Lovecraft's Follies

Another copy of this rare play has recently surfaced.

Here are details:

( H.P.) LOVECRAFT'S FOLLIES a Play by James Schevill
LOVECRAFT'S FOLLIES: A PLAY. (ISBN: 080400501X / 0-8040-0501-X) Schevill, James. Chicago: The Swallow Press Inc., [1971], 1971. Wrappers issued simultaneously in cloth. First edition. "A surrealist play centering around Lovecraft." - Joshi III-G-iv-6. The Margaret Brundage cover art is "borrowed" from a 1930's issue of Weird Tales (not credited on c.p.). Wrapers rubbed, VG free of any former owner markings.

Lovecraft Play (1970)

DATE: 1970

ITEM: Lovecraft's Follies Souvenir Program

COMPANY: Trinity Square Repertory Co. Providence, RI

SIZE: 6 by 9 inches

COMMENTS: A program for the World Premiere of James Schevill's Lovecraft's Follies. The program cover has a facsimile of a "Weird Tales" cover. H.P. Lovecraft was played by James Eichelberger. Contents include The Cast; Who's Who in the Company; Artistic Staff; About the Play.

James Schevill's "Lovecraft's Follies" (1971)

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Foundation for Repertory Theater of Rhode Island Production. 33 years after Lovecraft's death, his legend grows.
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Seller's Notes: Up for auction is a copy of the scarce hardcover edition of James Schevill's, "Lovecraft's Follies". This was a surrealist play centering around Lovecraft. The book was published by the Swallows Press in 1971. It sports a Margaret Brundage Weird Tales cover dust jacket. This book is listed in the Joshi biblio. as # III-G-iv-6. Along with the book is a rare copy of the actual playbill for the play, which had it's world premiere March 10, 1970, in Providence Rhode Island. The cover of the playbill shows the unaltered 'Weird' cover.