Search Results: Play Scripts from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for the 1970 play. Laid in are two pages, one a letter addressed to Tom Drake and the other a fake newspaper to be used as a prop. A fictionalized play based on the actual paper founded by screenwriter Doral Chenoweth, "The Little Weekly" from a small town in Ohio. Set in Ohio. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1970. 91 leaves, with last page of text numbered 84. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with three silver brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Revised Draft script for the 1985 play. Copy belonging to Peter Mark Richman, who played the character of Lewis in this production, with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and annotations throughout in manuscript ink. The story of a screenwriter living in Los Angeles who can not seem to finish any screenplays, and thus is haunted by his unfinished characters including Adolf Eichmann, a gorilla and a blue-collar worker named "The Raincoat." Steve Shagan was a critically acclaimed novelist, playwright and screenwriter, who came to prominence working on the television series "Tarzan." Throughout his long career, he was nominated for both Academy Awards and Emmy Awards. Set in Los Angeles. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Revised Draft, with credits for playwright Steve Shagan. 101 leaves, with last page of text numbered 98. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Original typescript screenplay for an unproduced film called "After the Fall," based on Arthur Miller's 1964 play about a Jewish intellectual living in New York. Miller's play opened on Broadway in 1964, at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, ran for 208 performances, and closed on May 29, 1965. A television movie of the play was released in 1974, but Mann appears to have not been involved in the project. Abby Mann (1927-2008) wrote screenplays for "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961), earning him an Academy Award, "A Child Is Waiting" (1963), "Ship of Fools" (1965), "The Detective" (1968), "Report to the Commissioner" (1975), and "War and Love (1985). His work also extended into television, for series like "Medical Story" (1975-1976) and "Kojak" (1973-1978), a show he helped create, and several "Kojak" television movies. Black wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for playwright Miller and screenwriter Mann. 195 leaves, with last page of text numbered 194. Typescript on… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1987. Vintage script for the 1987 revival of the 1947 play, an intentionally photocopied script version of the published 1947 version of the play by Dramatists' Play Service. Working copy belonging to actress Rose Arrick, who served as standby for the part of Kate Keller, with her name in manuscript pencil on the title page, and her substantive annotations throughout. Laid in with the script is are three copies of an Actors' Equity Association contract, and a small slip with contact information for the stage manager and backstage pay phone. Arthur Miller's first play (after writing a novel and a nonfiction book), basis for the 1948 film noir starring Burt Lancaster and Edward G. Robinson. The 1987 revival was staged at the John Golden Theatre from April 22 to May 17, 1987, and was nominated for two Tony Awards. Gray generic card wrappers. Title page present, with credit for Arthur Miller. 67 leaves, with last page of text numbered 69. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very… Read More

New York: William Morris Agency, 1960. Vintage script for the 1960 play, which premiered on November 30, 1960, at the Belasco Theater, running for 333 performances before closing on September 15, 1961. Based on James Agee's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1957 novel "A Death in the Family," about two families in Tennessee whose lives are affected by the sudden death of the patriarch in an automobile accident. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and nominated for five Tony Awards, winning one for Best Actress for Colleen Dewhurst. Set in Knoxville in 1915. Maroon titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 10 October 1960, with credits for novelist James Agee and playwright Tad Mosel. 99 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-22. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three silver brads.

New York: Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1947. Vintage script for the 1947 Broadway play. Copy belonging to an unidentified cast member, with their annotations in manuscript pencil and ink throughout, noting stage directions and amending dialogue for several male characters. Many annotations partially (and unsuccessfully) erased, possibly in service of the script being used by several different cast or crew members. A small-town man hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father, a successful doctor, but is gradually disillusioned by his experiences at a big-city hospital. The play opened on October 10, 1947, at the Majestic Theatre, running for 315 performances. Rodgers and Hammerstein's third theatrical venture, following "Oklahoma!" (1943) and "Carousel" (1945). Maroon titled wrappers, with a Rodgers and Hammerstein label on the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Title page present, undated, with credits for Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. 105 leaves, with last page of text numbered… Read More

