Rachel Crothers - (Modern Dramatists Research and Production Sourcebooks) Annotated by Colette Lindroth (Hardcover)

About the Book

Rachel Crothers had a fascinating and influential career as a woman playwright and director. She was a major part of Broadway history during the first half of the 20th century, when she wrote for leading actresses such as Tallulah Bankhead, Katharine Cornell, and Gertrude Lawrence. While she is primarily known for her plays, she also worked for a time in Hollywood, and many of her plays were filmed--some more than once.

This volume presents a biographical and critical overview of Crothers's life and career, along with synopses of her plays, descriptions of the critics' responses to each play, and substantial primary and secondary bibliographies. This book makes suggestions about the criticism that Crothers's work has elicited in the past, as well as about the directions that criticism might and should take in the future. Because of Crothers's work on Broadway, the book is a valuable guide to theater history throughout the 1900s, particularly because of the detailed cast and production information provided in the entries.

Book Synopsis

Rachel Crothers had a fascinating and influential career as a woman playwright and director. She was a major part of Broadway history during the first half of the 20th century, when she wrote for leading actresses such as Tallulah Bankhead, Katharine Cornell, and Gertrude Lawrence. While she is primarily known for her plays, she also worked for a time in Hollywood, and many of her plays were filmed--some more than once.

This volume presents a biographical and critical overview of Crothers's life and career, along with synopses of her plays, descriptions of the critics' responses to each play, and substantial primary and secondary bibliographies. This book makes suggestions about the criticism that Crothers's work has elicited in the past, as well as about the directions that criticism might and should take in the future. Because of Crothers's work on Broadway, the book is a valuable guide to theater history throughout the 1900s, particularly because of the detailed cast and production information provided in the entries.

Review Quotes

?As a playwright, Rachel Crothers was a popular and influential figure on Broadway from 1906 to the late 1930s; her career is well documented here. The authors of the work, professors of English, display an understanding of Crothers's personal life as well as her plays.?-ARBA

"As a playwright, Rachel Crothers was a popular and influential figure on Broadway from 1906 to the late 1930s; her career is well documented here. The authors of the work, professors of English, display an understanding of Crothers's personal life as well as her plays."-ARBA

About the Author

COLETTE LINDROTH is Professor of English at Caldwell College. Her articles have appeared in journals such as Literature/Film Quarterly.

JAMES LINDROTH is Professor of English at Seton Hall University. His work has been published in Modern Fiction Studies and Religion and Literature.