[JOHNSON, Nunnally]

Theatre Magazine and Stage Magazine

A collection of Theatre Magazine and Stage Magazine. The issues are bound, with original covers, into hardcover volumes, each of which collect six months worth of issues. Collected by writer, producer and director, Nunally Johnson. 56 volumes, quarto, illustrated, custom-bound into cloth with Johnson's name printed on the front board of each volume. A fine set, lacking several issues, the run spans 1905 to 1939, featuring articles and numerous photographs of the then-popular stars of stage and opera, as well as news of films, and film actors. Most issues also contain summaries, or extended excerpts from popular plays of the day, presumably many of these would represent the first, and in some cases, only printed appearances. Theatre Magazine changed its name to Stage Magazine in 1932.Nunally Johnson (1897-1977) was nominated for several Oscars, including for writing the screenplay for The Grapes of Wrath (1940). He was also the director of The Three Faces of Eve (1957). Johnson's last screenplay was for The Dirty Dozen (1967).List of Individual volumes:Theatre Magazine: Jan-June 1905, July-December 1905, Jan-June 1906, July-December 1906, Jan-June 1908, July-December 1908, July-December 1909, July-December 1910, Jan-June 1911, July-December 1911, Jan-June 1912, July-December 1912, Jan-June 1913, July-December 1913, Jan-June 1914, July-December 1914, Jan-June 1915, July-December 1915, Jan-June 1917, July-Decmeber 1917, Jan-June 1918, July-December 1918, Jan-June 1919, July-December 1919, Jan-June 1920, July-December 1920, Jan-June 1921, July-December 1921, Jan-June 1922, July-December 1922, Jan-June 1923, July-December 1923, Jan-June 1924, July-December 1924, Jan-June 1925, Jan-June 1926, July-December 1926, Jan-June 1927, July-December 1927, Jan-June 1928, July-December 1928, Jan-June 1929, July-December 1929, Jan-June 1930, July-December 1930, Jan-April 1931.Stage Magazine: May-September 1932, October-December 1932, Jan-June 1933, July-December 1933, Jan-June 1934, July-December 1934, Jan-June 1935, July-December 1935, Jan-June 1936, July-December 1936.

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