Processional; a jazz symphony of American life, in four acts / by John Howard Lawson; the Theatre Guild version, with eight illustrations from photographs of the Theatre Guild production.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawson, John Howard, 1894-1977.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism in literature.

Genre:

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Speiser, Maurice J. (Maurice Joseph), b. 1880 (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Speiser, Mrs. (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 218 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Thomas Seltzer, 1925.

Notes:

With half-title.

Title page printed in red and black.

"The Theatre Guild library."

"The ... Theatre Guild Production as originally presented at the Garrick Theatre, January 12, 1925 ..."

"I have endeavored in the present play, to lay the foundations of some sort of native technique, to reflect to some extent the color and movement of the American processional as it streams about us. The rhythm is staccato, burlesque, carried out by a formalized arrangement of jazz music. A point of attack so far removed from the usual theatre method naturally requires a new vision in directing, acting and scenic design."--Preface.

Orange boards lettered in black. Front cover has emblem with "The Theatre Guild Library" in lower right hand corner.

OCLC:

2692765