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Anchorage Press, 1944. Paper covers, 51 pp. Staple bound. Contents include: Cast; Synopsis; The Scene; Costumes; Properties; The Music. Act I; Act II, Act III. Black and white photos. This play premiered at the Goodman Memorial Theatre, of Chicago. The pictures and technical notes used in this playbook are taken from teh Goodman production, and are reproduced here by courtesy of Mrs. Chorpenning.
In acceptable condition. Blue paper covers have a few small nicks and tears and light creasing along edges. Previous owner's name in ink on top corner of front cover and some numbers in ink on back cover as well. Moderate overall fading, scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight. A few pages have some edits and light notes in ink. Pages are lightly aged as well. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Rumpelstiltskin wishes a King's baby to put in his pot, so that he may rule the hearts of men, filling them so full of greed that they will destroy each other, leaving him the whole world to himself. Looking over the earth from his hilltop, he discovers a miller's daughter, who has just won a Prince for her husband, if she can spin straw into gold. When the King orders her actually to spin the gold, she is left alone in despair; and Rumpelstiltskin appears magically, offering to spin the gold for her, if she will give him her first child. When the child is born, and Rumpel appears to claim it, she persuades him to give her another chance. He offers her one chance to keep the child -- if she can guess his name. When, at the last moment, she confronts him with the name, he flies to pieces with rage.