Word: playwrighting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Beam's. Manhattan beheld the unusual conflict of two plays by the same author opening on the same night last week. The playwright is C. K. Munro,* of England, and his second comedy was Beau-Strings, discussed below. At Mrs. Beam's was done by the Theatre Guild in their best manner, evoked delight from the critics and from those who pay to be amused...
...Neill stated that his middle intial is M. The name of "the greatest American playwright" is Eugene Gladstone O'Neill...
...grand scale of deep British significance. Modern English landscape, modern London streets, horse-racing, prizefighting, tea parties, labor strikes, auctions, motoring?the story ventures thrillingly up and down the land. Perhaps most thrilling of all is the politics. No mean orator himself, Mr. Frankau introduces a fascinating Jewish playwright to wax eloquently Tory. Yet, in spite of all this, the author seems to have become so absorbed by John Masterson and his unfortunate bride that as the story proceeds he forgets sociology and all such. The result is simply an unforgettable story of a good man's education in riches...
...Giara, "choreographic comedy" in one act, by Alfredo Casella; scenario based on a plot by Luigi Pirandello, famed Italian playwright...
Died. Henry Miller, 66, famed U.S. London-born actor, producer, theatre owner, director and occasional playwright; in Manhattan of pneumonia...