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Black theater, U.S.A. : forty-five plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974

Title
  1. Black theater, U.S.A. : forty-five plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974 / James V. Hatch, editor ; Ted Shine, consultant.
Published by
  1. New York : Free Press, [1974]
  2. ©1974

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Additional authors
  1. Aldridge, Ira Frederick, 1807-1867
  2. Séjour, Victor, 1817-1874
  3. Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
  4. Cotter, Joseph S. (Joseph Seamon), 1861-1949
  5. Anderson, Garland, 1886-1939
  6. Grimké, Angelina Weld, 1880-1958
  7. Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935
  8. Burrill, Mary, 1884-1946
  9. Livingston, Myrtle Smith
  10. Gaines-Shelton, Ruth
  11. Spence, Eulalie, 1894-1981
  12. Bonner, Marita, 1898-1971
  13. Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966
  14. Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967
  15. Matheus, John Frederick, 1887-1983
  16. Richardson, Willis, 1889-1977
  17. Edmonds, Randolph, 1900-1983
  18. Edward, H. F. V., 1898-1973
  19. Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
  20. Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983
  21. Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983
  22. Miller, May, 1899-1995
  23. Browne, Theodore
  24. Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
  25. Green, Paul, 1894-1981
  26. Richards, Stanley, 1918-1980
  27. Hill, Abram, 1910-1986
  28. Pawley, Thomas D., 1917-
  29. Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
  30. Peterson, Louis, 1922-1998
  31. Branch, William B.
  32. Mitchell, Loften
  33. Sebree, Charles
  34. Jackson, C. Bernard, 1927-1996
  35. Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020
  36. Ward, Douglas Turner
  37. Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
  38. Childress, Alice
  39. Kennedy, Adrienne
  40. Charles, Martie
  41. Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
  42. Bullins, Ed
  43. Shine, Ted
  44. Salaam, Kalamu ya, 1947-
Description
  1. x, 886 pages; 27 cm
Summary
  1. Various themes and styles are represented in this anthology of comic and tragic works by Black American playwrights.
Alternative title
  1. 45 plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974
Subject
  1. Authors, Black
  2. Drama
  3. American drama > African American authors
  4. Black people > Drama
  5. American drama > Black authors
  6. African Americans > Drama
  7. Black author
Genre/Form
  1. Drama.
Contents
  1. The black doctor / Ira Aldridge -- The brown overcoat / Victor Sejour -- The escape; or A leap for freedom / William Wells Brown -- Caleb the degenerate / Joseph S. Cotter Sr -- Appearances / Garland Anderson -- Rachel / Angelina Grimke -- Mine eyes have seen / Alice Dunbar Nelson -- They that sit in darkness / Mary Burrill -- For unborn children / Myrtle Smith Livingston -- The church fight / Ruth Gaines-Shelton -- Undertow / Eulalie Spence -- The purple flower / Marita Bonner -- A Sunday morning in the South / Georgia Douglas Johnson -- Balo / Jean Toomer -- 'Cruiter / John Matheus -- The Idle Head / Willis Richardson -- Bad men / Randolph Edmonds -- Job Hunters / H.F.V. Edward -- Don't You Want to be Free? / Langston Hughes -- Big White Fog / Theodore Ward -- Divine Comedy / Owen Dodson -- Graven Images / May Miller -- Natural Man / Theodore Browne -- Flight of the Natives / Willis Richardson -- Native Son / Richard Wright and Paul Green -- District of Columbia / Stanley Richards -- Walk Hard / Abram Hill -- The Tumult and the Shouting / Thomas Pawley -- The Amen Corner / James Baldwin -- Take a Giant Step / Louis Peterson -- In Splendid Error / William Branch -- Star of the Morning / Loften Mitchell -- Limitations of Life / Langston Hughes -- Dry August (Mrs. Patterson) / Charles Sebree -- Fly Blackbird / Bernard Jackson and James V. Hatch -- Day of Absence / Douglas Turner Ward -- The Drinking Gourd / Lorraine Hansberry -- Wine in the Wilderness / Alice Childress -- The Owl Answers / Adrienne Kennedy -- Job Security / Martie Charles -- Little Ham / Langston Hughes -- The Slave / Imamu Amiri Baraka -- Goin' a Buffalo / Ed Bullins -- Herbert III / Ted Shine -- Blk Love Song #1 / Val Ferdinand.
Call number
  1. Sc 812.08-H (Hatch, J. Black theater, U.S.A.)
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 875-880) and index.
Title
  1. Black theater, U.S.A. : forty-five plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974 / James V. Hatch, editor ; Ted Shine, consultant.
Publisher
  1. New York : Free Press, [1974]
Copyright date
  1. ©1974
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 875-880) and index.
Local subject
  1. Black author.
Added author
  1. Aldridge, Ira Frederick, 1807-1867, contributor.
  2. Séjour, Victor, 1817-1874, contributor.
  3. Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884, contributor.
  4. Cotter, Joseph S. (Joseph Seamon), 1861-1949, contributor.
  5. Anderson, Garland, 1886-1939, contributor.
  6. Grimké, Angelina Weld, 1880-1958, contributor.
  7. Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935, contributor.
  8. Burrill, Mary, 1884-1946, contributor.
  9. Livingston, Myrtle Smith, contributor.
  10. Gaines-Shelton, Ruth, contributor.
  11. Spence, Eulalie, 1894-1981, contributor.
  12. Bonner, Marita, 1898-1971, contributor.
  13. Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966, contributor.
  14. Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967, contributor.
  15. Matheus, John Frederick, 1887-1983, contributor.
  16. Richardson, Willis, 1889-1977, contributor.
  17. Edmonds, Randolph, 1900-1983, contributor.
  18. Edward, H. F. V., 1898-1973, contributor.
  19. Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, contributor.
  20. Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983, contributor.
  21. Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983, contributor.
  22. Miller, May, 1899-1995, contributor.
  23. Browne, Theodore, contributor.
  24. Wright, Richard, 1908-1960, contributor.
  25. Green, Paul, 1894-1981, contributor.
  26. Richards, Stanley, 1918-1980, contributor.
  27. Hill, Abram, 1910-1986, contributor.
  28. Pawley, Thomas D., 1917- contributor.
  29. Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, contributor.
  30. Peterson, Louis, 1922-1998. contributor.
  31. Branch, William B., contributor.
  32. Mitchell, Loften, contributor.
  33. Sebree, Charles, contributor.
  34. Jackson, C. Bernard, 1927-1996, contributor.
  35. Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020, editor, compiler.
  36. Ward, Douglas Turner, contributor.
  37. Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965, contributor.
  38. Childress, Alice, contributor.
  39. Kennedy, Adrienne, contributor.
  40. Charles, Martie, contributor.
  41. Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014, contributor.
  42. Bullins, Ed, contributor.
  43. Shine, Ted, consultant.
  44. Salaam, Kalamu ya, 1947- contributor.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Black theater, U.S.A.; forty-five plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974. New York, Free Press [1974] (OCoLC)573810451
  2. Online version: Black theater, U.S.A.; forty-five plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974. New York, Free Press [1974] (OCoLC)608940935
LCCN
  1. 75169234
ISBN
  1. 0029141605
  2. 9780029141601
Research call number
  1. Sc 812.08-H (Hatch, J. Black theater, U.S.A.)
  2. JFF 75-1025
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