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S N BEHRMAN (1893 - 1973) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Samuel French Inc |
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Plays by S N Behrman |
Amphitryon 38 | ||
| 1st Produced: | Shubert Theatre, New York | 01 Nov 1937 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1938 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2623 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Jean Giraudoux | |||||
| The story follows the outlines of the legend of Amphitryon, Alkmena, and Jupiter, in which Jupiter descends to Earth, impersonates the General Amphitryon - Alkmena's husband - and makes love to her. Difficulties arise when the father of the gods is met with stubborn resistance. For Alkmena is faithful to her husband. Even the greatest god can win her only after much ungodlike embarrassment and, in desperation, the unsportsmanlike device of impersonating Amphitryon himself. | |||||
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Beauty Part, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1962 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1963 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2624 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Biography | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guild Theatre, New York | 12 Dec 1932 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Farrar and Rhinehart, New York 1933 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2625 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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| Marion Froude society portrait artist has had many liaisons. A magazine persuades her to write her autobiography. The news of this has different effects on some of the men in her past. A fading Hollywood star wants her to "write-up" their affair in the hopes that it will give his career a boost. A conservative prospective senator wants to be left out in case it does his campaign harm | |||||
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Brief Moment | ||
| 1st Produced: | Belasco Theatre, New York | 09 Nov 1931 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Farrar and Rhinehart, New York 1931 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131940 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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| Abby Fane a Pittsburgh waitress becomes the hit of the New York nightclub circuit as a blues singer. Millionaire playboy Roderick Dean proposes to her and she accepts - although it is not a love match. Abby now becomes the darling of New York cafe society. Cass Worthing an old lover of Abby's returns and they have an affair. This leads to divorce proceedings. It is at this moment that Abby and Roderick realise that they are after all in love | |||||
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But For Whom Charlie | ||
| 1st Produced: | ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York | 12 Mar 1964 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1964 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2626 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
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Cold Wind, The, And The Warm | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1958 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1959 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2627 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
| Semi autobiographical memoir about a youthful friendship | |||||
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Dunnigan's Daughter | ||
| 1st Produced: | John Golden Theatre, New York | 26 Dec 1945 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1946 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131941 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
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| A tycoon wants to divert a river to help with his mining even though this will deprive farmers of needed water | |||||
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End Of Summer | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guild Theatre, New York | 17 Feb 1936 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1936 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2628 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
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| Leonie Frothingham is a rich woman, who cannot see that the old order has been displaced by a new era. Leonie's daughter, Paula, makes an effort to adjust herself to a world in which economic inequality has caused deep unrest. She is engaged to a penniless young radical, Will Dexter. Leonie, estranged from her husband, is captivated by Dr. Rice, a brilliant psychoanalyst. But Paula then reveals to Leonie that Rice made love to her as well. In the end Leonie finds herself alone, realizing that her wealth can't give her happiness. Paula is forced to the same conclusion when Will tells her that until he earns a position of his own, he will not marry her. Yet these women are not left entirely without hope, for Leonie will undoubtedly find in the brilliant young Dennis someone to lean upon, and Paula may see her problem through, too. Leonie's estranged husband, Sam, who at last gets divorce and marries again, comes into the story, showing us the viewpoint of a man who married first for money, and then broke away i | |||||
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Fanny | ||
| 1st Produced: | Majestic Theatre, New York | 04 Nov 1954 | ||||
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: | Original cast recording: RCA (68074) 1954 | doollee no | #58406 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 15 extras/ensemble | |||||
Notes: | Written with Joshua Logan. Music and lyrics by Harold Rome. U.K. Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London 1956 | |||||
| Marius and Fanny have been lovers since their teens. Fanny loves Marius with all her heart but Marius is afraid of commitment. He signs up to go to sea for five years. Fanny is determined to wait until he returns but on discovering that she is pregnant she marries Panisse an older but wealthy man. A boy is born and named Cesario. On his first birthday Marius returns but is sent away by Fanny. Twelve years later Cesario yearns for the sea and runs away to join his father. The shock proves to be the final blow for Panisse. Marius brings the boy back and Panisse tells him that he must marry Fanny when he is gone. | |||||
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I Know My Love | ||
| 1st Produced: | Shubert Theatre, New York | 02 Nov 1949 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2629 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 10 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Thomas and Emily Chandler are celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary with their children and grandchildren. They look back to when they first met in 1888 - their marriage in 1902 and Thomas going to war | |||||
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Jacobowsky And The Colonel | ||
