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National Theatre, direction, Rapley Theatre Corporation, S.E. Cochran, manager, Alex Yokel presents "Three Men on a Horse," by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott, settings by Boris Aronson, staged by Mr. Abbott.
A comedy that focuses on a man who discovers he has a talent for choosing the winning horse in a race as long as he never places a bet himself.
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THE STORY: Most people have inherited property, but we never heard of anyone's inheriting a ghost. Nancy Willard did. This attractive girl, who works for a publisher, is engaged to Parker Burnett. When Amelia Bullock, Nancy's landlady and owner of
The "live era" or "golden age"of television drama originating from New York, 1946 through 1951, was an exciting time of creative and commercial accomplishment. This is a complete history and reference guide to the live dramas that aired during those six years. Extensive coverage is given to the NBC anthologies Kraft Television Theatre and Philco Television Playhouse, and the CBS anthologies Ford Theater and Studio One, as well as to "he competitors"--the 28 new anthologies that appeared in the prime time schedule during 1950 and 1951. Appendices comprehensively list the day-by-day program logs for BBC, CBS and NBC dramas from 1946 through 1951.
In War and Revolution in South China, Edward Rhoads recounts his childhood and early teenage years during the Sino-Japanese War and the early postwar years. Rhoads came from a biracial family. His father was an American professor while his Chinese mother was a typist and stenographer. In the late 1930s and the 1940s, the Rhoads family lived through the turbulent years in southern China and Hong Kong. The book follows Rhoads’ childhood in Guangzhou, his family’s evacuation to Hong Kong, his father’s internment and repatriation to the United States, and his and his mother’s flight to Free China. He recalls his reunion with family members in northern Guangdong Province in 1943, their re...
Live theatre came to Rochester, New York early in the community’s history – 1824 to be exact. Unlike many cities its size, the thrill of the limelight never left Rochester. The city still has many thriving amateur and professional troupes. Over the decades, author and historian Donovan Shilling has amassed an amazing collection of theatre memorabilia, including posters, advertisements, photos and more. In this book, he shares the cream of the crop with you. This photographic and descriptive review provides a rare glimpse into the times and places that brought actors and audiences together for a time of distraction and fantasy.