The Best plays.

Contributor(s): Material type: Continuing resourceContinuing resourcePublication details: New York [etc.] Dodd, Mead, [etc.].Description: ill. 21 cmOther title:
  • Burns Mantle yearbook 1952/53-1972/73 [Added title page title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN6112 .B45
Contents:
1919-1920: Introduction -- Abraham Lincoln -- Beyond the Horizon -- The Famous Mrs. Fair -- Declassee -- Jane Clegg -- The Jest -- Wedding Bells -- Adam and Eva -- Clarence -- 1920-1921: Introduction -- Deburau -- The First Year -- Enter Madame -- The Green Goddess -- Liliom -- Mary Rose -- Nice People -- The Bad Man -- The Emperor Jones -- The Skin Game -- 1922-1923: Introduction -- Rain / John Colton and Clemence Randolph -- You and I / Philip Barry -- Loyalties / John Galsworthy -- Icebound / Owen Davis -- Why Not? / Jesse Lynch Williams -- The Fool / Channing Pollock -- Merton of the Movies / George Kaufman and Marc Connelly -- The Old Soak / Don Marquis -- R.U.R. / Karel Capek -- Mary the 3D / Rachel Crothers -- 1923-1924: Introduction -- The Show-Off -- Hell-Bent fer Heaven -- The Swan -- Outward Bound -- The Goose Hangs High -- Beggar on Horseback -- The Changelings -- Sun-Up -- Chicken Feed -- Tarnish -- 1924-1925: Introduction -- What Price Glory / Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson -- They Knew What They Wanted / Sidney Howard -- Desire Under the Elms / Eugene O'Neill -- The Firebrand / Edwin Justus Mayer -- Dancing Mothers / Edgar Selwyn and Edmund Goulding -- Mrs. Partridge Presents / Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne -- The Fall Guy / James Gleason and George Abbott -- The Youngest / Philip Barry -- Minick / Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman -- Wild Birds / Dan Totheroh -- 1925-1926: Introduction -- Craig's Wife -- The Great God Brown -- The Green Hat -- The Dybbuk -- The Enemy -- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney -- The Bride of the Lamb -- Young Woodley -- The Butter and Egg Man -- The Wisdom Tooth -- 1926-1927: Introduction -- Broadway -- Saturday's Children -- Chicago -- The Constant Wife -- The Road to Rome -- The Play's the Thing -- The Silver Cord -- The Cradle Song -- Daisy Mayme -- In Abraham's Bosom -- 1927-1928: Introduction -- Strange Interlude / Eugene O'Neill -- The Royal Family / George Kaufman and Edna Ferber -- Burlesque / George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins -- Coquette / George Abbott and Ann Bridgers -- Behold the Bridegroom / George Kelly -- Porgy / Dorothy and Du Bose Heyward -- Paris Bound / Philip Barry -- Escape / John Galsworthy -- The Racket / Bartlett Cormack -- The Plough and the Stars / Sean O'Casey -- 1928-1929: Introduction -- Street Scene / Elmer Rice -- Journey's End / R.C. Sherriff -- Wings Over Europe / Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne -- Holiday / Philip Barry -- The Front Page / Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur -- Let Us Be Gay / Rachel Crothers -- Machinal / Sophie Treadwell -- Little Accident / Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell -- Gypsy / Maxwell Anderson -- The Kingdom of God / G. Martinez Sierra -- 1945-1946: Introduction -- State of the Union / Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse -- Home of the Brave / Arthur Laurents -- Deep Are the Roots / Arnaud D'Usseau and James Gow -- The Magnificent Yankee / Emmet Lavery -- Antigone / Lewis Galantiere and Jean Anouilh -- O Mistress Mine / Terence Rattigan -- Born Yesterday / Garson Kanin -- Dream Girl / Elmer Rice -- The Rugged Path / Robert E. Sherwood -- Lute Song / Will Irwin and Sidney Howard -- 1950-1951: Introduction -- Guys and Dolls / Damon Runyon -- Darkness at Noon / Sidney Kingsley -- Billy Budd / Louis O. Coxe and Robert Chapman -- The Autumn Garden / Lillian Hellman -- Bell, Book and Candle / John Van Druten -- The Country Girl / Clifford Odets -- The Rose Tattoo / Tennessee Williams -- Season in the Sun / Wolcott Gibbs -- Affairs of State / Louis Verneuil -- Second Threshold / Philip Barry -- 1964-1965: The Subject Was Roses -- Fiddler on the Roof -- The Physicists -- Luv -- The Odd Couple -- Poor Bitos -- Slow Dance on the Killing Ground -- Incident at Vichy -- The Toilet -- Tiny Alice -- 1966-1967: A Delicate Balance -- The Killing of Sister George -- Hamp -- Cabaret -- The Apple Tree -- America Hurrah -- The Homeboming -- Black Comedy -- You're a Good Man Charlie Brown -- You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running -- 1967-1968: After the Rain -- Scuba Duba -- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead -- Staircase -- Your Own thing -- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg -- The Price -- Plaza Suite -- I Never Sang for My Father -- The Boys in the Band -- 1977-1978: The Gin Game -- A Life in the Theater -- Chapter Two -- A Prayer for My Daughter -- Deathtrap -- Family Business -- The 5th of July -- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas -- Tribute -- "Da" -- 1981-1982: The Dance and the Railroad -- The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby -- The Dresser -- Mass Appeal -- A Soldier's Play -- Torch Song Trilogy -- The Dining Room -- Agnes of God -- "Master Harold" . . .and the boys -- Nine -- 1982-1983: Good -- Cats -- Angels Fall -- Plenty -- Foxfire -- Extremities -- Quartermaine's Terms -- K2 -- 'night, Mother -- My One and Only -- 1983-1984: Fool for Love -- La Cage aux Folles -- Painting Churches -- And a Nightingale Sang. . . -- Noises Off -- The Real Thing -- Beckett Plays -- Glengarry Glen Ross -- Sunday in the Park With George -- The Miss Firecracker Contest -- La Tragedie de Carmen -- 1985-1986: I'm Not Rappaport -- Season's Greetings -- The Mystery of Edwin Drood -- Aunt Dan and Lemon -- Benefactors -- It's Only a Play -- Drinking in America -- Execution of Justice -- Largo Desolato -- The Perfect Party -- Goblin Market -- 1987-1988: Steel Magnolias -- The Mahabharata -- Into the Woods -- Real Estate -- A Walk in the Woods -- Wenceslas Square -- M. Butterfly -- Joe Turner's Come and Gone -- The Road to Mecca -- Speed-the-Plow -- The Phantom of the Opera -- 1988-1989: Road -- the Cocktail Hour -- Eastern Standard -- Emerald City -- The Heidi Chronicles -- Other People's Money -- Shirley Valentine -- Gus and Al -- Lend Me a Tenor -- Aristocrats -- Jerome Robbins' Broadway -- 1989-1990: The Loman Family Picnic -- Love Letters -- Grand Hotel, the Musical -- My Children! My Africa! -- City of Angels -- Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll -- Prelude to a Kiss -- The Grapes of Wrath -- The Piano Lesson -- Once on This Island.

