Shakespeare's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, the epitome of money-grabbing avarice and cruelty is, Arnold Wesker believes, "a libel on the Jews" and a reflection of Elizabethan racism. Wesker, one of Britain's most revered playwrights, decided to create a counter portrait to the Bard's offensive character by writing his own play, Shylock, in which the Jew is compassionate, intelligent, and deeply moral. John Dexter, the world-renowned director, arranged to have it open on New York's Broadway in 1977 with Zero Mostel in ...
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Shakespeare's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, the epitome of money-grabbing avarice and cruelty is, Arnold Wesker believes, "a libel on the Jews" and a reflection of Elizabethan racism. Wesker, one of Britain's most revered playwrights, decided to create a counter portrait to the Bard's offensive character by writing his own play, Shylock, in which the Jew is compassionate, intelligent, and deeply moral. John Dexter, the world-renowned director, arranged to have it open on New York's Broadway in 1977 with Zero Mostel in the lead. The play promised to be a great box office draw, with advance bookings high, thanks to Mostel. But after the first preview in Philadelphia Mostel fell ill and died within days. The play opened on Broadway with Mostel's understudy, but its momentum had been fatally damaged and it spiralled into disaster. In this remarkable book Wesker records how the people involved -- including many of New York's cultural elite -- interacted in the making, and unmaking, of an extraordinary theatrical event.
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Stated First Fromm International Edition 1999, first printing with full number line in near fine/ very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, in like new condition, with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear with a small 1" neat slice on the front. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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New. 0880642386. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-TEXT PRISTINE & UNMARKED, TIGHT TO THE SPINE---400 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --with a bonus offer--
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Fine; Collectible. This is the hardcover stated Fromm First Edition from 1999. Other than a hint of glue from a price tag on the dj, both the dj and the book are in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid now for this magnificent, impossible-to-find THEATER / AUTOBIOGRAPHY COLLECTIBLE.
