands, marbled endpapers. v. 6: 4, 3-284 p.1] leaf of plates. Item Price
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