Theatre & Plays Vintage Book Bundle - Variety of Authors & Books (6)

This bundle includes six books.

1) Strindberg's One-Act Plays: The complete one-act prose plays in modern translation by Arvid Paulson. Softcover. First printing 1969. 368 pages.

"Ten of the thirteen plays in this volume of Strindberg's complete one-act prose plays appear for the first time in modern translation by Arvid Paulson..."

2) Paul Hiebert's Sarah Binks. Softcover. 155 pages. 1971. 

"Paul Hiebert’s critical biography of the wholly mythical but irrepressible and irresistible Sarah Binks, “the Sweet Songstress of Saskatchewan,” who gave her life to poetry and died a martyr to the muse, is a hilarious analysis of her career and influences, along with a memorable selection of the poet's tenderest, most inspiring writings.

This masterpiece of satire won the 1947 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour."

3) Heaven's My Destination by Thornton Niven Wilder. Services Guild Edition. This edition is produced for the Services Central Book Depot for circulation to the Fighting Forces of the Allied Nations. Softcover. 144 pages. 1946. 

There is a handwritten letter note on the opening page of this book, dated 1948. "Drawing on such unique sources as the author's unpublished letters, business records, and obscure family recollections, Tappan Wilder's Afterword adds a special dimension to the reissue of this hilarious tale about goodness in a fallen world."

4) Bernard Shaw The Apple Cart. Softcover. 124 pages. 1985. 

"The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is a 1928 play by George Bernard Shaw. It is a satirical comedy about several political philosophies which are expounded by the characters, often in lengthy monologues."

5) The Fever by Wallace Shawn. Softcover. 42 pages. 1992. 

"Wallace Shawn's The Fever is the winner of the 1991 Obie Award for Best Play and soon to be a film starring Vanessa Redgrave. While visiting a poverty-stricken country far from home, the unnamed narrator of The Fever is forced to witness the political persecution occurring just beyond a hotel window."

6) Stately as a Galleon and other Songs and Sketches by Joyce Grenfell. Hardcover. Dust jacket on book. 96 pages. 1978. Includes text and images.

"Joyce Grenfell achieved fame as an actress, comedian, writer and musician. This volume contains a selection of songs and sketches from thirty-six years'' worth of Joyce''s stage material."