BIB_ID
87201
Accession number
MA 8513
Creator
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016, author.
Display Date
Los Angeles, California, 1967 September 22.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (196 pages), bound ; 29.2 x 23.5 cm
Notes
Photocopy of the typescript play of the American adaptation by Edward Albee, dedicated to the memory of Giles Cooper, premiered on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre. The play opened on November 16, 1967, in previews and closed on February 10, 1968, after 14 previews and 84 performances. Directed by Peter Glenville, the cast featured Tom Aldredge (Gilbert), Charles Bazter (Perry), Barbara Bel Geddes (Jenny), Barry Nelson (Richard), Beatrice Straight (Mrs. Toothe), and Robert Moore (Jack).
The Albee version changes several aspects of the plot, including the names of some characters.
The Albee version changes several aspects of the plot, including the names of some characters.
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Housed in
Black cloth drop-spine box (31 cm)
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