God and Texas
| God and Texas | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Robert Ardrey |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | The Alamo |
God and Texas is a 1943 one-act play by Robert Ardrey.
God and Texas is a fiction play set during the Battle of the Alamo. In 1943 the play was one of five made available royalty free for members of the armed forces to produce with no special clearance or red tape.[1][2]
God and Texas has been published in several volumes. It was printed in full in the September, 1943 issue of Theatre Arts Magazine.[3] In 1944 it was collected in the volume The Best One-Act Plays of 1943.[4] In 2004 it was collected, with an introduction by Glenn Young, in the volume Let Freedom Ring: 7 Patriotic Plays.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "To Let Service Men Use Plays." The New York Times, 23 August, 1943. Print.
- ^ "The World and the Theatre: Plays for Soldiers to Perform — Doing Drama's Immediate Job." Theatre Arts, September 1943. Print
- ^ Theatre Arts, September 1943. Print
- ^ Ardrey, Robert. God and Texas. In Mayorga, Margaret (ed.) The Best One-Act Plays of 1943. 9-28. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1944. Print.
- ^ Ardrey, Robert. God and Texas. in Young, Glenn (ed.). Let Freedom Ring: 7 Patriotic Plays. Milwaukee, WI: Performing, 2004. Print.
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