LOOLIE AND OTHER SHORT PLAYS
New York and Los Angeles: Samuel French, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and dated by E.P. Conkle to screenwriter Robert Reeves on the title page. A collection of six short plays by the Nebraska author best known for "200 Were Chosen" (1936) and "Prologue to Glory" (1938), which were produced on Broadway. Ellsworth Prouty Conkle (1899-1994) also taught theatrical playwrighting, first at the University of Iowa, where Tennessee Williams was among his students, and then at the University of Texas, Austin. Preface by E.C. Mabie. Octavo: 93 p. with [3] p. publisher's ads. Original orange cloth-covered boards over a black clothe spine, with gilt titles. Some minor shelfwear; otherwise very good. Very good. Item #73669
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