Description
"The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. The Little Boss A Comedy Drama in Four Acts is an engaging, thought provoking, and entirely entertaining play written by Frank L. Bixby. This play offers an historic glimpse at America during a period of racial strife, economic turmoil, and social changes that affected families both humorously and dramatically. Bixby's take on the American experience is at times true to the experience of the "every man" and at other times made more humorous or dramatic for entertainment purposes.
An interesting read for modern playwrights and theater scholars, Bixby's play presents a historic look at play writing, story, the use of drama and comedy, and character development. For historians, Bixby's play also holds some interesting insight into American dialects, societal beliefs and major social issues of specific time periods, and typified groups often seen characterized in classic literature. Bixby's play can also be used as a guide for the modern playwright on what comedy works and what comedy does not work in the present-day theater. At times, Bixby almost goes too far to demonstrate negative qualities about certain groups or types of individuals, and while applicable to a certain time frame in American history, some of these characters could easily be considered offensive by modern readers.
The Little Boss A Comedy Drama in Four Acts offers a glimpse into historic America with all the drama and comedy it has to offer. Bixby's play stands out as both an entertaining read and a guide for current and future playwrights on what works and what does not work in theatrical literature. This book is an interesting read for individuals who enjoy plays, the theater, and American societal history.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. "
An interesting read for modern playwrights and theater scholars, Bixby's play presents a historic look at play writing, story, the use of drama and comedy, and character development. For historians, Bixby's play also holds some interesting insight into American dialects, societal beliefs and major social issues of specific time periods, and typified groups often seen characterized in classic literature. Bixby's play can also be used as a guide for the modern playwright on what comedy works and what comedy does not work in the present-day theater. At times, Bixby almost goes too far to demonstrate negative qualities about certain groups or types of individuals, and while applicable to a certain time frame in American history, some of these characters could easily be considered offensive by modern readers.
The Little Boss A Comedy Drama in Four Acts offers a glimpse into historic America with all the drama and comedy it has to offer. Bixby's play stands out as both an entertaining read and a guide for current and future playwrights on what works and what does not work in theatrical literature. This book is an interesting read for individuals who enjoy plays, the theater, and American societal history.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. "
Details
Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Frank L. Bixby
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265990032
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 54
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Frank L. Bixby
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330185728
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 56
Payment & Security
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.