New York: Stuart Company, 1966. Draft script for the 1966 Broadway musical. A series of three playlets tied together by themes, such as dissatisfaction with getting what one wants, and repeated references or design elements, such as the color brown. Each playlet based on an existing work, with the first act based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by Mark Twain, the second based on "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton, and the final act based on "Passionella" by Jules Feiffer. The musical first premiered at the Shubert Theater on October 18, 1966 and ran for 463 performances before closing November 25, 1967, directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, and Larry Blyden. Nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical for Nichols, and Best Actor in a Musical for Alda, and winning Best Actress in a Musical for Harris. Revived December 14, 2006 by the Roundabout Theatre Company, running for 99 performances through March 11, 2007,… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Draft script for the 1975 play, which premiered on April 20 at the Theatre de Lys in New York. A southern melodrama focusing on the toxic relationship between a former heavyweight boxing champion and a young teacher. Set in rural Georgia. Blue titled wrappers with credits for playwright Larry Ketron. Title page present, dated 1975, with credits for playwright Larry Ketron. 98 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-3-36. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1974. Draft script for the 1974 play which premiered at the Booth Theatre on May 5, 1974 for 177 performances, closing on October 5, 1974. Annotations in manuscript pencil on title page, and on cast page for "Ravenswood," the first of the two one act plays in "Bad Habits," listing names adjacent to the characters. Two one act comedies, the first is "Ravenswood," set in a sanitarium catering to rich "unglued" patients in which Dr. Pepper treats his patients by encouraging them to indulge in bad habits. The second is "Dunelawn," also a sanitarium, where Dr. Toynbee treats his patients with a magical drug which inhibits any "urges." Blue Studio Duplicating Service vinyl titled wrappers, with credits for playwright Terrence McNally. Title page present, with credits for playwright Terrence McNally. 135 leaves, with last page of text numbered 62. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold screw brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage script for the 1971 play. Copy belonging to director Larry Arrick, with his name and address in manuscript ink on the title page. A black comedy set in a sanatorium, satirizing American dependence on psychotherapy. The play debuted off-Broadway on August 10, 1971, at the John Drew Theatre in East Hampton, New York, later transferring to the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 1974. Script housed in a generic black binder. Title page present, undated, with credit for playwright Terrence McNally. 73 leaves, with last page of text numbered 1-70. Spirit duplication, rectos only, with a single undated revision page laid in at the end of the script. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong.

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Draft script for an unproduced musical. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the title page and cast leaf noting the names of prospective actors for each role, including Diana Ross and Jack Gilford. Loosely based on the ninth century Japanese folk tale "Taketori Monogatari" ("the tale of the bamboo cutter"), the story of a baby found inside the stalk of a bamboo plant who grows up to be a beautiful princess. Set in Japan. Green titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, dated 1975, with book credits to Arnold Meyer and music and lyrics credits to David McHugh. 82 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-8-31. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

New York: N.p., 1967. Draft script for an unproduced play. Although not indicated on the script, copy belonging to actor Van Heflin, who was presumably considering a role in the play. From the estate of the actor. A comedy about a con man who founds a fictional, absurdist island-based country. Orange titled wrappers with credit for playwright Wallach. Title page present, dated March 20, 1967, with credit for playwright Wallach. 137 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1962. Draft script for the 1962 play. This copy belonged to the actor who portrayed Peter in the production, with his annotations in manuscript pencil and blue ink throughout. Adapted from Mackie's book, this mystery became a play in 1962. It was later adapted into a 1974 French television film entitled "Meurte a credit" Set in Gloucestershire, England. Red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers, with a credit for playwright Philip Mackie. Title page present, with a credit for playwright Philip Mackie. 142 leaves, with last page of text numbered Act 3: Scene 2: Pg 37. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good, wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads.

