{"product_id":"strictly-dishonorable-and-other-lost-american-plays-paperback","title":"Strictly Dishonorable and Other Lost American Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese lively dramas from the twenties and thirties evoke a world of gangsters on the lam, crooked cops on the take, intrepid newspapermen hungry for a scoop, and slightly tarnished damsels in distress. Reading them, it's hard to imagine how they ever got lost in the first place. But thanks to Richard Nelson's dramaturgical sleuthing, they're back and as compelling as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four plays included in this volume are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eStrictly Dishonorable\u003c\/em\u003e by Preston Sturges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Racket\u003c\/em\u003e by Bartlett Cormack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Ghost of Yankee Doodle\u003c\/em\u003e by Sidney Howard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Slight Case of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e by Howard Lindsay and Damon Runyon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e's many plays include \u003cem\u003eIllyria\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eHungry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhat Did You Expect?\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWomen of a Certain Age\u003c\/em\u003e); \u003cem\u003eThe Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThat Hopey Changey Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSweet and Sad\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSorry, Regular Singing\u003c\/em\u003e); \u003cem\u003eNikolai and the Others\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere\u003c\/em\u003e (Olivier Award for Best Play); \u003cem\u003eFranny's Way\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSome Americans Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFrank's Home\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTwo Shakespearean Actors\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e (with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical). He has also written for film, namely the screenplays for \u003ci\u003eHyde Park-on-Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the PEN\/Laura Pels Master Playwright Award and an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.98 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503222616371,"sku":"9780930452551","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/y1yWeqVb_k9780930452551.webp?v=1783197127","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/strictly-dishonorable-and-other-lost-american-plays-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}