The Annenbergs
The Annenbergs

Author: John E. Cooney

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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"This is the colorful and dramatic biography of two of America's most controversial entrepreneurs: Moses Louis Annenberg, 'the racing wire king, ' who built his fortune in racketeering, invested it in publishing, and lost much of it in the biggest tax evasion case in United States history; and his son, Walter, launcher of TV Guide and Seventeen magazines and former ambassador to Great Britain."--Jacket.

Clandestine on the Morning Line
Clandestine on the Morning Line

Author: Josh Greenfeld

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9780822202141

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THE STORY: As described the NY Post: CLANDESTINE is a play with a strongly written central character, a middle-aged, thrice-married woman who operates a cheap lunchroom with a bachelor brother. While she is reuniting a pregnant young woman with th

Borak
Borak

Author: Robert D. Hock

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780822201342

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THE STORY: As described by Howard Taubman: BORAK functions on two levels. On the surface Mr. Hock is telling a Civil War story in which the hard, bitter duty of an officer must override his love for his son. But the play is also a religious parabl

A Country Scandal (Platonov)
A Country Scandal (Platonov)

Author: Anton Chekhov

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-09-21

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0486811166

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Set in a small Russian town during the 1870s, this 20-character farce centers on a schoolteacher's romantic entanglements. Chekhov's first play holds the key to many themes revisited in his later dramas.

Dinny and the Witches
Dinny and the Witches

Author: William Gibson

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780822203117

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THE STORY: This play is a fairy-tale, notes William Gibson in his notes to the New York production, and all fairy-tales are dreams in which the hero goes forth on a pilgrimage through life; this one is no exception. Dinny is just the average Ame

Caligula
Caligula

Author: Albert Camus

Publisher: Samuel French , Incorporated

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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Caligula was born into an illustrious Roman family. His father was Germanicus, a hugely popular and talented general, who, before his early death, was seen as the natural heir of the reigning Augustus. Caligula was a fond nickname meaning "Little Boots" (his real name was Gaius), given to him by the soldiers in Germanicus' legions who loved to see the young boy in the camps dressed in a military uniform. When the cruel and unpopular Emperor Tiberius (who had succeeded Augustus) died, Caligula was swept into office on a wave of good will. But Caligula turned out to be the most insane Caesar of Rome. His evil deeds surpassed both Tiberius, who reigned immediately before him, or Nero, who ruled shortly after.