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Battle of angels : play in two acts
- Title
- Battle of angels : play in two acts, 1939 November-1940 December 30.
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Archival Mix | Supervised use | NCOF+ 91-298 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Steinbeck, Elaine A.
- Description
- 1 v. (196 leaves); 28cm.
- Summary
- Heavily annotated promptbook, used by Elaine Anderson [Steinbeck], assistant stage manager, for the first production of this play.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Annotations.
- Scripts.
- Typescript.
- Inscriptions.
- Note
- Title from title page.
- Epigram on title page: "-While metals clashed/a battle of angels above them/And thunder and storm!"
- Epigram on page three: " 'I too am beginning to feel an immense need to become a savage and create a new world!' August Strindberg in a letter to Paul Gaugin."
- Dedication on page five: "FOR D.H. LAWRENCE Who was while he lived the brilliant adversary of so many dark angels and who never fell, except in the treacherous flesh, the rest being flame that fought and prevailed over darkness. St. Louis November, 1939."
- Epigram at the beginning of Act One: "There is only one true aristocracy - the aristocracy of passionate souls!"
- Terms of Use (note)
- photocopying prohibited.
- Source (note)
- Katharine Cornell.
- Biography (note)
- Tennessee Williams, playwright.
- Provenance (note)
- Gift of Katharine Cornell.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged.
- Call Number
- NCOF+ 91-298
- OCLC
- 122465038
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
- Title
- Battle of angels : play in two acts, 1939 November-1940 December 30.
- Terms Of Use
- Unpublished typescript photocopying prohibited.
- Biography
- Tennessee Williams, playwright.
- Provenance
- Gift of Katharine Cornell.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Steinbeck, Elaine A., stage manager.Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Orpheus descending.
- Research Call Number
- NCOF+ 91-298