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Q: "One Third of a Nation" performances ( Answered 4 out of 5 stars,   2 Comments )
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Subject: "One Third of a Nation" performances
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Performing Arts
Asked by: samwise-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 09 Nov 2002 16:38 PST
Expires: 09 Dec 2002 16:38 PST
Question ID: 104332
Where has the play "One Third of a Nation" (author: Arthur Arents)
been performed since its original run with the Federal Theater, if at
all?  (Not including the movie.)  Reviews of the performance(s) a
plus.
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Subject: Re: "One Third of a Nation" performances
Answered By: nellie_bly-ga on 10 Nov 2002 18:56 PST
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Thank you for accepting the information from my comment.
I shall continue to keep an eye out for any mention of "One-Third of a
Nation."

I was unfamiliar with the concept of "living newspapers" before this
search, but now I'm very intrigued -- also with the Federal Theater.
I'm glad to have been led to them by your question.

Please post a "question clarification" request if I may be of further
assistance.


Nellie Bly
samwise-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars

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Subject: Re: "One Third of a Nation" performances
From: nellie_bly-ga on 09 Nov 2002 20:58 PST
 
After an extensive search I hav been unable to find history of
performances of One Third of a Nation other than through the Federal
Theater except for a short run on Broadway.
Here's what I did find:

New York City, New Orleans, and Cincinnati would have their own
versions of One-Third of a Nation, a play about housing conditions by
Arthur Arent
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fedtp/ftbrwn05.html


"...one-third of a nation..."
Part of "The Living Newspaper" Series
Adelphi Theatre, NYC (1/17/1938 - 10/22/1938)
Opening:
Jan 17, 1938
 Closing:
Oct 22, 1938
 Total Performances:
237
http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=12360


Location : Poughkeepsie, NY
Date : Jul 30-31, 1937
Agency : WPA
Credits : FTP Summer Theatre, Vassar College
http://newdeal.feri.org/library/x10.htm

There were Federal Theatre Projects in 32 of the 48 states. There were
no Federal Theatres in either of the Dakotas, but there were Projects
in Minnesota and Nebreska. Many locations had more than one producing
unit. There were 31 units in New York City, 14 in Chicago, and three
in Omaha.


"...and the New York Times mentions that the Dallas New Theatre in
1939 produced Sticks and Stones, a free adaptation of One-Third of a
Nation with script and lyrics by two local women.
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/etrumbull/diss/ch1.htm


Not really to your question, but there is a transcript of a
fascinating discussion with writers Walter Bernstein  and Tim Robbins
on theater that has several paragraphs about One Third of a Nation and
about living newspapers at
http://www.wgaeast.org/newsletter_and_publications/onwriting11/bernstein_robbins.html

Search strategy: "one third of a nation" + performance + production +
"Arthur Arent"; theater history

Please let me know if this fulfills your request and I may post it as
an answer.

Nellie Bly
Subject: Re: "One Third of a Nation" performances
From: samwise-ga on 10 Nov 2002 18:06 PST
 
Not as much as I was hoping for, but there's some good links in there
- go ahead and post it as an answer.  :-)  Thanks!

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