American folk plays
By: edited with an introduction, "American folk drama in the making", by Frederick H. Koch ... illustrated with photographs of the original production of the plays; foreword by Archibald Henderson.
Contributors: Carolina Playmakers.
Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company, incorporated
Published: 1939
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 592
Subjects: Folk drama, American; College and school drama; Folk drama
Notes: Map on lining-papers.
"Written by students in playwriting at Chapel Hill and in summer courses ... in some of our leading universities"--p. xiii-xvi. Most of the plays were originally produced by the Carolina playmakers at Chapel Hill.
North Dakota: Sigrid, by Margaret Radcliffe.--Missouri: Swappin' fever, by L. N. Jones.--Ohio: His boon companions, by Lynn Gault.--Massachusetts: Ancient heritage, by P. G. Parker.--North Carolina: Cootle mourns, by Patricia McMullan.--Appendices: I. The Carolina playmakers: a selected bibliography (p. 557-570) II. The Carolina playmakers: production and tours (p. 571-592)
Table of contents: title: North Carolina: Nancy Hanks, bondwoman, by Janie M. Britt.; title: Tennessee: Davy Crockett, by J. P. Milhous.; title: South Carolina: Funeral flowers for the bride, by Beverley Du B. Hamer.; title: Georgia: Mourners to glory, by Rietta W. Bailey.; title: Florida: Traflcante, by Maxeda von Hesse.; title: Mississippi: Git up an' bar the door, by A. P. Husdon.; title: Oklahoma: Last refuge, by Noel Houston.; title: Texas: West from the panhandle, by Clemon White and Betty Smith.; title: Mexico: the red velvet goat, by Josephina Niggil.; title: New Mexico: Stick 'em up, by Gordon Clouser.; title: Arizona: Conchita, by Rosemaery S. De Camp.; title: California: Day's end, by Alice Pieratt.; title: Utah: Spring storm, by Mary C. Hatch.; title: Montana: Montana night, by Robert Finch and Betty Smith.; title: Canada: Still stands the house, by Gwendolyn Pharis.