Paris: Editions Georges Marton, circa 1938. Original carbon typescript for the 1938 play in agency wrappers. The play debuted at the Theatre des Mathurins in Paris on January 11, 1938 and ran for 100 performances. First published in the collection "Pieces noires" (Calmann-Levy, 1942) and published in English as "Restless Heart" (Methuen, 1957). Beige agency wrappers, 108 leaves, with last... (read more) about La Sauvage [Restless Heart] (Original script for the 1938 play)

New York: N.p., Circa 1957-1959. Draft script for the 1959 play. Copy belonging to producer Stanley Chase, with his name and address to a sticker on the title page. The script contains the printed lyrics for every musical number, with dialogue and stage direction interspersed. Arlen's original 1946 musical, "St. Louis Woman," with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, was based on... (read more) about Free and Easy (Original play script for the 1959 musical, copy belonging to producer Stanley Chase)

N.p. N.p., circa 1958. Draft script for a play based on the classic 1957 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Actress Mary Henry's copy, profusely annotated throughout. Ms. Henry played one of three "phantoms" in the play, who do not speak but who are generally present. Nothing is known about the production of this play, the playwright, or the actors involved... (read more) about The Seventh Seal: A Play in Eleven Scenes (Original script for the play, actress Mary Henry's...

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953. Draft script for the 1953 Broadway stage musical. Working copy of an unknown cast member, with his profuse holograph pencil notations throughout. "Can-Can" was one of the most successful musicals of the early 1950s. It ran at New York's Shubert Theatre, opening on May 7, 1953 and closing on June 25, 1955, for a total... (read more) about Can-Can (Original script for the 1953 Broadway musical)

New York: Arthur Cantor and E.E. Fogelson, 1963. Draft script for the 1964 Broadway play. INSCRIBED by Chayefsky to the play's producer, Kip Cohen on the title page in the year prior to the play's debut: "Nov 9/63 / To Kip Cohen / Without whom there would be no 'Passion of' / Paddy." "The Passion of Josef D." opened at... (read more) about The Passion of Josef D. (Original script for the 1964 premiere of the play, inscribed to the...

New York: Wroderick Productions, 1973. Draft script for a 1973 Roderick Cook adaptation of the 1929 Noel Coward musical, likely written after Cook's 1972 musical review of Coward's work, entitled "Oh, Coward!" A three act operetta in which a wealthy young woman elopes with her music teacher. Coward's original script was basis for the 1933 film directed by Herbert Wilcox... (read more) about Bitter Sweet (Original script for the 1973 likely unproduced play)

New York: Tams-Witmark Music Library, 1964. Draft script for the 1964 revival of the 1935 opera, which debuted on May 6th, 1964 at the City Center of Music and Drama in New York City, and ran for a limited engagement of 31 performances. "Porgy and Bess" is based on DuBose Heyward’s 1925 novel "Porgy," and its subsequent 1927 play adaptation... (read more) about Porgy and Bess (Original script for the 1964 play)

New York: Clifford Hayman, 1966. Draft script for an unproduced play. Laid in is an ALS to actor Peter Lawford (here associated with Chrislaw Productions), from producer Hayman, in which Hayman requests Lawford consider funding the project for both a play and a film. A philandering husband is found out by his wife, who has an affair in order to... (read more) about Even Steven (Original screenplay for an unproduced play)

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... (read more) about A Case of Libel (Two script revisions for the 1963 play, actor Van Heflin's working copies)

N.p. N.p., 1941. Original play script for the premiere production of Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 1941, copy belonging to the show's producers (and erstwhile playwrights) Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with their property stamp at the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Housed n a custom clamshell box. Clearly a working copy, with numerous substantitve corrections... (read more) about Arsenic and Old Lace (Original script, copy belonging to producers Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse)

New York: The Lambs, 1946. Draft script for an unproduced 1946 play. A Parisian scientist working on a serum to revive the dead finds out that his wife has been having an affair with a colleague who was recently accused of murdering a patient. The doctor gets his revenge by reviving the guillotine'd head of his rival and revealing it... (read more) about Possessed (Original script for an unproduced 1946 play)

1980. Draft script for the 1980 stage version of "Harold and Maude," adapted by Colin Higgins from his 1971 novel and screenplay. Actress Ruth Ford's copy, effusively inscribed to her on the title page by Higgins, actress Janet Gaynor (who played Maude, 23 years after her last film appearance), Keith McDermott (who played Harold), and director Robert Lewis. The film... (read more) about Harold and Maude (Original Play Script, Ruth Ford's copy, inscribed to her by Colin Higgins,...

New York: Chelsea Theater Center, Circa 1971. Draft script for the US premiere of Jean Genet's 1961 play, which opened on November 30, 1971 and ran through December 25, 1971 at the Chelsea Theatre Center in Brooklyn, NY. Genet began writing the play, about life in a poor village in French controlled Algeria, in 1955, and a version was published... (read more) about The Screens (Original script for the 1971 play)

N.p. N.p., 1974. First Draft script for ah unproduced play. A whimsical play within a play about the hardships of finding monetary backing and the windfalls of governmental control. A tax error grants a theatre producer and unsuccessful Broadway promoter $687,700 instead of the $68.77 he is actually due. Satire ensues. Ray Golden was a lyricist and composer who primarily... (read more) about The Selling of a Musical '74 [Many Happy Returns] (Original script for an unproduced play)

New York: Jack Lawrence Theatre, 1981. Revised Draft script for the 1984 play. First performed at the Greenwich Theatre in London, and then again in the US at the Jack Lawrence Theater in New York City, debuting on March 30, 1984 and closed on May 6 1984, for a total of 15 previews and 29 performances. The first of many... (read more) about The Golden Age (Original script for the 1984 play)

New York: New York Shakespeare Festival, 1973. Draft script for the 1973 play. Based on actual events, a boy in the American Southwest has a magnetic personality, and the mindset of a psychopath. He lures two young girls to him and murders them both. William Hauptmann is best known for the musical "Big River" and is the winner of a.... (read more) about Heat (Original screenplay for the 1973 play)

N.p. N.p., 1965. Draft for the 1965 play by the noted Canadian playwright.The play made its debut at the Royal Poiciana Playhouse in Miami, FL, in 1965. Set in Boston, a comedy about psychoanalysts and their patients discussing, sex, love, and relationships. Black untitled wrappers with title label showing a credit. for Patricia Jourdry [Joudry]. Title page present, with a.... (read more) about The Man with the Perfect Wife (Original script for an unproduced play)

New York: George/Granat, 1965. Draft script for the 1965 play. Laid in is a note about props and time, written in holograph ink and pencil. With holograph pencil notations, additions and changes throughout concerning a character's actions. A Jewish man who made munitions in World War II in Germany finally meets his two children, one who was brought up by... (read more) about The Great Indoors (Original script for the 1965 play)

New York: Booth Theater, circa 1936. Draft script for the 1936 play. Debuted at the Booth Theatre in New York City on December 14, 1936, and closing on December 3, 1938, for a total of 838 performances (including moves to the Imperial Theatre and the Ambassador Theatre). With rubber stamp belonging to producer Sam Harris to the front wrapper. A.... (read more) about You Can't Take It With You (Original script for the 1936 play, producer Sam Harris' copy)

N.p. N.p. Draft script for an unproduced play. Joseph, son of the biblical Jacob, is sold into slavery when he brothers begin to feel jealous that their father loves him more than all of them. He is brought to Egypt where he serves the Pharoah and a judge's wife lusts for him. He rises to a position of great esteem..... (read more) about Joseph in Egypt (Original screenplay for an unproduced play)

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 notations in holograph 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... (read more) about The Big Killing (Original script for the 1962 play)

New York: Rosenstone / Wender Agency, 1992. Revised Draft script for the 1992 play. Brief notation in holograph pencil on the title page, noting a date of 6/12/92. The final page of text notes this draft was revised on May 24, 1992. Mamet's play premiered in May 1992 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, starring William H. Macy and Rebecca Pidgeon. Loosely based... (read more) about Oleanna (Original script for the 1992 play)

N.p. N.p., Circa 1970s. 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... (read more) about After the Fall (Original screenplay for an unproduced film, circa 1970s)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1932. Vintage Draft script for an unproduced film called, "Party," written by Ivor Novello, produced for circulation at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for purposes of script development, 1932. In MGM production wrappers. Included with the script is a nine-page synopsis, dated June 20, 1932, and rubber-stamped FILE COPY. The script is also rubber-stamped FILE COPY. Novello developed the... (read more) about A Party [Party] (Draft script of the play, relating to an unproduced film)

New York: The Billy Rose Theatre, 1971. Original script for the 1971 play by Harold Pinter, for its Broadway premiere at the Billy Rose Theatre in New York. The play ran from November 16, 1971 to February 26, 1972 for 120 performances. "Old Times" made its debut in London at the Royal Shakespeare company earlier in 1971, and both the... (read more) about Old Times (Original script for the 1971 play)

New York: Alexander Cohen, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 play. Notations throughout in holograph pencil and ink, pertaining to scenes involving characters named Sven and Gregor. With two pages laid in, one a telegraph from France to Dr. F.J. Belinfante at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, the other is a list of typed film titles. First performed in London... (read more) about Man and Boy (Original script for the 1963 play)

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 holograph ink on the front wrapper and notations throughout in holograph ink. The story of a screenwriter living in Los Angeles who can not seem to finish any screenplays, and thus... (read more) about Africa (Original screenplay for the 1985 play)

New York: Clifford Hayman, Circa 1965. Draft script for the 1959 British play. Copy belonging to Dana Andrews, from Clifford Hayman, the producer for the play in London, with a mimeograph letter signed by Hayman, dated August 25, 1965, suggesting Andrews' production company bring the play to the US for American audiences, and that Andrews have the lead role. Accompanying... (read more) about A Clean Kill (Original script for the 1959 British play, Dana Andrews' copy)

N.p. N.p., 1982. Draft script for an unproduced play. A play about an author attempting to write a story starring Jack the Ripper. Curt Siodmak is best known for writing the "The Wolf Man" (1941), "I Walked with a Zombie" (1943), "Donovan's Brain" (1953), and many other science fiction and horror classics. His work consistently revealed an imagination that combined... (read more) about Mitre-Square (Original screenplay for an unproduced play)

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... (read more) about The Apple Tree (Original script for the 1966 play)

New York: New Directions Books, 1950. First Edition of Tennessee William's 1950 play, profusely annotated for a 1959 West End production. Copy belonging to actor-director-producer Sam Wanamaker, with his holograph notations throughout. Red boards, worn overall, with Wanamaker's name inscribed in holograph black ink to the front board. Includes a loose sheet with the actors' addresses laid in. Wanamaker had... (read more) about The Rose Tattoo (First Edition, producer-actor Sam Wanamaker's working copy for the 1959 play)

N.p. Self published, 1986. Draft script for the an unproduced three-act play called "Purr Poor Richard," or "Franklin in France," with both titles on the title page, written by Dennis Whelan. The play opens with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and follows Benjamin Franklin to France to negotiate a peace treat with the Crown. Notable characters include Major... (read more) about Purr Poor Richard, or Franklin in France (Original script for an unproduced play)

Brooklyn, NY: Self published, 1978. Draft script for an unproduced three-act play called "The Council in Hell," written by Pearl Wiesen, adapted from Books I and II of John Milton's epic poem, "Paradise Lost." Brief notations throughout in holograph ink. Red wrappers, with title and address labels on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated 1978, with a credit for... (read more) about The Council in Hell (Original script for an unproduced play)

New York: N.p., 1961. Exact Playing Version script for the original run of the 1960 Broadway play, dated January 1961. With a photograph of the cast onstage, inscribed by four members of the cast or crew to an unknown crew member laid in. Premiered November 10, 1960 and closed March 4, 1961, with a total of 132 performances at the... (read more) about Period of Adjustment (Original script for the 1960 play)

New York: Goldmine Productions, 1983. Draft script for the 1985 off-Broadway play. Laid in is a typed letter from Darlene Kaplan, Goldmine's casting director, addressed to Walter Kohner in Los Angeles, suggesting Vincent Price peruse the script and possibly star in the play. Kaplan has signed the letter, and the letter is dated twice: December 19, 1983, and Dec. 27... (read more) about Crossing the Bar (Original script for the 1985 play)