Composers and their stage works 

Elmer Rice

(1892 - 1967)

American dramatist born Elmer Leopold Reizenstein September 28, 1892 in New York. Died Southampton, England May 8, 1967

Stage Works

Unless otherwise noted, the plays were first performed in New York.

  1. The Passing of Chow-Chow. Comedy, 1 act. Written 1913. Published 1925. Produced (amateur), 1915.
  2. On Trial. Drama, 4 acts. Published 1919. Produced Candler Theatre, Aug. 19, 1914.
  3. The Iron Cross. Play, 4 acts. Written 1915. Produced Comedy Theatre, Feb. 13, 1917.
  4. The House in Blind Alley. Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1916. Published 1932.
  5. The Home of the Free. Comedy, 1 act. Written 1917. Published 1917. Produced Comedy Theatre, Apr. 22, 1917.
  6. A Diadem of Snow. Comedy, 1 act. Written 1917. Published 1929. Produced (amateur), 1918.
  7. For the Defense. Play. Written 1918. Produced Playhouse, Dec. 19, 1919.
  8. Wake Up, Jonathan! (With Hatcher Hughes) Comedy, prologue and 3 acts. Written 1919. Published 1928. Produced Henry Miller's Theatre, Jan. 17, 1921.
  9. Black Sheep. Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1921. Published 1938. Produced Morosco Theatre, Oct. 13, 1932.
  10. It Is the Law. (Adaptation) Play. Written 1922. Produced Ritz Theatre, Nov. 19, 1922. Based on the novel of the same name by Hayden Talbot.
  11. The Adding Machine. Expressionistic drama, 7 scenes. Written 1922. Published 1923. Produced Garrick Theatre, Mar. 19, 1923.
  12. Close Harmony, or The Lady Next Door. (With Dorothy Parker) Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1924. Published 1929. Produced Gaiety Theatre, Dec. 1, 1924.
  13. The Mongrel. Play. (Adaptation) Produced New York, Longacre Theatre, Dec. 15, 1924. Based on a play by Hermann Bahr.
  14. The Subway. Play, 9 scenes. Written 1924. Published 1929. Produced Cherry Lane Theatre, Jan. 25, 1929.
  15. Landscape with Figures. Interlude with words, 1 act. Written 1925. Published 1934.
  16. Run in Urbe. Pastoral without words, 1 act. Written 1925. Published 1934.
  17. Exterior. Pageant without words, 1 act. Written 1925. Published 1934.
  18. The Gay White Way. Romantic comedy without words, 1 act. Written 1925. Published 1934. Produced (amateur), 1934.
  19. Life Is Real. Written 1926. Published in Germany, as Wir in Amerika, 1928. Produced Munich, January, 1929; San Francisco, June 4, 1937
  20. The Blue Hawaii. (Adaptation) Play. Produced Boston, September, 1927. Based on a play by Rudolph Lothar.
  21. Cock Robin. (With Phi.ip Barry) Comedy drama, 3 acts. Written 1927. Published 1929. Produced Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Jan. 12, 1928.
  22. Street Scene. Naturalistic drama, 3 acts. Written 1928. Published 1929. Produced Playhouse, Jan. 10, 1929.
  23. See Naples and Die. Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1928. Published 1929. Produced Vanderbilt Theatre, Sept. 24, 1929.
  24. The Left Bank. Play, 3 acts. Written 1930. Published 1931. Produced Little Theatre, Oct. 5, 1931.
  25. Counsellor-at-Law. Drama, 3 acts. Written 1931. Published 1931. Produced Plymouth Theatre, Nov. 6, 1931.
  26. We, the People. Play, 21 scenes. Written 1932. Published 1933. Produced Empire Theatre, Jan. 21, 1933.
  27. Judgment Day. Melodrama, 3 acts. Written 1934. Published 1934. Produced Belasco Theatre, Sept. 12, 1934.
  28. Between Two Worlds. Play, 9 scenes. Written 1934. Published 1935. Produced Belasco Theatre, Oct. 25, 1934.
  29. Not for Children. Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1934. Published 1935, revised 1950. Produced London, Fortune Theatre, Nov. 25, 1935; Calif., Pasadena Playhouse, Feb. 25, 1936; New York, Coronet Theatre, Feb. 13, 1951.
  30. American Landscape. Drama, 3 acts. Written 1938. Published 1939. Produced Cort Theatre, Dec. 3, 1938.
  31. Two On An Island. Comedy, 11 scenes. Written 1939. Published 1940. Produced Broadhurst Theatre, Jan. 22, 1940.
  32. Flight to the West. Melodrama, 3 acts. Written 1940. Published 1941. Produced Guild Theatre, Dec. 30, 1940.
  33. A New Life. Drama, 9 scenes. Written 1943. Published 1944. Produced Royale Theatre, Sept. 9, 1943.
  34. Dream Girl. Comedy, 2 acts. Written 1945. Published 1946. Produced Coronet Theatre, Dec. 14, 1945.
  35. Street Scene. (Adaptation). Musical. Written 1946. Published 1948. Produced Adelphi Theatre, Jan. 9, 1947. Music: Kurt Weill. Lyrics: Langston Hughes. Based on Rice's play.
  36. Love among the Ruins. Play, 2 acts. Written 1950. Published 1963. Produced University of Rochester (ICY.), May 3, 1963.
  37. The Grand Tour. Play, 2 acts. Written 1951. Published 1952. Produced Martin Beck Theatre, Dec. 10, 1951.
  38. The Winner. Play, 4 scenes. Written 1953. Published 1954. Produced Plymouth Theatre, Feb. 17, 1954.
  39. Cue for Passion. Play, 5 scenes. Written 1958. Published 1959. Produced Henry Miller's Theatre, Nov. 25, 1958.

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