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The Front Page - A Play In Three Acts

Charles MacArthur

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First performed in 1928, this gritty streets-eye view of hard-edged journalism was an instant success on Broadway. The two writers, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, were both originally Chicago newspaper reporters. They bring a strong authenticity – exaggerated, one would hope – to this fast-talking play.The focus of The Front Page is on a group of reporters eager to be the first to get the news out about one of the last hangings in Chicago. It all takes place on the night of the hanging, in the press office of the Chicago Criminal Courts Building.It's important for modern audiences to know that these Chicago crime reporters are JADED. The reporters use quite a lot of objectionable slang about nearly every group you can imagine. Nobody is safe – women, the elderly, gays, Blacks, and the list goes on. The reporters are run down by their jobs and only care about being the first to get a story out.This play being written in 1928, there is also quite a lot of slang that we might not understand in modern times. For example, they characters call a psychiatrist an “alienist”.A great insight into 1920s life for modern audiences!

Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: February 13, 2024

The Front Page - A Play In Three Acts

Charles MacArthur

0/5 ( ratings)

First performed in 1928, this gritty streets-eye view of hard-edged journalism was an instant success on Broadway. The two writers, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, were both originally Chicago newspaper reporters. They bring a strong authenticity – exaggerated, one would hope – to this fast-talking play.The focus of The Front Page is on a group of reporters eager to be the first to get the news out about one of the last hangings in Chicago. It all takes place on the night of the hanging, in the press office of the Chicago Criminal Courts Building.It's important for modern audiences to know that these Chicago crime reporters are JADED. The reporters use quite a lot of objectionable slang about nearly every group you can imagine. Nobody is safe – women, the elderly, gays, Blacks, and the list goes on. The reporters are run down by their jobs and only care about being the first to get a story out.This play being written in 1928, there is also quite a lot of slang that we might not understand in modern times. For example, they characters call a psychiatrist an “alienist”.A great insight into 1920s life for modern audiences!

Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: February 13, 2024

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