The Great Magoo : a love-sick Charade in three Acts and something like eight Scenes, recounting the Didoes of two young and amorous Souls, who nigh perished when they weren't in the Hay together / this simple and slightly uncouth saga is the work of Messrs. Ben Hecht & Gene Fowler ; illustrated by Herman Rosse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.

Contributor:

Fowler, Gene, 1890-1960.

Rosse, Herman, 1887-1965.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 20th century.

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Hess, Frances C., Mrs. (donor)

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

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

Physical Description:

14 unnumbered pages, 208 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Manufacture:

[New York] : Manufactured in the United States of America at the Van Rees Press.

Place of Publication:

New York : Covici-Friede, [1933]

Notes:

With half-title.

Illustrated colored title page.

"Copyright, 1933, by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler."

"The pictures were made in the Knudsen Process by the Offset Printing Plate Company."

"This heartening work was produced with notable artistry by M. Billy Rose at the Selwyn Theatre, New York City, and was directed by M. George Abbott, a man of infinite genius and charm, the week of November 28, 1932 ..."

Black cloth boards lettered in green on front cover and spine.

Price from dustjacket.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has dustjacket illustrated by Herman Rosse retained.

Culture Class Collection copy 2 has dustjacket wanting.

Culture Class Collection copy 2 has green boards lettered in black on front cover and spine.

OCLC:

568256