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PRESTON STURGES (1898 - 1959) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Plays by Preston Sturges |
Carnival In Flanders | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Century Theatre, New York | 08 Sep 1953 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129182 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jimmy van Heusen; lyrics by Johnny Burke; book by Preston Sturges | |||||
Synopsis: | 1616 in the Flemish village of Flackenburg. A Spanish Duke and his entourage descend on the village. In the hopes that he will go away the Mayor pretends to be dead. But the Duke proceeds to woo his "widow" | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cup of Coffee, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Soho Rep, New York | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #33650 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | filmed as Christmas in July | |||||
Synopsis: | an energetic young salesman feels stifled by Coffee House's lack of creativity, but he comes to attention of the bosses when he wins a jingle competition | |||||
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Make A Wish | ||
| 1st Produced: | Winter Garden Theatre, NY | 18 Apr 1951 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | rca-maw | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA 1951 | doollee no | #64261 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Hugh Martin; Lyrics by Hugh Martin; Book by Preston Sturges; book by Abe Burrows (Uncredited); Based on "The Good Fairy" by Ferenc Molnar | |||||
| Setting: The action takes place on the Left Bank of Paris | |||||
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Strictly Dishonorable | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #33651 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | 1929. A young girl from a small town in Mississippi travels to New Jersey to be with her fiance. She does not really love him but the marriage will make her financially comfortable. At a speakeasy one night an opera singer chats her up and they go back to his apartment. They make love - but then he goes off and sleeps in another room. The fiance turns up and gets the brush-off. A kindly judge intervenes between the young girl and the opera singer. They declare their love and prepare to get married | |||||
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