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Series 1. Scripts, 1945-1996 (continued)
Stage Productions, circa 1945-1989
BOX-FOLDER 28/1 Macbeth and G.I. Hamlet
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, with an all-soldier cast; directed by Private George Schaefer while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. G.I. Hamlet, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet with a soldier cast.
BOX-FOLDER 29/1 Darling, darling, darling and Man and superman and The Linden tree, 1946, and undated
Darling, Darling, Darling (also titled The First Hundred Years), a comedy by Patricia Coleman. Man and Superman original staged in 1905. The Linden Tree, a play in two acts and four scenes by J. B. Priestley; original staged in 1947.
BOX-FOLDER 28/2 Too much Johnson
Too much Johnson, a musical farce; music and lyrics by G. Wood, book by George Schaefer, adapted from the play by William Gillette.
BOX-FOLDER 28/3 The good fairy
BOX-FOLDER 28/4 The Teahouse of the August moon, 1952
The Teahouse of the August Moon, a play in three acts by John Patrick, based on the novel by Vern Sneider; original staged in 1953.
BOX-FOLDER 28/5 The Teahouse of the August moon, 1952
Copy 2. Softcover.
The Teahouse of the August Moon, a play in three acts by John Patrick, based on the novel by Vern Sneider; original staged in 1953.
BOX-FOLDER 29/2 The Southwest corner and The Apple cart and The Body beautiful, 1954-1955, 1957
The Southwest Corner, a new play in three acts by John Cecil Holm; originally staged in 1955. The Apple Cart, a political extravaganza by Bernard Shaw; originally staged in 1929. The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/1 The Body beautiful, 1957
Copy 2. Softcover.
The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/2 The Body beautiful, 1956
Copy 3. Softcover.
The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/3 The Body beautiful
Copy 4. Softcover.
The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/4 Write me a murder, 1961
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Write Me a Murder, by Frederick Knott; originally staged in 1961.
BOX-FOLDER 30/5 Write me a murder
Write Me a Murder, a new play by Frederick Knott; originally staged in 1961.
BOX-FOLDER 30/6 Write me a murder
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Copy 2. Softcover.
Write Me a Murder (originally titled When No One is Looking. . .), a new play by Frederick Knott; originally staged in 1961.
BOX-FOLDER 31/1 Zenda and To Broadway with love
Zenda originally staged in 1963. To Broadway with Love, conceived and staged by Morton Da Costa; originally staged in 1964 at The Music Hall at the Texas Pavilions, New York World's Fair.
BOX-FOLDER 31/2 The Great indoors, 1965-1966
The Great Indoors, a play in three acts by Irene Kamp; originally staged in 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 31/3 The Great indoors, 1965-1966
Copy 2. Softcover.
The Great Indoors, a play in two acts by Irene Kamp; originally staged in 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 31/4 The Last of Mrs. Lincoln and The Student prince
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln, a play in two acts by James Prideaux; originally staged in 1972. The Student Prince, music by Sigmund Romberg, book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly; originally staged in 1924.
BOX-FOLDER 32/1 On golden pond and Lyndon, 1979, and undated
On Golden Pond, by Ernest Thompson; originally staged in 1979. Lyndon, a one-character play by James Prideaux; originally staged in 1991.
BOX-FOLDER 32/2 Lyndon, 1983-11-26
Lyndon, a one-character play by James Prideaux; originally staged in 1991. Third draft.
BOX-FOLDER 32/3 Another part of the forest and Mixed couples
Another Part of the Forest, by Lillian Hellman; originally staged in 1946. Slightly Delayed, a play by James Prideaux; originally staged in 1979; later re-titled Mixed Couples when staged on Broadway in 1980.
BOX-FOLDER OS2/2 The Boys from Syracuse, 1965, 1987
The Boys from Syacuse, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by George Abbott, based on The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare; original staged in 1938.
BOX-FOLDER 33/1 Winterset and Leave it to Jane
Winterset, a play in three acts by Maxwell Anderson; originally staged in 1935. Leave It to Jane, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, music by Jerom Kern, based on the stage play The College Widow by George Ade; originally staged in 1917; UCLA rehearsal script dated April 10, 1987.
BOX-FOLDER 41/1 The Admirable Crichton
Photocopy of the The Admirable Crichton as published in The Plays of J. M. Barrie (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928). Supplemented by additional staging directions and set drawings.
BOX-FOLDER 32/4 Me and Juliet, copyright 1953
Me and Juliet by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
State Fair Musicals, Dallas, Texas, 1952-1958
BOX-FOLDER 33/2 A Tree grows in Brooklyn [and] The Student prince [and] Carousel, 1951, and undated
A Tree in Brooklyn stamped "State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas."
A musical based on Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, book by Smith and George Abbott, music by Arthur Schwartz, lyrics by Dorothy Fields; originally staged in 1951. The Student Prince, a musical romance based on the play Old Heidelberg, book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly, music by Sigmund Romberg; originally staged in 1924. Carousel, based on Ferenc Molnar's Liliom as adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer, music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; originally staged in 1945.
BOX-FOLDER 33/3 The Wizard of Oz and Call me madam, 1942, 1950
Both scripts stamped "State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas."
The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Frank Gabrielson, with music and lyrics of screen version by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg; originally staged in 1942. Call Me Madam, music and lyrics by Irvinng Berlin, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; originally staged in 1950.
BOX-FOLDER 34/1 Brigadoon [and] Best foot forward [and] Kiss me, Kate
Brigadoon stamped "State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas."
Brigadoon, a musical play in two acts; book and lyrics by Allan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe; originally staged in 1947. Best Foot Forward, by John Cecil Holm; originally staged in 1941. Kiss Me, Kate, by Cole Porter and Bella Spewack; originally staged in 1948.
