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The Book of Job Arranged and Produced by Stuart Walker
by [Stuart Walker (1888-1941)]
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
[Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia. November 1, 1922]. [8]pp in all. Four items; near fine.
Ephemera for a special Bryn Mawr Alumnae benefit performance of Stuart Walker's stage production of The Book of Job, the first English-language dramatization of the biblical text. The three-part "visualized poem" was staged at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
This group consists of a four-page brochure with a biography about Walker, play summary, and press reviews; a subscription blank and envelope; a circular letter from Gertrude Ely, Chairman of the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Association of Eastern Pennsylvania; and a handbill describing the alumnae scholarship program at Bryn Mawr College.
Stuart Walker founded the Portmanteau repertory theater company in 1914. In 1930, he began a career in Hollywood, achieving success as a screenwriter, director and producer. Walker produced stage adaptations for Booth Tarkington, Lord Dunsany, P.G. Wodehouse, Sinclair Lewis, and others.
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- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3731920
- Title
- The Book of Job Arranged and Produced by Stuart Walker
- Author
- [Stuart Walker (1888-1941)]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Our inventory encompasses a broad spectrum of collecting interests, with a special focus on 18th- and 19th-century American history, including African-American history, women's history, and unique or unusual materials documenting the American experience. In our stock, you will also find rare pamphlets, documents, letters and correspondence, journals, diaries, significant archives, as well as original art, graphics, and photographs.
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