Author: Jack KentPublisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN: 9780241021316
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Mr Meebles
Author: Jack KentPublisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN: 9780241021316
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The Boy
Author: Lionel MoncktonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Musicals
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Sketch
Author: Jack Kent
Author: Paul V. AllenPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496846303
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Jack Kent (1920–1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children’s books. For each of these he drew upon different aspects of his personality and life experiences. From 1950 to 1965 he wrote and drew King Aroo, a nationally syndicated comic strip beloved by fans for its combination of absurdity, fantasy, wordplay, and wit. The strip’s DNA was comprised of things Kent loved—fairytales, nursery rhymes, vaudeville, Krazy Kat, foreign languages, and puns. In 1968, he published his first children’s book, Just Only John, and began a career in kids’ books that would result in over sixty published works, among them such classics as The Fat Cat and There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon. Kent’s stories for children were funny but often arose from the dark parts of his life—an itinerant childhood, an unfinished education, two harrowing tours of duty in World War II, and a persistent lack of confidence—and tackled such themes as rejection, isolation, self-doubt, and the desire for transformation. Jack Kent: The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of a Comic Storyteller illuminates how Kent’s life experiences informed his art and his storytelling in both King Aroo and his children’s books. Paul V. Allen draws from archival research, brand-new interviews, and in-depth examinations of Kent’s work. