CHARLES MACARTHUR (1895 - 1956)
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Charles MacArthur
Front Page |
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| 1st Published: | Davis Poynter, London, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 17 | Female | 5 |
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| Notes: | written by Charles Hecht and Charles MacArthur | |||||
| Synopsis: | Thrills and do-derring in the newsroom of a big-city newspaper | |||||
Johnny on A Spot |
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | 16 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||||
| Notes: | Based on A Script by Parke Levy & Alan Lipscott and Derived From A Story by George A. Hendon, Jr. & David Peltz | |||||
| Synopsis: | satire of American politics concerns the machinations of a particularly inventive campaign manager to elect Governor Johnny, a devout drunk and skirt chaser to the US senate | |||||
Jumbo |
| 1st Produced: | Hippodrome Theatre, New York | 1935 | ||||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Musical | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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| Notes: | Music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart; book by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur | |||||
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Ladies and Gentlemen |
| 1st Produced: | Martin Beck Theatre, New York | 1939 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
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| Genre: | - | Drama | Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 5 |
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Swan Song |
| 1st Produced: | Booth Theatre, New York | 1946 | ||||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Drama | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 8 |
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| Notes: | Written by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht | |||||
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Twentieth Century |
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Comedy | - | Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht. Based on a play by Charles Bruce Miholland | |||||
| Synopsis: | A big Broadway producer's career is in decline. He is on the Twentieth Century - a train that goes between New York and Chicago. Also on board is the chorus girl he made a star who left for Hollywood. If he can persuade her to do his show he will be back on top | |||||