Review Copies: Plays and Players in London, 1970-74 Tapa dura - 1975

London England: Robson Books, 1974. Writer and broadcaster Sheridan Morley has been going to the theatre - good theatre, bad theatre, English theatre, American theatre, European theatre - for more nights of his life than he cares to remember. This book is a collection of his theatre reviews from the early 1970s, put together chronologically in an attempt to explain what our theatre in the '70s have so far been like, not in terms of abstract theories but of nightly experiences. For since the early '60s there has been no collection of theatre reviews of any complete record of the British theatre. While the British film industry has an entire Institute devoted to the upkeep of its archives, the theatre - which cannot be preserved beyond the closing night of each production - has nothing of the kind. And unless some record is made and kept of our contemporary theatre, its lessons and its triumphs and its disasters will be remarkably hard for future generations to benefit from and even to… Leer más

(London): Robson Books, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Drawings by Donald E. Green and John Jensen. Offsetting on free endpapers and title page from dust jacket flaps, binding slightly cocked with a couple tiny stains on topedge, very good in a very good dust jacket with small creases and slight foxing on the flaps, and a tiny scuff mark on the rear panel. Inscribed by the author on the dedication page: "And for Arnold + Milton. With Love, Sheridan. London, July 75." Arnold Weissberger and Milton Goldman were life partners and shared many of the same clients through their respected careers as a talent agent and entertainment lawyer. As such they became well-known for hosting parties for A-list stars.

Robson Books, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Donald E. Green & John Jensen. 252 pp., including index. A collection of theatre reviews from the early 1970s, put together chronologically in an attempt to explain what London theatre of the time was like. Tanning of the endpapers, minor chipping of the dustwrapper edges. the inscription on the dedication page reads " and for Wil ...fond love Sherry April 75", in a red felt pen. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Donald E. Green & John Jensen. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; ISBN: 0903895250. ISBN/EAN: 9780903895255. Inventory No: 0203731. . 9780903895255

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.