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He and She
He and She (1920), a play by Rachel Crothers. [Little Theatre, 28 perf.] Ann Herford (Crothers) and her husband, Tom ( Cyril Keightley), are architects whose seventeen years of happy marriage seem threatened when each submits a separate entry to a contest for a frieze design. Ann wins the $100,000 prize but soon comes to recognize that she has won it at the cost of probably losing her husband and of neglecting her daughter, Millicent ( Faire Binney). She declines the prize, prepares to spend time with Millicent in Europe, and knows that she has lost neither the money nor Tom, since he was second and will now be the winner. The play had an interesting history. Originally produced as The Herfords (1911), it failed, and Crothers blamed the failure on miscasting. However, she was not able to find another producer until she persuaded the Messrs. Shubert to produce it with her. Even then she was unable to find an actress to play Ann so took the part herself. The play was hailed by almost every major critic, who looked on it as a fine study of the plight of the modern, emancipated woman. Yet the play did not find an audience, although (or because) an equally fine play on the same theme, The Famous Mrs. Fair, had succeeded earlier in the season. He and She has received some revivals, most recently in 1980 with Laurie Kennedy as Ann.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "He and She." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "He and She." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-HeandShe.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "He and She." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-HeandShe.html |
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He and She
He and She, play by Rachel Crothers, produced in 1911 as The Herfords and under its present title in 1920. It was published in 1921.
Tom and Ann Herford, both sculptors, are happily married until she wins a prize for which they both competed, and it becomes obvious that she is more interested in her career than in her home. While they are arguing, their young daughter Millicent arrives and announces that she has run away from boarding school to marry a chauffeur. Ann, realizing her responsibilities, prepares to take Millicent to Europe, and resigns her commission in favor of Tom. |
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "He and She." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "He and She." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-HeandShe.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "He and She." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-HeandShe.html |
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