Heliogabalus
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781410108425
Paperback|9781410108425
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Overview
Written on a lark by Mencken, with only a little assistance from his friend and Smart Set co-editor George Jean Nathan, in order to prove to themselves how easy it was to write a successful play. The result bears an uncanny resemblance to Mel Brooks' hit, The Producers. Of it Mencken wrote in 1937: ..".the hero should be a man universally disreputable, and...there should be nothing in the play save time-honored theatrical buncombe. Every sort of novelty in the plot was to be barred, and the so-called psychology was to be as transparent as possible." Despite their deliberate artlessness, they received numerous offers to stage the play, turning down a $10, 000 bonus and later the entreaties of John Barrymore's agent.
| ISBN-13 | 9781410108425 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1410108422 |
| Weight | 0.45 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.00 x 0.42 x 7.99 In |
| List Price | $27.50 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 184 pages |
| Publisher | Fredonia Books |
| Published On | 2005-01-01 |
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