The Gin Game (Original script for the 1977 play, Hume Cronyn's copy) by Nichols, Mike (director); D.L. Coburn (playwright); Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy (starring) - 1975

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Draft script for the 1977 play, which premiered on Broadway on October 6, 1977, at the John Golden Theatre, directed by Mike Nichols. The play had a run of 517 performances, closing on December 31, 1978.

Actor Hume Cronyn's copy, with his printed name and address at the bottom right corner of the title page. Noted as copy No. 13 in holograph marker on upper right corner of same. Cronyn starred alongside his wife, Jessica Tandy. The script is clean, with no annotations.

D.L. Coburn's two-person, two-act play of two elderly nursing home residents who converse while playing a series of gin rummy games, gradually exposing the others' weaknesses and vulnerabilities, each attempting to further belittle and humiliate the other. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Jessica Tandy, nominated for four other Tony Awards, including Best Play, Best Actor in a Play for Cronyn, and Best Direction of a Play for Mike Nichols.

Black Studio Duplicating Service titled wrappers, with credits for playwright D. L. Coburn. Title page present, with credits for playwright D. L. Coburn. 72 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-2-34. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold screw brads.