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Playscript: Mademoiselle Colombe: A New Musical
1974557328New York: Steven Beckler and Charles Kalan / Studio Duplicating Service 1974. Softcover. Near Fine. 2nd draft. Conceived and adapted by Albert Harris based on Louis Kronenberger’s 1954 adaptation of Jean Anouilh’s 1950 play Colombe. Quarto. 110 mimeographed leaves printed on the rectos only in screwbound blue Studio Duplicating Service wrappers titled in gilt. Small neat handwritten control number "#21" on titlepage plasticized wrappers are lightly rubbed first and last leaf a bit age-toned very good or better. Issued for an intended production of the musical in New York in the 1974-75 season featuring Julie Harris the impending production created excitement being the first of his plays the French playwright Anouilh allowed to be set to music. Harris had co-starred in the non-musical version of the play with Edna Best and Eli Wallach. However the production with Julie Harris never came to fruition although the musical finally opened on February 7 1977 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City and ran for a grand total of two <br /> performances. Rare. OCLC appears to locate a small number of scripts for the non-musical version but no copies of the musical. This copy incldues all the lyrics but not the music. Steven Beckler and Charles Kalan / Studio Duplicating Service unknown
