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The SELECTED PLAYS of I mm I EDITED B Alan Woo COLLECTED HERE FOR THE FIRST time are the major plays of award-winning authors Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. This edition represents the only attempt to date to explore the range and nature of the team's collaboration. With introductions to each of the eight works— Inherit the Wind, Auntie Mame, The Gangs All Here, Only in America, A Call on Kuprin, Diamond Orchid, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, and First Monday in October—editor Alan Woods places the plays in their critical and historical contexts. The collaboration of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee lasted for more than half a century. Their plays reflect the changing nature of the American theatre during that period, from a New York- centered commercial industry to decentral ized, nonprofit regional theatres spread across the country. Although they are known primarily as successful commercial writers, Lawrence and Lee have always shared a passionate commitment to larger social issues. Their plays were written not just to entertain a broad audience but to present some "problem" ideas—for example, the evolu tion versus creationism debate in Inherit the Wind, perhaps their most famous collaboration. While some of the plays collected here have become classics of the American stage, others remain obscure. In his intro ductions, Woods explores the factors that contributed to the success or failure of each The Selected Plays of JEROME LAWRENCE and ROBERT E. LEE Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Photo copyright by Stathis Orphanos. THE SELECTED PLAYS OF EROME EDITED BY Alan Woods FOREWORD BY Norman Cousins OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS Columbus Copyright © 1995 by the Ohio State University Press. All rights reserved. Publication, stock, and repertory rights for the works of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, unless otherwise indicated below, are controlled by the Robert A. Freedman Dramatic Agency, Inc., 1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. Inherit the Wind Copyright © 1951 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, as an unpublished work. Copyright © 1955 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Copyright renewed 1979, 1983 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Reprinted by permission of Random House, Inc. AuntieMame Copyright© 1957 by Jerome Lawrence and RobertE. Lee. Copyright renewed 1985 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The Gang's AH Here Copyright © 1960 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Copyright re newed 1988 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Only in America Copyright © 1960 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Copyright renewed 1988 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. A Call on Kuprin Copyright © 1962 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Copyright renewed 1990 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Diamond Orchid Copyright © 1967, as Sparks Fly Upward, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Copyright © 1970 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Re printed by permission of Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc. First Monday in October Copyright © 1979 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. See p. 579 for further rights information. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lawrence, Jerome. 1915— [Selections] Selected plays of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee / edited by Alan Woods, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8142-0646-8 (alk. paper) I. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994. II. Woods, Alan. 1942 III. Title. PS3523.A934A6 1995 812'. 54—dc20 94-15894 CIP Text and jacket design by Donna Hartwick. Type set in Caslon 540 by Huron Valley Graphics, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. Printed by Cushing-Malloy, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. (?q) 9 8 7 6 5 4 32 CONTENTS Foreword vii General Introduction ix Inherit the Wind 1 Auntie Mame 71 The Gangs Ml Here 167 Only in America 239 A Call on Kuprin 303 Diamond Orchid 369 The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail A41 First Monday in October 507 Chronology 571
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