| 1st Produced: | Martin Beck Theatre, New York | 14 Mar 1944 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Randon House 1944 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2630 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 23 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Franz Werfel. Franz Werfel had been asked by The Theatre Guild, New York to turn the story "Jacoboswski und der Oberst" into a play. He did but in German. The Guild asked him to translate it but did not like the translation. They asked Clifford Odets to rewrite the translation. However, they did not like Odets version either and got S N Behrman to do it. Behrman's version opened on March 14 1944 at Martin Beck Theatre, New York | |||||
| An inspiring play with a war background, but a work of permanent post-war significance | |||||
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Jane | ||
| 1st Produced: | Coronet Theatre, New York | 01 Feb 1952 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1952 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2631 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Based on a short story by W Somerset Maugham. Originally entitled "The Foreign Language" | |||||
| A wealthy widow marries a man twenty years her junior. Her family predict disaster and are pleased when they are proved right | |||||
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Lord Pengo | ||
| 1st Produced: | Royale Theatre, New York | 19 Nov 1962 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1963 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2632 | |||
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Genre: | Period Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | based on his book Duveen | |||||
Synopsis: | Lord Pengo an art dealer persuades American millionaires and heiress to buy European masterpieces | |||||
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Love Is Like That | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cort Theatre, New York | 18 Apr 1927 | ||||
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 | #131942 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Meteor | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guild Theatre, New York | 23 Dec 1929 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brentano's, New York 1930 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2633 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 | ||
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| Raphael Lord believes that he has the gift of clairvoyance and leaves the small New England university where he is a professor for big business in New York. Within five years he is a multi-millionaire. One of his "visions" gets misinterpreted - it is the plans for a huge building - the building collapses killing many including Lord's wife | |||||
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No Time For Comedy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York | 17 Apr 1939 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1939 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2634 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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| clever young playwright, whose comedies are highly successful is married to a brilliant actress, but he is discontented and restless and feels that this is no time for comedy | |||||
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Pirate, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Martin Beck Theatre, New York | 25 Nov 1942 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1943 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131943 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
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| A group of actors arrive in a small town. They are told that they must get the approval of the local Censor before they can perform anything. Their leader Serafin goes to the Censor's house. He is smitten by the Censor's wife, Manuela. She tells him that she fantasises about the notorious pirate Estramudo. Seeing this as an opportunity to seduce her he disguises himself as the pirate. He meets the Censor and realises that the Censor is in fact Estramudo. Serafin in disguise goes to meet Manuela. A group of militia and the Viceroy hearing that Estramudo is in the area burst in hoping to arrest him and get the reward money | |||||
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Rain From Heaven | ||
| 1st Produced: | John Golden Theatre, New York | 24 Dec 1934 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1935 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2635 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
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| Lael Wingate has a young American staying with her at her country home - she has taken in three refugees - two Russian and a German - Hugo Willens. The American's father Hobart Eldredge and his mother and brother arrive. Hobart is trying to raise a youth army to fight with the fascists. He clashes with Hugo. Despite looking a typical Aryan his great grandmother was Jewish. As a result of these clashes Hugo decides to go back to Germany and fight the Nazis | |||||
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Second Man, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guild Theatre, New York | 11 Apr 1927 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Doubleday 1927 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2636 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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| two women are in love with novelist, things turn nasty when he decides to marry one of them | |||||
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Serena Blandish | ||
| 1st Produced: | Morosco Theatre, London | 23 Jan 1929 | ||||
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 | #131944 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Talley Method, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Henry Miller's Theatre, New York | 24 Feb 1941 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1941 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131945 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
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| Dr Talley is an eminent surgeon and has a wonderful bedside manner. However he is not much of a family man. His first wife has died and he is engaged to marry Enid Fuller an ex-patient. Enid is worried about meeting the Doctor's children and how they will react to her. Enid listens to the children, shares their worries and praises them when they make achievements. She and the children realise that the marriage would never work. Enid leaves - taking the children with her | |||||
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Wine Of Choice | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guild Theatre, New York | 21 Feb 1938 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House 1938 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #131946 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
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| Binkie Niebuhr is trying to get Laddy Sears to finance a movie to star Binkie's love interest Wilda Doran. His efforts almost get thwarted when Marxist journalist Dow Christophsen and Ryder Gerrard a liberal Democrat senator from New Mexico arrive | |||||
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