Plays, [before 1969]

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Plays, [before 1969]

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Includes a typescript carbon copy (ca. 1960) of the opera by composer Douglas Moore, based on Henry James' The wings of the dove, and a typescript mimeographed copy of the musical comedy Jack in the country by composer Arnold Sundgaard, based on Oscar Wilde's The importance of being earnest.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8246865

Houghton Library

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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000765.0x00005f Irish writer, poet, and playwright. From the description of Collection, 1851-1957 (bulk 1877-1957). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122625016 Irish poet, dramatist and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed :...

Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969

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Douglas Moore was a composer and teacher; Ethan Ayer wrote song lyrics which were set by Moore for the 1961 theatrical production of The wings of the dove, based on the novel by Henry James. From the guide to the Letters to Ethan Ayer, 1960 and undated., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Composed 1931. First performance under original title, Overture Babbit, New York, 11 December 1932, Manhattan Symphony Orchestra, th...

James, Henry, 1843-1916

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James was an American novelist, short story writer, critic and dramatist. From the description of Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612731792 From the guide to the Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Henry James was born in New York, NY, in 1843. During his lifetime, he was a literary and art critic (writing for Natio...

Ayer, Ethan

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Ayer is a librettist. From the description of Plays, [before 1969] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80524269 From the guide to the Plays, before 1969., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Sundgaard, Arnold, 1909-2006

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American playwright and librettist. From the description of An oral history interview with Arnold Sundgaard / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by David Farneth, 1996 May 13 : recording and transcript. (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison). WorldCat record id: 122583702 Author of plays, lyrics, and librettos, including that for Down in the valley, with music by Weill. Originally conceived by Weill and Sundgaard as a radio ope...