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The skin of our teeth : play in three acts
Title
The skin of our teeth : play in three acts / by Thornton Wilder.
Edition
Acting edition.
Publication
New York, N.Y. ; Los Angeles, Calif. : Samuel French ; London : Samuel French, Ltd., ; Toronto : Samuel French (Canada), Ltd., [1944]
Copyright Notice Date
©1944
Physical Description
146 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, plans ; 19 cm
Local Notes
BEIN Za W6453 942Sb: Original wrappers bound in.
BEIN Tanselle Z44 0820: Original wrappers. Publisher's advertisements on pages 2-4 of cover and 3 unnumbered pages at end, not noted in pagination.
Notes
"French's standard library edition"--Page 1 of cover.
"Printed in the United States of America by the Richmond Hill Record, Richmond Hill N.Y."--Title page verso.
Summary
"Meet George and Maggie Antrobus of Excelsior, New Jersey, a suburban, commuter-town couple (married for 5,000 years), who bear more than a casual resemblance to that first husband and wife, Adam and Eve; the two Antrobus children, Gladys (perfect in every way, of course) and Henry (who likes to throw rocks and was formerly known as Cain); and their garrulous maid, Sabina (the eternal seductress), who takes it upon herself to break out of character and interrupt the course of the drama at every opportunity ('I don't understand a word of this play!') Whether he is inventing the alphabet or merely saving the world from apocalypse, George and his redoubtable family somehow manage to survive--by the skin of their teeth"--Publisher's website.
Other formats
Online version: Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. Skin of our teeth. Acting ed. New York, S. French, ©1944
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Subjects
Genre/Form
Acting editions.
Allegories.
Domestic drama.
Drama.
Domestic drama.
Allegories.
Acting editions.
Drama.
Publishers' advertisements.
Also listed under
Samuel French, Inc., publisher.
Samuel French Ltd., publisher.
Samuel French (Canada), publisher.
Richmond Hill Record, printer.
United States New York (State) New York.
United States California Los Angeles.
England London.
Canada Ontario Toronto.
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