Lost plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940 / edited by James V. Hatch and Leo Hamalian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020.

Hamalian, Leo.

Series:

African American Life Series

African American life series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American drama--African American authors.

American drama.

American drama--20th century.

African Americans--Drama.

African Americans.

Harlem Renaissance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (470 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A valuable contribution to African American literary and theatrical scholarship, this volume is a compilation of sixteen plays written during the Harlem Renaissance, brought together for the first time and set in a historical context.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half_title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE LOST TREASURES""; ""WHO ARE WE?""; ""INFLUENCES OF WHITE ON BLACK""; ""THE BEGINNINGS OF SOCIAL DRAMA AND THE FOLK PLAY""; ""WHITE PLAYWRIGHTS AND CRITICS""; ""THE NEGRO PAGEANT""; ""THE LITTLE THEATRE MOVEMENT IN BLACK""; ""THE PLAYWRIGHTS, THE SOCIAL ISSUES""; ""THE ANTI-LYNCHING PLAYS""; ""NOTES""; ""JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER, JR. (1895-1919)""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ON THE FIELDS OF FRANCE""; ""CAST""; ""WILLIS RICHARDSON (1889-1977)""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""A PILLAR OF THE CHURCH""

""CAST""""GEORGE S. SCHUYLER (1895-1977)""; ""REFERENCES""; ""THE YELLOW PERIL""; ""CAST""; ""ALVIRA HAZZARD (1899-1953)""; ""MOTHER LIKED IT""; ""CAST""; ""JOSEPH S. MITCHELL (1891-195?)""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SON-BOY""; ""CAST""; ""RALF M. COLEMAN (1898-197?)""; ""THE GIRL FROM BACK HOME""; ""CAST""; ""JOHN FREDERICK MATHEUS (1887-1982)""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BLACK DAMP""; ""CAST""; ""ANDREW M. BURRIS (1898-C.1977)""; ""YOU MUS' BE BO'N AG'IN""; ""CAST""; ""ACT ONE""; ""SCENE 1""; ""SCENE 2""; ""ACT TWO""; ""ACT THREE""; ""MERCEDES GILBERT (18??-1952)""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ENVIRONMENT""

""CAST""""SCENES""; ""ACT 1""; ""ACT 2""; ""ACT 3""; ""ACT I""; ""SCENE 1""; ""ACT II""; ""SCENE 1""; ""ACT II""; ""SCENE 2""; ""ACT III""; ""SCENE 1""; ""FRANCIS HALL JOHNSON (1888-1970)""; ""REFERENCES""; ""RUN LITTLE CHILLUN""; ""SYNOPSIS OF SCENES""; ""ACT ONE""; ""ACT TWO""; ""CAST""; ""ACT I""; ""SCENE 1""; ""ACT I""; ""SCENE 2""; ""ACT II""; ""SCENE 1""; ""ACT II""; ""SCENE 2""; ""CONRAD SEILER""; ""REFERENCES""; ""DARKER BROTHER""; ""CAST""; ""SCENES""; ""SCENE 1""; ""SCENE 2""; ""SCENE 3""; ""SCENE 4""; ""SCENE 5""; ""SCENE 6""; ""SCENE 7""; ""SCENE 8""; ""SCENE 9""; ""SCENE 10""

""LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967)""""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SCARLET SISTER BARRY""; ""CAST""; ""YOUNG BLACK JOE""; ""CAST""; ""THE ORGANIZER""; ""CAST""; ""THE EM-FUEHRER JONES""; ""CAST""; ""SHIRLEY GRAHAM (1896-1977)""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""TRACK THIRTEEN""; ""CAST""; ""APPENDIX:DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO THE LOST PLAYS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE""; ""INTRODUCTORY NOTE""; ""1. THE NEGRO IN ART:How SHALL H E BE PORTRAYED?""; ""2. WHAT ARE WE, NEGROES OR AMERICANS?""; ""ORIGIN""; ""SCIENTIFIC USE""; ""PRESENT STATUS""; ""AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION""; ""WHEN IS A NEGRO A NEGRO?""

""3. WHAT ARE WE?""""4. THE NEGRO-ART HOKUM""; ""5. THE NEGRO ARTIST AND THE RACIAL MOUNTAIN""; ""6. THE NEGRO WOMAN AND THE BALLOT""; ""7. THE NEGRO WOMAN IN THE PROFESSIONS""; ""8. THE NEGRO WORKING WOMAN: WHAT SHE FACES IN MAKING""; ""9. ""RACHEL"" THE PLAY OF THE MONTH: THE REASON AND SYNOPSIS""; ""10. PRESCRIPTION FOR THE NEGRO THEATRE""; ""11. THE NEGRO IN DRAMATIC ART""; ""12. THE HOPE OF A NEGRO DRAMA""; ""13. STEPS TOWARD THE NEGRO THEATRE""; ""14. RRIGWA PLAYERS LITTLE NEGRO THEATRE: THE STORY OF A LITTLE THEATRE MOVEMENT""; ""KRIGWA PLAYERS""; ""16. PAYING FOR PLAYS""

""17. MAIN PROBLEMS OF THE NEGRO THEATER""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8143-3833-X

OCLC:

849944408