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San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
The Pioneers : a romantic play in 4 acts /by John Shanks Lindsay
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
No application. Prod. (as The Forest of Hermanstadt; or, A Princess and No Princess) H1 (C.G. Company), Oct. 7, 1808. MS: cast.
LA 1556
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Manuscript of a novel by Heber R. Woolley, originally written under the pseudonym of Joshua Tobin. The novel tells the story of Johnny Grant, a devout Mormon living in Salt Lake City in the second half of the nineteenth century. It opens with a sixteen-year-old Johnny (born "ten years after the first band of Mormons had come to Deseret") growing up in a polygamous family as the son of the neglectful Bishop Grant and his second wife. The novel traces Johnny's life as he tries and often fails at a variety of business endeavors, moves to Idaho, serves on a mission to England, and is made a Bishop. It also tells the parallel story of Johnny's less-devout wife, Martha. Toward the end of the novel, Johnny leaves the Church and turns to Darwin and Freud, at one point declaring that he has become an atheist. The story is set against a backdrop of debates over polygamy and tithing, and is apparently intended to criticize perceived hypocritical doctrines of the Mormon Church.
mssHM 72908
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Note: this is a translation of the French play, "Pile ou Face," and the basis for the play by Zoë Akins, "First Love."
ZA 765(2).
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With original paper cover; very fragile -- please do not remove from mylar. Note: this is a translation of the French play, "Pile ou Face," and the basis for the play by Zoë Akins, "First Love."
ZA 765(1).
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Also bound in the volume: Balder's Dreams. From the Ancient Norse: a poem (mssHM 14491); a printed copy of the limited issue of the play The Death of Balder.
mssHM 14398
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A mimeographed copy with the number "15" written on the top right-hand corner, with original paper cover. A play co-written with Don Bachardy, this copy was sent to Ruth Ford in order for her to consider playing the part of "Mother." Also enclosed is a typewritten letter from Elizabeth R. Woodman (casting consultant) to Ruth Ford, Dec. 29, 1978 (1 p.).
mssHM 83284