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Book Title
Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat : the Amazing Story of Mary Coyle Chase
Publication Name
Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat
Title
Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat
Subtitle
The Amazing Story of Mary Coyle Chase
Author
Mimi Pockross
Format
Hardcover
EAN
9781538131688
ISBN
9781538131688
Publisher
Leonard Corporation, Hal
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Release Date
15/11/2020
Release Year
2020
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.7in
Item Length
9.5in
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Theater / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
17.5 Oz
Number of Pages
194 Pages, 184 Pages

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Playwright Mary Chase hopped to fame, fortune and a Pulitzer Prize when she created her comedy about a gentle soul and his invisible six foot one-half inch tall rabbit friend to counter the sadness the world felt during the height of World War II.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Leonard Corporation, Hal
ISBN-10
1538131684
ISBN-13
9781538131688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038384197

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat : the Amazing Story of Mary Coyle Chase
Author
Mimi Pockross
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Theater / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
194 Pages, 184 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
17.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3505.H478z83 2020
Reviews
[Pockross] shows how Chase has been historically dismissed because she was a female playwright who lived and worked outside New York, specialized in comedies, and often wrote for children. She also demonstrates how Chase was deemed an amateur because she was a wife and mother . . . Pockross attempts to reverse years of neglect with this new biography, and to a great extent, she succeeds. . . . Overall, Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat: The Amazing Story of Mary Coyle Chase makes compelling reading for those who want to learn more about a forgotten writer, or anyone with a soft spot for an invisible rabbit., Mimi Pockross has created a warm and human profile of playwright Mary Coyle Chase, author of the stage and screen comedy classic Harvey. Pockross's biography provides a lovingly detailed vision of how Chase tenaciously persevered at her craft and eventually succeeded writ large, adding to the American comedic canon at a time when few women were able or permitted to do so., Mimi Pockross has created a warm and human profile of playwright Mary Coyle Chase, author of the stage and screen comedy classic Harvey. Pockross_s biography provides a lovingly detailed vision of how Chase tenaciously persevered at her craft and eventually succeeded writ large, adding to the American comedic canon at a time when few women were able or permitted to do so., A charming, intimate portrait of Denver playwright Mary Coyle Chase... weaves history into the narrative to give the necessary perspective on the era in which Chase'e(tm)s blockbuster Harvey was written and further explores far beyond the Harvey narrative in detailed explanation of the totality of Chase'e(tm)s work including her extensive efforts with children'e(tm)s plays., A charming, intimate portrait of Denver playwright Mary Coyle Chase... weaves history into the narrative to give the necessary perspective on the era in which Chase_s blockbuster Harvey was written and further explores far beyond the Harvey narrative in detailed explanation of the totality of Chase_s work including her extensive efforts with children_s plays., Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat is a warm and informative story of Denverite Mary Coyle Chase who wrote the endearing and inspirational play Harvey that is known and loved by generations of American theater and movie lovers., A charming, intimate portrait of Denver playwright Mary Coyle Chase... weaves history into the narrative to give the necessary perspective on the era in which Chase's blockbuster Harvey was written and further explores far beyond the Harvey narrative in detailed explanation of the totality of Chase's work including her extensive efforts with children's plays., A well-researched and detailed biography of Pulitzer Prize_winner Mary Chase. Her beloved play, Harvey, written in 1944, is still being produced today in theatres around the world., It isn't a stretch to imagine that at any given time, the play Harvey (that beloved American comedic chestnut immortalized by the 1950 film version starring Jimmy Stewart) is being produced in some professional repertory, regional, community, or school theater. We are long overdue, argues arts writer Pockross to give playwright Mary Coyle Chase the serious critical attention she deserves. Chase herself frequently professed that she was "just a housewife and mother who wrote plays," but her prodigious literary catalogue of 14 plays (including two other Broadway successes besides Harvey, three screenplays, and several award-winning children's books) are validation that she did a lot more than pull a six-foot-tall rabbit out of her hat. Pockross illuminates key life events that would become thematic tropes in Chase's plays and examines the social and art scene in early to late 20th-century Denver. Pockross also covers Chase's beginnings as a "sob sister" newspaperwoman and explores her life with her husband and three sons. Harvey certainly takes center stage, but all of Chase's literary works are covered here. This certainly will not be the last word on Mary Coyle Chase, but it's a great opening act. This story of Chase (whose dream of a giant rabbit chasing a psychiatrist inspired a play about everyone's favorite Pooka) is a must for theater geeks everywhere., A well-researched and detailed biography of Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Chase. Her beloved play, Harvey, written in 1944, is still being produced today in theatres around the world., Mimi Pockross has created a warm and human profile of playwright Mary Coyle Chase, author of the stage and screen comedy classic Harvey. Pockross'e(tm)s biography provides a lovingly detailed vision of how Chase tenaciously persevered at her craft and eventually succeeded writ large, adding to the American comedic canon at a time when few women were able or permitted to do so., A well-researched and detailed biography of Pulitzer Prize'e"winner Mary Chase. Her beloved play, Harvey, written in 1944, is still being produced today in theatres around the world., The shallow thought Mary Chase just sought to entertain with Harvey as an escapist fantasy. Hidden behind the surface was an acute critic with a larger vision and message. Mimi Pockross begins to peak behind the scenes in this much needed book.
Table of Content
Preface Introduction. Her Life Changed Forever Act I. Harvey Begins One. The Coyles and the McDonoughs Two. Li'l Mary Three. The Lure of the Theater Four. Leaving the Nest Five. The Raging Reporter Six. She Meets Her Man Seven. The Housewife Act II. Mary Chase, Playwright Eight. The Federal Theatre Project Nine. The Broadway Flop Ten. Time to Regroup Eleven. The Pooka Twelve. Back to Broadway Thirteen. It's a Hit Fourteen. A New Reality Fifteen. The Pulitzer Prize Sixteen. Hollywood Act III. After Harvey Seventeen. Settling Down Eighteen. New Beginnings Nineteen. Television Twenty. Ladies First Twenty-One. Professor Mary Twenty-Two. Ageless Harvey Twenty-Three. Harvey , the Musical Twenty-Four. The Curtain Falls Twenty-Five. The Final Review Epilogue
Lccn
2020-028036
Dewey Decimal
812.52
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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