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Editors: 1894/99, G.P. Sherwood, J. Chapman; 1899/1909-1946/47, B. Mantle (with G.P. Sherwood, 1899/1909-1909/19); 1947/48-1951/52, J. Chapman; 1952/53- L. Kronenberger.

1899/1909-1949/1950. 1 v.; 1949/50-1959/60. 1 v.

WAR, NEWBERY,

1919-1920: Introduction -- Abraham Lincoln -- Beyond the Horizon -- The Famous Mrs. Fair -- Declassee -- Jane Clegg -- The Jest -- Wedding Bells -- Adam and Eva -- Clarence -- 1920-1921: Introduction -- Deburau -- The First Year -- Enter Madame -- The Green Goddess -- Liliom -- Mary Rose -- Nice People -- The Bad Man -- The Emperor Jones -- The Skin Game -- 1922-1923: Introduction -- Rain / John Colton and Clemence Randolph -- You and I / Philip Barry -- Loyalties / John Galsworthy -- Icebound / Owen Davis -- Why Not? / Jesse Lynch Williams -- The Fool / Channing Pollock -- Merton of the Movies / George Kaufman and Marc Connelly -- The Old Soak / Don Marquis -- R.U.R. / Karel Capek -- Mary the 3D / Rachel Crothers -- 1923-1924: Introduction -- The Show-Off -- Hell-Bent fer Heaven -- The Swan -- Outward Bound -- The Goose Hangs High -- Beggar on Horseback -- The Changelings -- Sun-Up -- Chicken Feed -- Tarnish -- 1924-1925: Introduction -- What Price Glory / Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson -- They Knew What They Wanted / Sidney Howard -- Desire Under the Elms / Eugene O'Neill -- The Firebrand / Edwin Justus Mayer -- Dancing Mothers / Edgar Selwyn and Edmund Goulding -- Mrs. Partridge Presents / Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne -- The Fall Guy / James Gleason and George Abbott -- The Youngest / Philip Barry -- Minick / Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman -- Wild Birds / Dan Totheroh -- 1925-1926: Introduction -- Craig's Wife -- The Great God Brown -- The Green Hat -- The Dybbuk -- The Enemy -- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney -- The Bride of the Lamb -- Young Woodley -- The Butter and Egg Man -- The Wisdom Tooth -- 1926-1927: Introduction -- Broadway -- Saturday's Children -- Chicago -- The Constant Wife -- The Road to Rome -- The Play's the Thing -- The Silver Cord -- The Cradle Song -- Daisy Mayme -- In Abraham's Bosom -- 1927-1928: Introduction -- Strange Interlude / Eugene O'Neill -- The Royal Family / George Kaufman and Edna Ferber -- Burlesque / George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins -- Coquette / George Abbott and Ann Bridgers -- Behold the Bridegroom / George Kelly -- Porgy / Dorothy and Du Bose Heyward -- Paris Bound / Philip Barry -- Escape / John Galsworthy -- The Racket / Bartlett Cormack -- The Plough and the Stars / Sean O'Casey -- 1928-1929: Introduction -- Street Scene / Elmer Rice -- Journey's End / R.C. Sherriff -- Wings Over Europe / Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne -- Holiday / Philip Barry -- The Front Page / Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur -- Let Us Be Gay / Rachel Crothers -- Machinal / Sophie Treadwell -- Little Accident / Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell -- Gypsy / Maxwell Anderson -- The Kingdom of God / G. Martinez Sierra -- 1945-1946: Introduction -- State of the Union / Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse -- Home of the Brave / Arthur Laurents -- Deep Are