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Letter From Richard Schechner to Doris Derby, John O'Neal, and Gilbert Moses (page 1)

Richard Schechner

Amistad Research Center

Amistad Research Center
New Orleans, United States

In this letter, Richard Schechner, editor of the Tulane Drama Review, advises Doris Derby, John O'Neal and Gilbert Moses on the production of plays, acting, and pursuing script writers. Schechner described Purlie Victorious as a bad play, but still recommended it as suitable theatrical performance for the Free Southern Theater to produce.

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  • Title: Letter From Richard Schechner to Doris Derby, John O'Neal, and Gilbert Moses (page 1)
  • Creator: Richard Schechner
  • Subject Keywords: Free Southern Theater, African American theater--History--20th century, American drama--Southern States
  • Type: document
  • Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. Copyright is retained by Tulane University. The materials in this exhibition are being made available for personal and scholarly research use only. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. If you are the rightful copyright holder of an item represented in this exhibition and wishes to have it removed, please submit a request to reference@amistadresearchcenter.org including proof of ownership and clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
  • Repository: Amistad Research Center
  • Extent: 2 p.
  • Date: 1964-02-19
  • Collection: Free Southern Theater records
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