The Best Plays Of 1920 1921

Author : John Arthur Chapman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259817758
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book The Best Plays of 1920-1921 (Classic Reprint) written by John Arthur Chapman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume in a series on the best plays in America, The Best Plays of 1920-1921 showcases the ten best plays of that year. While edited by Burns Mantle, the content of the book is written by the infamous John Arthur Chapman who was nicknamed "Old Frostface" by the press and given the term of endearment: "the curmudgeon" by his peers. Even though his career began in Denver, Colorado; Chapman joined the New York Daily News in 1920 and spent most of his career working as a theater critic. The Best Plays of 1920-1921 begins by exploring both New York and Chicago as the epicenters for locating the best plays in America. Determining which ten would be awarded the status of best plays is no simple task, but with much exposition and no small power of elimination, Chapman narrows the list to "Debrau" by Sacha Guitry; "The First Year" by Frank Craven; "Enter Madame" by Gilda Varesi and Dolly Byrne; "The Green Goddess" by William Archer; "Liliom" by Franz Molnar; "Mary Rose" by James M. Barrie; "Nice People" by Rachel Crothers; "The Bad Man" by Porter Emerson Browne; "The Emperor Jones" by Eugene G. O'Neill; and "The Skin Game" by John Galsworthy. In addition to exploring these plays, the volume also explores those timeless shows that have played over five hundred performances in New York, and the birth dates and birth places of prominent players in the theater. This comprehensive list of plays from the years 1920-1921 gives a glimpse into the world of entertainment during this period and a society that enjoyed theater as the highlight of entertainment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.