[SCRIPTS]. MORRIS, Chester (1901 - 1970). Group of 10 Morris Stage Acted Scripts and Synopses. V.p., early to mid 20th century. Heavily annotated scripts for many of the stage productions Morris participated in over his career, including one of Morris's first stage productions, The Copperhead. Includes synopses from:

A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller

The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco

The Copperhead by Augustus Thomas

You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running by Robert Anderson

The Subject Was Roses by Frank D. Gilroy

Angel in the Pawnshop by A.B. Shiffrin

The Marriage Go-Round by Leslie Stevens

Detective Story by Sidney Kingsley

and two copies of Advise and Consent script by playwright, Loring Mandel. One copy signed by Mandel to Morris on the front cover, with handwritten note taped to the interior cover, and a typed letter folded to the copyright page on personal letterhead.

8 1/4 x 5 1/2" and smaller

Varing conditions, all with Chester Morris' personal stamps. Annotated margins, numerous pen and pencil markings. Many include clipped articles, photographs, and programs from the corresponding productions.