The Glass Menagerie (Third Edition) [Paperback] Author: Tennessee Williams | Language: English | ISBN:
0811218945 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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A new edition of this beloved classic—with a new Tony Kushner introduction—to honor the centennial year, 2011, of America's greatest playwright.
When it opened in Chicago in 1944, The Glass Menagerie marked a turning point in American theater and in the life of its then unknown author. Tennessee Williams’s elegiac masterpiece brought a radical new lyricism to Broadway—and today the tragedy, fragility, and tenderness of this “memory play” endure.
In a cramped St. Louis apartment the aging Southern belle Amanda Wingfield, long preoccupied by memories of gentlemen callers and a world that no longer exists, is energized by the dilemma of how to save what remains of her family. Her restless son Tom — factory worker, aspiring poet, and the narrator of the play — is swept up in Amanda’s comic and heartbreaking schemes to find Laura, his agonizingly shy and handicapped sister, a husband.
This new edition of The Glass Menagerie comes with an exciting introduction by the playwright Tony Kushner. Williams’s classic essay on the effect of swift and unexpected fame, “The Catastrophe of Success,” his original production notes, and a new essay on the autobiographical background of the play by the distinguished Williams scholar Allean Hale are also included.
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- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: New Directions; Third Edition edition (April 5, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0811218945
- ISBN-13: 978-0811218948
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
The three main characters, mother Amanda, daughter Laura, and son Tom interact interestingly. Amanda, a woman of the South, truly wants the best for her children. Laura, the shy and crippled child, shys away from her mother's "high" expectations and retreates to the comfort of her Glass Menagerie. Tom finds and escape from the atmosphere his mother places over the house in the movies, but would like to find real adventure some day. Will the gentlemen caller that Tom brings be Laura's (and Amanda's) answer to happiness?
By CRC
I've treasured my Caedmon LPs of this performances for decades. IMHO, this is the finest production of the play ever mounted. Montgomery Clift gives perhaps his best performances as "Tom", Jessica Tandy is wonderful as "Amanda", David Wayne - a steady "B" actor from the 50s, a touching performance of the fabled "Gentleman Caller" - and, finally, Julie Harris is heartbreaking as "Laura". And a side-note, the music was written by Paul Bowles. I'm so happy this performance is on CD. Don't miss it!
By Thomas Martin
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