Native son (the biography of a young American) a play in ten scenes / by Paul Green and Richard Wright, from the novel by Richard Wright. A Mercury production by Orson Welles, presented by Orson Welles and John Houseman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.

Green, Paul, 1894-1981, author.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Bigger (Fictitious characters)--Drama.

Thomas, Bigger (Fictitious characters).

African American men--Drama.

African American men.

Death row inmates.

Death row inmates--Drama.

Trials (Murder)--Drama.

Trials (Murder).

Chicago (Ill.)--Drama.

Chicago (Ill.).

Murderers--Drama.

Murderers.

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:

ix pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 148 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, music ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Native son a play in ten scenes

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1941]

Notes:

Title page printed in brown and black.

"Copyright, 1940 (in novel form), by Richard Wright. Copyright, 1941 (in unpublished form), by Paul Green and Richard Wright. Copyright, 1941, by Paul Green and Richard Wright."

"First edition"

Original production, directed by Orson Wells, opened at the St. James Theatre on March 24, 1941.

Includes songs with music.

Orange-red cloth binding with gold panel on spine lettered in orange-red.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has first issue dustjacket with three blurbs on front lapel retained.

Culture Class Collection copy is 3-I First Edition C-Q".

Culture Class Collection copy has facsimile available for public viewing.

Contains:

Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native son.

OCLC:

1320856