Federal theatre plays. 1. Prologue to glory, by E. P. Conkle. 2. One-third of a nation, edited by Arthur Arent. 3. Haiti, by William DuBois.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

Contributor:

Rohan, Pierre de, editor.

Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American drama--20th century.

American drama.

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:

2 unnumbered pages, xiii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 81, 121, 80 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Prologue to Glory, One-Third of a nation, Haiti

Prologue to Glory

One-Third of a nation

Haiti

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [1938]

Contents:

Introduction by Hallie Flanagan

Prologue to glory by E. P. Conkle

One-third of a nation by Arthur Arent

Haiti by William DuBois.

Notes:

"A Random House Book"--Dustjacket.

"Edited for the Federal theatre by Pierre de Rohan."

"First printing."

Each play paged separately.

"Just as William DuBois' 'Haiti' represents our Negro theatre and 'Prologue to Glory' our American historical series, 'One-third of a Nation' represents a type of drama developed on the project, an attempt to dramatize the struggle of the average American today for knowledge about his country and the his world."--Introduction.

Red cloth binding lettered in silver on spine. Top edge stained blue.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Culture Class Collection copy has label of Gotham Book Mart, Inc., New York.

Contains:

Conkle, E. P. (Ellsworth Prouty). Prologue to glory.

Arent, Arthur. One-third of a nation.

Du Bois, William, 1903-1997. Haiti.

OCLC:

190870772