Romulus Scripts by Gore Vidal
SPEC.TRI.0101
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
0.2 Cubic feet
1961 November 22, 1962 March
Gore Vidal (1925-2012) was an American writer and public figure who wrote novels, essays, plays, and other works. The
Romulus Scripts by Gore Vidal contain two scripts for the play
Romulus that date from November 22, 1961 and March, 1962. The 1961 script is a rehearsal script with Vidal’s handwritten edits. The play opened on Broadway on January 10, 1962 and was adapted by Vidal from a play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt titled
Romulus the Great.
(1) 2.5" letter document box
English
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
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Biographical Note
Gore Vidal (1925-2012) was an American writer and public figure who wrote novels, essays, plays, and other works. After publishing the novel
The City and the Pillar in 1948, Vidal’s subsequent novels were ignored or not well received by critics. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he gave up writing novels for a time and focused on writing scripts for television, stage, and movies. Several of the scripts he wrote were successful, including
Visit to a Small Planet and
The Best Man. Vidal resumed writing and publishing novels in the mid-1960s.
Scope and Contents
The
Romulus Scripts by Gore Vidal contain two scripts for the play
Romulus that date from November 22, 1961 and March, 1962. The 1961 script is a rehearsal script with Vidal’s handwritten edits. The play was adapted by Vidal from a play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt titled
Romulus the Great. Vidal's adaptation opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre, New York, on January 10, 1962, running for two months. The story depicts the character of Emperor Romulus, played by Cyril Ritchard, who brings about the fall of the Roman Empire.
Dürrenmatt, Friedrich
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
Adaptations (literary works)
American drama--20th century
Authors, American--20th century
Authors, Swiss--20th century
Scripts (documents)
Stage adaptations--20th century
Theater--United States--20th century
Script annotated by Gore Vidal
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1
1961 November 22
Script for Cyril Ritchard
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2
1962 March