the Roots / Arnaud D'Usseau and James Gow -- The Magnificent Yankee / Emmet Lavery -- Antigone / Lewis Galantiere and Jean Anouilh -- O Mistress Mine / Terence Rattigan -- Born Yesterday / Garson Kanin -- Dream Girl / Elmer Rice -- The Rugged Path / Robert E. Sherwood -- Lute Song / Will Irwin and Sidney Howard -- 1950-1951: Introduction -- Guys and Dolls / Damon Runyon -- Darkness at Noon / Sidney Kingsley -- Billy Budd / Louis O. Coxe and Robert Chapman -- The Autumn Garden / Lillian Hellman -- Bell, Book and Candle / John Van Druten -- The Country Girl / Clifford Odets -- The Rose Tattoo / Tennessee Williams -- Season in the Sun / Wolcott Gibbs -- Affairs of State / Louis Verneuil -- Second Threshold / Philip Barry -- 1964-1965: The Subject Was Roses -- Fiddler on the Roof -- The Physicists -- Luv -- The Odd Couple -- Poor Bitos -- Slow Dance on the Killing Ground -- Incident at Vichy -- The Toilet -- Tiny Alice -- 1966-1967: A Delicate Balance -- The Killing of Sister George -- Hamp -- Cabaret -- The Apple Tree -- America Hurrah -- The Homeboming -- Black Comedy -- You're a Good Man Charlie Brown -- You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running -- 1967-1968: After the Rain -- Scuba Duba -- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead -- Staircase -- Your Own thing -- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg -- The Price -- Plaza Suite -- I Never Sang for My Father -- The Boys in the Band -- 1977-1978: The Gin Game -- A Life in the Theater -- Chapter Two -- A Prayer for My Daughter -- Deathtrap -- Family Business -- The 5th of July -- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas -- Tribute -- "Da" -- 1981-1982: The Dance and the Railroad -- The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby -- The Dresser -- Mass Appeal -- A Soldier's Play -- Torch Song Trilogy -- The Dining Room -- Agnes of God -- "Master Harold" . . .and the boys -- Nine -- 1982-1983: Good -- Cats -- Angels Fall -- Plenty -- Foxfire -- Extremities -- Quartermaine's Terms -- K2 -- 'night, Mother -- My One and Only -- 1983-1984: Fool for Love -- La Cage aux Folles -- Painting Churches -- And a Nightingale Sang. . . -- Noises Off -- The Real Thing -- Beckett Plays -- Glengarry Glen Ross -- Sunday in the Park With George -- The Miss Firecracker Contest -- La Tragedie de Carmen -- 1985-1986: I'm Not Rappaport -- Season's Greetings -- The Mystery of Edwin Drood -- Aunt Dan and Lemon -- Benefactors -- It's Only a Play -- Drinking in America -- Execution of Justice -- Largo Desolato -- The Perfect Party -- Goblin Market -- 1987-1988: Steel Magnolias -- The Mahabharata -- Into the Woods -- Real Estate -- A Walk in the Woods -- Wenceslas Square -- M. Butterfly -- Joe Turner's Come and Gone -- The Road to Mecca -- Speed-the-Plow -- The Phantom of the Opera -- 1988-1989: Road -- the Cocktail Hour -- Eastern Standard -- Emerald City -- The Heidi Chronicles -- Other People's Money -- Shirley Valentine -- Gus and Al -- Lend Me a Tenor -- Aristocrats -- Jerome Robbins' Broadway -- 1989-1990: The Loman Family Picnic -- Love Letters -- Grand Hotel, the Musical -- My Children! My Africa! -- City of Angels -- Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll -- Prelude to a Kiss -- The Grapes of Wrath -- The Piano Lesson -- Once on This Island.