Peggy Cass, James Thurber and Joan Anderson promoting A Thurber Carnival
Written by
James Thurber
Characters
First Man Second Man Third Man Fourth Man Fifth Man First Woman Second Woman Third Woman Fourth Woman
Date premiered
February 26, 1960
Original language
English
Subject
men and women
Genre
satire, revue
A Thurber Carnival is a revue by James Thurber, adapted by the author from his stories, cartoons and casuals[1] (humorous short pieces), nearly all of which originally appeared in The New Yorker. It was directed by Burgess Meredith with James Starbuck serving as associate director. Following a six city tryout, during which Thurber continued to rewrite the show,[2] it premiered on Broadway on February 26, 1960, and ran for 223 performances, with a break from June 25 to September 5. It closed on November 26, 1960.[3] The title is similar to that of The Thurber Carnival (1945), Thurber's most successful collection of stories and drawings.[4]
^The term 'casual' was used by Harold Ross, founding editor of The New Yorker, to refer to "fiction and humorous pieces of all kinds", and "indicated Ross's determination to give the magazine an offhand, chatty, informal quality". Thurber, James, The Years With Ross, 1959 ISBN 0-06-095971-1, pg. 13. Much of Thurber's work for the magazine consisted of casuals.
^"Report from the Road". Time. Time Inc. February 15, 1960. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
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"A Thurber Carnival". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
A Thurber Carnival at the Internet Broadway Database
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"The Canon: An Annotated Bibliography". Thurber House. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
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