Drama/Theatre/Film from Monkey House Books

Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 1982. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket condition Good . Translated and with an introduction by Norman R. Shapiro. 316 pages, French playwright, ""farceur"". Fin de siecle light comedies, 6 in English for the first time. Ladies Man, Wooed and Viewed, Romance in a Flat, Fit to Be Tried, Mixed Doubles, The Boor Hug, Caught… Read more about this item

New York: Benjamin Blom, Inc., 1964 [1903]. Yellow cloth boards. Good/No Dust Jackets.. 1964 reissue of this highly detailed and wide-ranging account of theaters, opera houses, lyceums, concert halls, pleasure gardens, amphitheatres, circuses, saloons, etc. in old New York City. Includes index of plays and actors, a list of riots and benefits, theater fires, and extensive accounts of… Read more about this item

A Smith and Kraus Book, 2001. Softcover. Good/Dust Jacket condition Good . The Monologue Audition Series. A few dogears, wear to covers, but text clean. 143 pages.

Memphis: The National Drama Company, 1936. Stapled softcover booklet. Good. Play for amateur theatrical groups. Comedy/character study set in the living room of Gibson Boarding House. Single set, 6 female and 5 male players. 3rd edition. 46 pages. Some insect damage to front cover, but text is clean and unmarked.

New York: Samuel French, Inc., 1971. Stapled blue card covers. Good. Music and lyrics by John Guare. For 11 players (6 major), set in an apartment in Queens in October 1965. 80 pages, some wear.

Dramatists Play Service Inc., 1955. Stapled green card covers. Good. 78 pages, some wear. For 11 players, set in a small Kansas town in a yard shared by 2 women, Labor Day and following morning.

Futura Publications, 1988. Mass market paperback. Very Good. Quotes and anecdotes about the prominent English actor Sir John Gielgud. Light wear.

1978. Stapled softcover booklet. Good. Queens Festival Theater. Robert Moss and Philip Himberg present Joan Littlewood's musical entertainment. Folded/creased. 12 pages.

New York, 1979. Stapled softcover booklet. Very Good. Alvin Theatre, December 1979. Mike Nichols presents, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Reid Shelton. 1 crease on front cover, otherwise nice. 98 pages. Articles include a conversation with Isaac Bashevis Singer, Robert Klein interview, Kaufman on Theatre.

The National Theatre Magazine, 1984. Stapled softcover booklet. Good. St. James Theatre. Volume 3, number 1, October 1, 1984. 86 pages. Creasing at staples, pages tanned. Twiggy and Tommy Tune.

New York, 1980. Stapled softcover booklet. Very Good. Belasco Theatre, February 1980. Starring Charles Nelson Reilly and Uta Hagen. New play by Peter Hacks, directed by Herbert Berghof. 58 pages, nice, some tanning. Jerry Robinson, Richard Rodgers tribute, Joan Plowright.

New York, 1980. Stapled softcover booklet. Very Good. Circle in the Square Theatre, September 1980. 76 pages, Al Hirschfeld cover. Starring Ellis Rabb as Sheridan Whiteside. Directed by Stephen Porter. Stories about Tommy Tune, fall fashions, profile of Derek Jacobi. Light wear, some darkening.

New York: American Theatre Press Inc., 1979. Stapled softcover booklet. Good Plus.. Royale Theatre, August 1979. Directed by Tom Moore. Shubert archive, Charles Lowe. 50 pages, slight tanning, edgewear and small tears.

Oxford University Press, 1979. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket condition Good . Reference book includes playwrights, theatrical terminology, actors, theatres, etc. 640 pages. Ex-library, spine label, clear wraps.

Englewood Cliffs: Dynasty Media Publishing Corp., 1984. Large format softcover. Good. Short summaries and information about soap operas of the 1980s, including All My Children, As the World Turns, General Hospital, Guiding Light, The Young & the Restless, etc. Pages tanning. 176 pages, b/w photos, magazine format.

New York & London: Routledge, 2005. Softcover. Good Plus.. Media studies, cultural and industrial history of early television. Profiles early stars such as Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, other show and advertisements. Some wear and curling to covers. Brief pencil underlining and yellow highlighting. 222 pages, index.

London; New York: A & C Black; W. W. Norton, 1991 [1970]. Softcover. Good. The New Mermaids series. Edited by J. R. Mulryne. USED sticker. Ink & pencil notes/marginalia. 137 pages.

South Brunswick & New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1973. Large format hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket condition Good . 208 pages, b/w illustrations. Some wear to jacket.

New York: Castle Books, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket condition Good . B/w illustrations. 256 pages, bibliography. Jacket has some wear and small tears.

New York: National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc., 1984. Softcover, magazine. Very Good. Pages 577-640 monthly. Light wear. Jack Lemmon, William K. Everson, Pauline Kael, Nestor Almendros, Rose Hobart.