Search Results: American plays from Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA

THE GREAT WHITE HOPE: A Play by Howard Sackler....Excellent copy blackboards, silver titling on spine, small amount of wearing on the books Corners, however the spine -- solid, appears not to have been used/ read much... small glue reaction on beige end papers.. book is in good condition the dust jacket is acceptable pretty much trash probably could benefit from a brodart plasticine cover...PLAY -Winner of the 1969 Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize,&New York Drama Critic's Circle Award. Based on the "tumultuous career of Jack Johnson, in 1908 became the first Negro heavyweight champion of the world" -- Play doesn't hide his tendency towards unkindness even to those that loved him ( his white girl friend Eleanor). champ also had many white fans...The Great White Hope had a successful two-year run in New York from 1968-1970, winning the New York Drama Critics Award, a Tony Award, a Pulitzer Prize. It also was made into a 1970 film with James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander...Chicago Tribune was utterly alarmed by… Read More