George O'Neil — American Dream

New York, Samuel French, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an intriguing drama analysing the American Dream, taking us through the first colonial settlers and into the 1930s. The first edition of the American Dream, an intriguing historically minded play split into three acts, written by American poet, author and playwright George O'Neil. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Beginning as a poet and author, George O'Neil began writing plays before becoming a Hollywood film writer, working on both Magnificent Obsession (1935) and Yellow Dust (1936). This particular Broadway show looks at a men wishing for fair lives across history, split set in 1650, 1859 and finally 1933. From the theatrical collection of Clive Hirschhorn, theatre critic for the Sunday Express from 1966 to 1993. Known for his witty and thorough reviews, features and interviews, Hirschhorn also authored several works on the film industry, including his critically acclaimed biographies of Hollywood stars, Gene Kelly and James Mason. A renowned book collector, the majority of works from Hirschhorn"s incredible library of theatre-related material have a characteristic pencil inscription with his date of acquisition to the upper corner of the paste down. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.