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WILLIAM ROOS (1911 - 1987) |
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Plays by William Roos |
As The Girls Go | ||
| 1st Produced: | Opera House, Boston | 1948 | ||||
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| 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 | #94489 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jimmy McHugh; lyrics by Harold Adamson; book by William Roos | |||||
Synopsis: | The future - 1953 - and The United States has elected its first female president. Her enemies try to discredit her by trying to create a scandal with her husband and other women. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Belles On Their Toes | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121396 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | What is a family to do when their super efficient father is not there? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Boy Wanted | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55107 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 10 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Harold Rollins has run away to join an Artic expedition. He climbs through a window to find shelter for the night and find himself in a sorority room shared by two girls. Before he can get out he falls and sprains his ankle forcing him to stay the night. Then the fiance of the other girl climbs in. Then the Head arrives. . . | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Courtin' Time | ||
| 1st Produced: | National Theatre, New York | 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: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #94490 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by John Walker and Jack Lawrence; lyrics by John Walker and Jack Lawrence; book by William Roos. Based on the play ""The Farmer's Wife" by Eden Philpotts | |||||
Synopsis: | A farmer is desperately seeking a second wife not realising that his attractive housekeeper carries a torch for him | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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January Thaw | ||
| 1st Produced: | John Golden Theatre, New York | 1946 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #94491 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on the novel by Bellamy Partridge | |||||
Synopsis: | Two families have a claim to the same farmhouse. They both arrive at the same time to get possession. Then a sudden snow storm leaves then isolated. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Life of Reilly, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst Theatre, New York | - - - | ||||
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 | #94492 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Speaking Of Murder | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30048 | |||
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Genre: | Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Audrey and William Roos | |||||
Synopsis: | Charles returns home with his new wife unaware that his secretary had murdered his first wife and has designs on the new one. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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