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The Traveling Plays of Clare Tree Major.
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Gamble, Michael W. – 1976
Clara Tree Major, the first producer to provide professional touring plays exclusively for children's audiences (from 1925 until 1954), not only produced these plays but also wrote the scripts by adapting children's stories for the theatre. This paper investigates Major's playwriting principles and techniques, examines Major's philosophy in play…
Descriptors: Characterization, Children, Childrens Literature, Drama
An Analysis of the Playwriting Techniques of Clare Tree Major
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Gamble, Michael W. – Children's Theatre Review, 1977
Discusses the contributions of Clare Tree Major, the first theatre professional to provide touring plays exclusively for children's audiences, and examines her treatment of classic children's literature through the play "Little Women" Available from: Children's Theatre Review, American Theatre Association, 1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Suite…
Descriptors: Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature