Plays on a human theme

Hansberry, Lorraine

Lee, Robert E.

Lawrence, Jerome

Chayefsky,Paddy

McGraw-Hill/Ryerson

A classic work of American theatre, based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in defense of a schoolteacher accused of teaching the theory of evolution The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus. The chief gladiators were two great legal giants of the century. Like two bull elephants locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely able to restrain themselves. At stake was the freedom of every American. One of the most moving and meaningful plays of our generation. Praise for Inherit the Wind "A tidal wave of a drama."—New York World-Telegram And Sun “Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee were classic Broadway scribes who knew how to crank out serious plays for thinking Americans. . . . Inherit the Wind is a perpetually prescient courtroom battle over the legality of teaching evolution. . . . We’re still arguing this case–all the way to the White House.”—Chicago Tribune “Powerful . . . a crackling good courtroom play . . . [that] provides two of the juiciest roles in American theater.”—Copley News Service “[This] historical drama . . . deserves respect.”—The Columbus Dispatch

Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Drama of the Greatest Courtroom Clash of the Century

Humor & Entertainment

Ballantine Books

Inherit the Wind: The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Actor Life Paul Muni

Penguin Adult HC/TR

The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus. The chief gladiators were two great legal giants of the century. Like two bull elephants locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely able to restrain themselves. At stake was the freedom of every American. One of the most moving and meaningful plays of our generation. "a tidal wave of a drama." -- New York World-Telegram And Sun

Inherit the Wind

Lawerence, Jerome

BANTAM BOOKS

"If the law is of such nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law." In 1849, the young Henry David Thoreau, philosopher, poet, naturalist, penned these timeless words in his Civil Disobedience. Three years earlier Thoreau had refused to pay taxes to the government, which was engaged in the Mexican War. He condemned the war as unjust--a war never formally declared, begun without Congressional authorization, a savage and bloody war fought to assuage the United States' territorial ambitions. For his courageous and unprecedented act of protest, he was thrown in jail. Thoreau was a man of the future. Over the past century, his action has had worldwide repercussions. Tolstoy was influenced by his stand, and Gandhi based his passive resistance campaign on the words of the philosopher of Walden Pond. Now, Thoreau's action take on a new relevance. The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail is an essential work for today's world.

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail: A Play

Bantam]

One of the most moving and meaningful plays in American theatre--based on the famed Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, in which a Tennessee teacher was tried for teaching evolution   The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus, the chief gladiators being the two great legal giants of the century. Locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely able to restrain themselves. At stake was the freedom of every American. “Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee were classic Broadway scribes who knew how to crank out serious plays for thinking Americans. . . . Inherit the Wind is a perpetually prescient courtroom battle over the legality of teaching evolution. . . . We’re still arguing this case–all the way to the White House.” –Chicago Tribune “Powerful . . . a crackling good courtroom play . . . [that] provides two of the juiciest roles in American theater.” –Copley News Service “[This] historical drama . . . deserves respect.” –The Columbus Dispatch

Inherit The Wind

"If the law is of such nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law." In 1849, the young Henry David Thoreau, philosopher, poet, naturalist, penned these timeless words in his Civil Disobedience. Three years earlier Thoreau had refused to pay taxes to the government, which was engaged in the Mexican War. He condemned the war as unjust--a war never formally declared, begun without Congressional authorization, a savage and bloody war fought to assuage the United States' territorial ambitions. For his courageous and unprecedented act of protest, he was thrown in jail. Thoreau was a man of the future. Over the past century, his action has had worldwide repercussions. Tolstoy was influenced by his stand, and Gandhi based his passive resistance campaign on the words of the philosopher of Walden Pond. Now, Thoreau's action take on a new relevance. The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail is an essential work for today's world.

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

Bantam Classics

Paul Muni was one of the greatest performers of our time. His film roles included Zola, Scarface, Juarez, Pasteur (for which he won an Academy Award); he played a dozen giants on Broadway. His remarkable career spanned the first two-thirds of the 20th century. But Actor is more than the story of one man's on- and offstage life, for Muni was many men. This biography, which reads like a novel, is the saga of every actor who strives for perfection, who hides in public. Laced with humor, rich in anecdotes, this book is an affectionate and analytical study of a talented and tortured man. What was he like behind the makeup? What battles inside him evoked his unforgettable performances on stage and screen? Playwright Jerome Lawrence (co-author of Muni's most successful Broadway play, Inherit the Wind), who Muni called "my son", did much search and research to reveal the mystery of this amazing man. There are intimate revelations from hundreds of hours of conversation with Muni himself and with scores of friends, relatives, and peers who touched his life. Never before had anyone probed this special genius; Muni was even a mystery to himself. The incredible Bella Finkel Muni is a vital part of this book, which includes her own attempts to "put Munya on paper." Theirs was one of the most unusual husband-wife relationships in theater and film history. Muni performed over 300 different roles in Yiddish for 18 years before he spoke a word of English on a Broadway stage. From thousands of photographs and drawings, almost 100 have been carefully chosen to chart the private and public Muni. Climaxing the book is a word portrait by Bette Davis, his co-worker in Hollywood's golden age, in an exclusive and perceptive interview. An actor attains immortality in the minds of those who have seen him perform. This volume gathers into one treasury the memories of millions of fascinated watchers. The reader will collaborate by bringing his own special recollection of the multiman Muni.

Actor: The Life & Times of Paul Muni

Samuel French Inc Plays

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