Sophie Treadwell
Encyclopedia
Sophie Treadwell was a leading American playwright and journalist
of the first half of the 20th century. Among her prominent works are Machinal
(French for mechanical, automatic, or involuntary) and Intimations For Saxophone. As a journalist, she conducted an exclusive interview with Pancho Villa
http://jamaica.u.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/mex-cox.html for the New York Tribune in 1921. She was also an actress and was mentored by renowned Polish actress Helena Modjeska
. The majority of Treadwell's works are stored at the University of Arizona
Library Special Collections and the rest at The Billy Rose
Theatre Collection at the New York Public Library
. The rights to them are owned by the Roman Catholic Church
of the Diocese of Tucson: A Corporation Sole. "Broadway's Bravest Woman: Selected Writings of Sophie Treadwell" published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale (2006)
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
of the first half of the 20th century. Among her prominent works are Machinal
Machinal
Machinal is a play written by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real life case of convicted and executed murderess Ruth Snyder...
(French for mechanical, automatic, or involuntary) and Intimations For Saxophone. As a journalist, she conducted an exclusive interview with Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
http://jamaica.u.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/mex-cox.html for the New York Tribune in 1921. She was also an actress and was mentored by renowned Polish actress Helena Modjeska
Helena Modjeska
Helena Modjeska Helena Modjeska Helena Modjeska (October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909, whose actual Polish surname was Modrzejewska , was a renowned actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles.Modjeska was the mother of Polish-American bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski....
. The majority of Treadwell's works are stored at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
Library Special Collections and the rest at The Billy Rose
Billy Rose
William "Billy" Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" , "It Happened in Monterey" and "It's Only a Paper Moon"...
Theatre Collection at the New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
. The rights to them are owned by the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
of the Diocese of Tucson: A Corporation Sole. "Broadway's Bravest Woman: Selected Writings of Sophie Treadwell" published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale (2006)
Works
- The Right Man (1908)
- An Outcast at the Christian Door (serial) (1914)
- An Unwritten Chapter (1915) (stage adaptation of serial How I Got My Husband and How I Lost Him)
- Claws (1916)
- Gringo (1922)
- O Nightingale (1925)
- MachinalMachinalMachinal is a play written by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real life case of convicted and executed murderess Ruth Snyder...
(1928) (also titled The Life Machine in the London premiere) - Ladies Leave (1929)
- Lusita (novel)(1931)
- Intimations For Saxophone (1934)
- Plumes in the Dust (1936)
- Hope for a Harvest (1941)
- HighwayHighway (play)Highway is a 1944 play by American playwright Sophie Treadwell....
(1944) - One Fierce Hour and Sweet (novel) (1959)
- Woman with Lilies (1967)
Trivia
- Treadwell's play Machinal was inspired by the life and execution of convicted murderess Ruth SnyderRuth SnyderRuth Brown Snyder was an American murderess. Her execution, in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison, for the murder of her husband, Albert, was captured in a well-known photograph.-The crime:...
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- Clark GableClark GableWilliam Clark Gable , known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor most famous for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh...
was the lead male actor in an early BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Machinal.