Best Plays of 1920-1921 (Classic Reprint)

The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. The second volume in a series on the best plays in America <i>The Best Plays of 1920-1921</i> showcases the ten best plays of that year. While edited by Burns Mantle the content of the book is written by the infamous John Arthur Chapman who was nicknamed Old Frostface by the press and given the term of endearment: the curmudgeon by his peers. Even though his career began in Denver Colorado; Chapman joined the New York Daily News in 1920 and spent most of his career working as a theater critic. <br><br><i>The Best Plays of 1920-1921</i> begins by exploring both New York and Chicago as the epicenters for locating the best plays in America. Determining which ten would be awarded the status of best plays is no simple task but with much exposition and no small power of elimination Chapman narrows the list to Debrau by Sacha Guitry; The First Year by Frank Craven; Enter Madame by Gilda Varesi and Dolly Byrne; The Green Goddess by William Archer; Liliom by Franz Molnar; Mary Rose by James M. Barrie; Nice People by Rachel Crothers; The Bad Man by Porter Emerson Browne; The Emperor Jones by Eugene G. O''Neill; and The Skin Game by John Galsworthy. <br><br>In addition to exploring these plays the volume also explores those timeless shows that have played over five hundred performances in New York and the birth dates and birth places of prominent players in the theater. This comprehensive list of plays from the years 1920-1921 gives a glimpse into the world of entertainment during this period and a society that enjoyed theater as the highlight of entertainment.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist however we consider it worth publishing due to the work''s historical value.<BR>The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.