# Rope (US 1929)

This play served as the basis for the Hitchcock film of the same name.
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ROPE
By PATRICK HAMILTON
SAMUEL FRENCH, 25 West 45th St., New York
ROPE
(ROPE’S END)
A PLAY IN THREE ACTS
BY
PATRICK HAMILTON
Copyright, 1929, by Patrick Hamilton
All Rights Reserved
CAUTION: Professional and amateurs are hereby warned that “ROPE” being fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, and the other countries of the Copyright Union, is subject to a royalty, and anyone presenting the play without the consent of the owners or their authorized agents will be liable to the penalties by law provided. Applications for the acting rights must be made to Samuel French, at West 45th Street, New York City, or at 811 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
SAMUEL FRENCH, Inc.
25 West 45th St., New York, N. Y. 8ii West 7th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
SAMUEL FRENCH (Canada), Ltd., Toronto
SAMUEL FRENCH, Ltd., London
ROPE
(Rope’s End)
All Rights Reserved
Especial notice should be taken that the possession of this book without a valid contract for production first having been obtained from the publisher, confers no right or license to professionals or amateurs to produce the play publicly or in private for gain or charity.
In its present form this play is dedicated to the reading public only, and no performance, representation, produc­tion, recitation, public reading, or radio broadcasting may be given except by special arrangement with Samuel French, 25 West 4Sth Street, New York, or at 811 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
This play may be presented by amateurs upon payment of a royalty of Twenty-Five Dollars for each performance, payable to Samuel French, at 25 West 45th Street, New York, or at 811 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, Calif., one week before the date when the play is given.
Whenever the play is produced the following notice must appear on all programs, printing and advertising for the play: “Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French.”
Attention is called to the penalty provided by law for any infringement of the author’s rights, as follows:
“Section 4966:—Any person publicly performing or representing any dramatic or musical composition for which copyright has been obtained, without the consent of the proprietor of said dramatic or musical composition, or his heirs and assigns, shall be liable for damages there­of, such damages, in all cases, to be assessed at such sum, not less than one hundred dollars for the first and fifty dollars for every subsequent performance, as to the court shall appear to be just. If the the unlawful performance and representation be wilful and for profit, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con­viction shall be imprisoned for a period, not exceeding one year.”—U. S. Revised Statutes: Title 60, Chap. 3.
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REGINALD DENHAM
​“Rope,” under the title of “Rope’s End,” was first produced in the United States by Lee Shubert at the Theatre Masque in New York City. The play was directed by Reginald Denham and the cast was as follows:
Scene
Acts I, II and III.—Rooms in Mayfair, London, shared by Brandon and Granillo.
* Act I
* Act II
* Act III
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1930.
The longest-living author of this work died in 1962, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 62 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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