Mrs. McThing, A Play…

CHASE, Mary; HAYES, Helen

Published by New York: Oxford University Press, 1949

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Inscribed by the "First Lady of American Theater" CHASE, Mary. Mrs. McThing, A Play… New York: Oxford University Press, 1949. First edition. Small octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 204 x 137 mm.). [1]-126 pp. Four photogravure illustrations in the text. Publisher's gray cloth, spine lettered in black. A near fine copy in the original printed dust jacket, small stain on top of lower panel, otherwise near fine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Geoffrey Lardner / Best wishes / Helen Hayes" Helen Hayes MacArthur (1900-1993) was an American actress whose career spanned eighty-two years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theater" and was the second person and first woman to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. Mary Chase (1906-1981) was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the 1944 Broadway play Harvey, which was adapted into the 1950 film starring James Stewart.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mrs. McThing, A Play…
• Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 1949
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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