BOX-FOLDER 34/2 Girl crazy [and] The New moon [and] Paint your wagon
Paint Your Wagon stamped "State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas."
Girl Crazy, a musical comedy in two acts; book by Guy Bolton and Jack McCowan, music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin; originally staged in 1930. The New Moon, music by Sigmund Romberg, book and lyrics by Frank Mandell, Oscar Hammerstein and Laurence Schwab; originally staged in 1927. Paint Your Wagon, a musical play; book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe; originally staged in 1951.
BOX-FOLDER 34/3 Wish you were here [and] Hazel Flagg [and] Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta stamped "State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas."
Wish You Were Here, a musical play by Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, based on Kober's play Having Wonderful Time; originally staged in 1952. Hazel Flagg, book by Ben Hecht, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Hilliard; originally staged in 1953. Naughty Marietta, music by Victor Herbert, book by Rida Johnson Young; originally staged in 1910.
BOX-FOLDER 35/1 Panama Hattie and Wonderful town
Panama Hattie, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva; originally staged in 1940. Wonderful Town, a new musical comedy; book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; originally staged in 1953.
BOX-FOLDER 35/2 South Pacific [and] Bitter sweet [and] One touch of Venus
South Pacific and One Touch of Venus stamped "State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas."
South Pacific, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan, adapted from James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific; originally staged in 1949. Bitter Sweet originally staged in 1929. One Touch of Venus, a musical comedy in two acts, suggested by F. Anstey's story "The Tinted Venus"; music by Kurt Weill, book by S. J. Perelman and Ogden Nash, lyrics by Nash; originally staged in 1943.
BOX-FOLDER 35/3 Can-can [and] The Great waltz [and] Show boat
Cole Porter's Can-Can, book by Abe Burrows; originally staged in 1953. The Great Waltz originally staged in 1934. Show Boat originally staged in 1927.
BOX-FOLDER 36/1 The Most happy fella and The King and I
The Most Happy Fella, based on Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted; music, lyrics and libretto by Frank Loesser; originally staged in 1956. The King and I, an adaptation of Margaret Landon's Anna and the King of Siam; music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; originally staged in 1951.
BOX-FOLDER 36/2 Oklahoma! [and] Gentlemen prefer blondes [and] Guys and dolls
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, music by Rodgers, book and lyrics by Hammerstein, based on Lynn Rigg's Green Grow the Lilacs; originally staged in 1943. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, music by Jule Stine, lyrics by Leo Robin, adapted from the novel by Anita Loos;originally staged in 1949. Guys and Dolls (a musical fable of Broadway), based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows;originally staged in 1950.
Miscellaneous and Unproduced Scripts
BOX-FOLDER 36/3 Changing hearts
BOX-FOLDER 36/4 Chaplin
BOX-FOLDER 36/5 The Ebony tower, 1976
Unclear if ever produced.
The Ebony Tower, a screenplay by John Hopkins, based on the story by John Fowles.
BOX-FOLDER 37/1 The Ebony tower, 1976-03
Copy 2. Softcover.
The Ebony Tower, a screenplay by John Hopkins, based on the story by John Fowles.
BOX-FOLDER 37/2 Guest appearance, 1987-06-02
Guest Appearance (later retitled Laura Lansing Slept Here), written for television by James Prideaux. First draft.
BOX-FOLDER 37/3 The Hollywood girls, 1988-02-22
The Hollywood Girls, written by James Prideaux.
BOX-FOLDER 37/4 In Redcliffe Square, 1991-08-01
In Redcliffe Square, a play by James Prideaux.
BOX-FOLDER 37/5 The Late Christopher Bean, 1984-06-15
The Late Christopher Bean, teleplay by George Kirgo, based on plays by Sidney Howard and Rene Fauchois. Revised second draft script.
BOX-FOLDER 38/1 Letters of a Portuguese nun
Screenplay.
BOX-FOLDER 38/2 The Librarian [and] The Killing of Jesse James
The Librarian and The Killing of Jesse James), two plays for our time by James Prideaux.
BOX-FOLDER 38/3 Love among the ruins, 1966-05
Love Among the Ruins , a television play by James Costigan.
BOX-FOLDER 38/4 Me and Phyllis, 1988
Me and Phyllis, a screenplay by Katharine Hepburn. Director's draft, revised, dated June 24, 1988. K[atharine Hepburn]'s revisions: June 1-July 26, 1988.
BOX-FOLDER 38/5 Me and Phyllis, 1986-08-06
Me and Phyllis, by Katharine Hepburn. Shooting script.
BOX-FOLDER 39/1 Nightshade, 1995-04
Nightshade, from We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, adapted by Ara Watson and Sam Blackwell, Irene and Louis Kamp.
BOX-FOLDER 39/2 Nightshade, 1995-04
Copy 2
Nightshade, from We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, adapted by Ara Watson and Sam Blackwell, Irene and Louis Kamp.
BOX-FOLDER 41/2 Old times, 1976-10-14
Old Times, a screenplay by Harold Pinter.
BOX-FOLDER 39/3 Photo plays
Photo Plays, an evening of three plays by James Prideaux: The Actress by Prideaux, adapted from a play by Molnar; And Now Goodby by Prideaux, adapted from a play by Molnar; and Laughter in the Shadow of the Trees by Prideaux.
BOX-FOLDER 39/4 Scattered leaves
Scattered Leaves, an evening of two plays by James Prideaux.
BOX-FOLDER 39/5 The Second barrier
Screen treatment by James Costigan, based on The Trap by Howard Fast.
BOX-FOLDER 39/6 The Tiger at cocktail hour
The Tiger at Cocktail Hour, a play in two acts by James Prideaux.
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