Research Catalog

Title

American folk plays, 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.

Author

Koch, Frederick H. (Frederick Henry), 1877-1944

Publication

New York, London, D. Appleton-Century Company, incorporated, 1939.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Henderson, Archibald, 1877-1963
• Carolina Playmakers

Description

xivi, 592 p. front., illus. (music) plates.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Folk drama, American
• College and school drama
• Folk drama

Note

• 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.

Contents

• North Carolina: Nancy Hanks, bondwoman, by Janie M. Britt.--Tennessee: Davy Crockett, by J. P. Milhous.--South Carolina: Funeral flowers for the bride, by Beverley Du B. Hamer.--Georgia: Mourners to glory, by Rietta W. Bailey.--Florida: Traflcante, by Maxeda von Hesse.--Mississippi: Git up an' bar the door, by A. P. Hudson.--Oklahoma: Last refuge, by Noel Houston.--Texas: West from the panhandle, by Clemon White and Betty Smith.--Mexico: the red velvet goat, by Josephina Niggil.--New Mexico: Stick 'em up, by Gordon Clouser.--Arizona: Conchita, by Rosemaery S. De Camp.--California: Day's end, by Alice Pieratt.--Utah: Spring storm, by Mary C. Hatch.--Montana: Montana night, by Robert Finch and Betty Smith.--Canada: Still stands the house, by Gwendolyn Pharis.
• 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)

Call Number

NBL (Koch, F. H. American folk plays)

LCCN

39027548

OCLC

1476586

Author

Koch, Frederick H. (Frederick Henry), 1877-1944, ed.

Title

American folk plays, 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.

Imprint

New York, London, D. Appleton-Century Company, incorporated, 1939.

Added Author

Henderson, Archibald, 1877-1963.

Carolina Playmakers.

Research Call Number

NBL (Koch, F. H. American folk plays)