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E. H. Culbertson was a playwright in the United States. His works include Rackey,[1] Billikin's Baby,[2] and Goat Alley.[3]

He was from the southern United States.[4] He worked at newspapers before becoming a playwright.[5]

Goat Alley was about life in a Black slum. It was performed on Broadway in 1921 by the Alhambra Players as their debut show.[6] He was white.[7] It opened at the Bijoi Theatre in 1921.[8] Kenmeth Walton wrote the music for a 1950 adaptation of the play.[9]

He also wrote The End of the Trail.[10][11][12]

In 1910 he copyrighted adaptations of James Fenimore Cooper's novel Last of the Mohicans.[13]

In 1937 he was contracted to write a script for Columbia Broadcasting System's Living Dramas of the Bible series.[14]

He also wrote Too Much Matrimony (1931), Good Evening, Doctor! (1931), and Across the Jordan (1933).[15]

Plays

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  • In the Currency of Kindess (1914), a 4-act comedy[16]
  • Goat Alley:A Tragedy of Negro Life (1921)[17]

References

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  1. ^ Locke, Alain; Gregory, Thomas Montgomery (July 26, 1969). "Plays of Negro life: a source-book of native American drama". Harper and Row – via Library Catalog (Blacklight).
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures". U.S. Government Printing Office. July 26, 1921 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Drama Magazine". Drama Corporation. July 26, 1923 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ http://repo.komazawa-u.ac.jp/opac/repository/all/17334/jkjc032-04.pdf
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Times 17 March 1928 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
  6. ^ Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (December 6, 2012). Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Routledge. ISBN 9781135455361 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (6 December 2012). Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Routledge. ISBN 9781135455361.
  8. ^ ""Goat Alley" Opens June 20". The New York Times. 16 June 1921.
  9. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series". 1950.
  10. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (July 26, 1931). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1930". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "The Magazine Subject-index". Boston Book Company. July 26, 1925 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature". H. W. Wilson Company. July 26, 1925 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States, 1870 to 1916". 1918.
  14. ^ "Religion: God on the Air". Time. 10 May 1937.
  15. ^ "Ernest Howard Culbertson". Open Library.
  16. ^ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Part 1, group 2". 1914.
  17. ^ "Ernest Howard Culbertson (Writer)".
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