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Chicago, May 21, 1924. Nathan Leopold Jr., age eighteen, and Robert Loeb, age nineteen, killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. They were quickly apprehended when Leopold's glasses were found near the corpse. Clarence Darrow defended them, pleading eloquently against capital punishment. Why would wealthy young men murder an innocent boy? What demons lurked behind Loeb's flashing good looks? Behind Leopold's saturnine intellect? This exquisite Off-Broadway hit explores the complex r

Drama

John Logan

Characters: 5 male, 2 female

Various sets.

This compelling drama by the author of Never the Sinner begins just moments before the 1936 execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the German immigrant who was convicted of murdering the Lindbergh's baby. With prison guards doubling as other characters in flashback, Hauptmann tells his gripping story.

"It is one of rising anti German sentiment in America, of rich versus poor, of the state versus the individual." Hollywood Reporter.

"A spellbinding and surprisingly fresh ... engrossing drama, intelligently told." Variety.

"In telling one man's story, it succeeds in encompassing everything that is essential about America today." Newsday.

"Smart and scintillating. Red deftly conjures what most plays about artists don't: The exhilaration of the act." The New Yorker Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. A moving and compelling account of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing. Nominated for 7 Olivier Awards (2009) and winner of 6 Tony Awards (2010) including Best New Play, Red is published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, featuring a new introduction by Michael Grandage.

It's 1970 and the 1967 Summer of Love has finally arrived in a small Midwestern town. A pair of hip outsiders open a record store in the midst of redneck Amerika, attracting every hipster misfit and hippie wannabe in the area.

PG and his sidekick Willard are doing pretty well selling marijuana and magic mushrooms. A little too well. Between the mob and the deputy sheriff, they may be in deeper trouble than they bargained for.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Sermons, Volume 1; Sermons; John Logan John Logan Printed for Macredie, Skelley and Co., 1822 Religion; Christian Rituals & Practice; Sacraments; Lord's Supper; Religion / Christian Rituals & Practice / Sacraments; Religion / Sermons / Christian; Sermons, English

Title: Ode to the Cuckoo: With remarks on its authorship and its publication with M. Bruce's Poems in 1770 by J. L.]. In a letter to J. C. Shairp. By D. Laing.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Logan, John; Laing, David; 1873. 8 . 11641.bbb.26.