A Repertory of Plays for a Company of Three Players; The Chastening, The Admiral, The Salutation
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1928. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. viii, 183, [1] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Illustrated endpapers, Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. The Inscription reads "To President & Mrs. Stanley King with the cordial regards of The Author March 29 1933 "The Real Thing, underneath, that changes everything!" p. 59 Charles Rann Kennedy. In 1932, King was appointed the 11th President of Amherst College - the first in the institution's history to have been neither a minister nor educator. As President of Amherst, King was instrumental in developing the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., into one of the most important libraries of its kind. Charles Rann Kennedy (born Derby, England, 14 February 1871; died Los Angeles, California, 16 February 1950) was an Anglo-American dramatist. He became an actor, press agent, and theatrical business manager. This led to the production of dramas for the stage with which he combined the writing of short stories, critical articles and poems. He taught for several years at a College in Millbrook, New York. In 1898, he married actress Edith Wynne Matthison. She was an advisor during the development of his dramas, acted in them, and also taught at the College. Edith Wynne Matthison (November 23, 1875 – September 23, 1955) was an Anglo-American stage actress who also appeared in two silent films. She was born on November 23, 1875, in England. Her aunt was Welsh singer Sarah Edith Wynne. Matthison was educated in King Edward's Grammar School and Midland Institute, England, and began at age 21 to appear in musical comedy, later joining Ben Greet's company, playing leading parts in The Three Musketeers and Money. She specialized in Shakespeare and classic drama almost from the start of her career. She was acting in the same play, The Merchant of Venice, with Sir Henry Irving the night he died. Irving nearly died in Matthison's arms. She appeared in Greek and mystery plays, old English comedies, and modern plays. In the United States in 1904 she appeared in Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. Matthison married the playwright Charles Rann Kennedy in 1898, acted in many of his plays, and advised him during their development. A happy couple who enjoyed a long marriage of 50 years, they had no children. They both taught at a college in Millbrook, New York. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Repertory, Company of Players, Plays, Theater, Chastening, Admiral, Salutation, Stanley King, Amherst College, Edith Wynne Matthison, Palestine, Dante, Empire-building, Christopher Columbus
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