New York: Richard Fields, 1968. Draft script for the musical which premiered in 1968 by the Lincoln Center Workshop at the Forum Theatre. Numeric manuscript annotation in manuscript pencil on verso of last leaf. One of two musical plays written by actor Austin Pendleton. "Booth is Back in Town!" was first performed, with music by Jim Massengale, by the Yale University Dramatic Association at the Yale University Theatre in 1961, which also released a cast album. In 1963, with music by Arthur Rubinstein, it was performed under the title "Mr. Booth" at the Williamstown Theatre in Williamstown, Massachusetts. A musical of the life Junius Brutus Booth, a notorious mid-19th century actor and his sons, actors Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth, assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln. Blue Studio Duplicating Service titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for Austin Pendleton (book), Arthur Rubinstein (music), and Gretchen Cryer (lyrics). 127 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-5-39.… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Draft script for the 1984 play, which premiered at The Pit on May 28th, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. With a small manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper, and a single copied annotation to page 2.II.14A. Loosely based on the life of playwright Stephen Poliakoff's grandfather in post-revolutionary Russia, who harbored a dream of becoming the first cinematographer to synchronize sound with moving pictures. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner, whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" (Robert Altman, 1973), "The Missouri Breaks" (Arthur Penn, 1976), and "Heat" (Michael Mann, 1996). Set in Russia. Red untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, with credits for playwright Stephen Poliakoff. 109 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2.III.25. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two silver brads.

New York: The Living Theatre, 1963. Vintage script for the 1963 off-Broadway play. INSCRIBED on the title page by The Living Theatre co-founder-and production designer for the play-Julian Beck: "This is the mimeographed text which The Living Theatre used for its production of the world premiere of the play (May 1963). It precedes all other publications of the play. / Julian Beck / NYC Feb 1985." The play premiered at The Living Theatre on May 13, 1963. It was the recipient of three Obie Awards for Best Production, Best Design, and Best Direction. Jonas Mekas would film a 1963 performance of the play after it had closed, released in 1964. A realistic and anti-authoritarian depiction of a US Marine Corps prison, based on playwright Kenneth H. Brown's experience being held in a brig for 30 days while serving with the Third Marines at Camp Fuji in the 1950s. The Living Theatre revived the play to inaugurate its new permanent location on the Lower East Side in Manhattan on March 29, 2007, directed by… Read More

New York: Edward Padula, 1960. Draft script for the 1960 musical, noted as "Acting Version" on the front wrapper. The play opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on April 14, 1960, transferring to the 54th Street Theatre and then the Shubert Theatre, and closed on October 7, 1961, after a run of 607 performances. Winner of the 1961 Tony Award for Best Musical. An unsuccessful pop songwriter is convinced he can make his fortune if he can get recently drafted rock and roll star Conrad Birdie on the Ed Sullivan show to kiss his high school girlfriend goodbye. Basis for the 1963 film version starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Maureen Stapleton and Ann-Margaret. Red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers, noted as Acting Version on the front wrapper. Title page present, with credits for Book by Mike Stewart, Music by Charles Strause, Lyrics by Lee Adams, and Directed and Choreographed by Gower Champion. 107 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-8-42. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1940. Draft English language script of Camus' 1944 play. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin, circa 1940s, largely faithful to the 1947 Stuart Gilbert English translation, "Caligula and Cross Purpose," but with modifications made apparently for a smaller production. The adaptation includes the removal of incidental characters (patricians, knights, poets, guards, and servants), with their dialogue frequently merged with that of secondary characters, the creation of an added "porch" set piece, utilized to retain some dialogue otherwise lost, the simplification or removal of more elaborate set pieces, and other minor editorial changes. No information regarding the date or location of the production (or intended production), nor the translator or editor of this typescript, is known. Begun in 1938, and subject to numerous revisions, "Caligula" was finally published in 1944 by Editions Gallimard, first jointly with "The Misunderstanding," then alone later the same year. Part of Camus' "Cycle… Read More

Calabasas Park, CA: Self published, 1982. Draft script for an unproduced stage play called, "The Call," written by Bill Hare, about a German general plotting against Adolf Hitler at the Battle of Stalingrad. Printed blue titled wrappers, with swastika symbol and title on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated 11/30/82, with a credit for playwright Hare. 102 leaves, with last leaf of text being page 46 of Act II. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two silver brads.

New York: Roger L. Stevens / Joel Schenker, 1963. Two draft revisions of the script for the 1963 play. Based on the 1961 memoir, "My Life in Court," by Louis Nizer. Copies belonging to actor Van Heflin, with his noted throughout. Van Heflin played the lead character in the play, lawyer Robert Sloane. Nominated for a Tony Award. The play opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on October 7, 1963, and ran for 242 performances through May 9, 1964. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated October 28, 1963, with credits for playwright Denker and writer Nizer. 103 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two silver screw brads.