The O’Neill Show
Katie N. Johnson, Beth Wynstra and Steve Bloom discuss Eugene O’Neill’s works on the Dan O’Neill Show. Aired 6/6/2015.
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London revival of “Anna Christie” by Donmar Warehouse
London’s Donmar Warehouse’s 2011 revival of “Anna Christie,” featuring Jude Law and Ruth Wilson, achieved the ambiguity that O’Neill so fervently believed should define the play. The story of a […]
Moondown (1915)
Two women contemplate their futures as working women (in both senses […]
The Web (1913)
Written in 1913 when Eugene O’Neill was convalescing from tuberculosis, The Web demonstrates the talents of the playwright early in his career. The play does much work in just one act, as […]
My Little Sister Reviews
Promoted as one of the most widely read books of 1913, My Little Sister received much press when it was published both in the U.S. and in the UK (Under […]
The Fight (1913) by Bayard Veiller
Part of the 1913 – 1914 season of white slave plays, The Fight offered a thrilling brothel rescue scene, a feminist protagonist, and unveiled political corruption. It was ultimately censored […]
Frohman Announces Production of My Little Sister
New York Producer Charles Frohman announced in 1913 that he was staging Elizabeth Robins’ My Little Sister. His associate, Alf Hayman, made a well-publicized announcement after returning from Europe that he […]
My Little Sister Advertisements
Publicity for the book version of My Little Sister advertised it as “the story you can’t forget.” Another advertisement proclaimed the book to be “the most widely-discussed novel in New York to-day.” […]
Ourselves by Rachel Crothers
The only prostitute play penned by a woman that was performed, Ourselves tells the story of what happens to prostitutes once they attempt the difficult process of reform. The first scene […]
Dealers in White Women Reviews
This 1904 melodrama by Martin Hurley portrayed the rescue of an unsuspecting daughter from the vice den of a white slaver. There are three reviews. Dealers in White Women […]