Topic: Elmer Rice

Citadel

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 461 days ago
Aspects of the topic Citadel are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Elmer Rice; Our Daily Bread (1934), dealing with the formation of a farm cooperative; The Wedding Night (1935), containing a sensitive depiction of Polish immigrant customs; and The Citadel ...

Biography: Elmer Rice

Helium - 468 days ago
Elmer Rice was among the most acclaimed American dramatists of the first half of the 20th century and is now a largely forgotten figure. Rice is best remembered for the experiment in expressionism "The Adding Machine" which is frequently studied and revived ...

On Trial

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 918 days ago
Aspects of the topic On Trial are discussed in the following places at Britannica. In The Adding Machine (1923) Rice adapted techniques from German Expressionist theatre to depict....

Adding Machine

Time Out New York - 1420 days ago
Is it too early to declare Adding Machine the best new musical of 2008? Joshua Schmidt and Jason Loewith's witty, high-reaching and provocative new work is based on Elmer Rice's 1923 gimlet-eyed Expressionist classic about the soul rot of conventionality ...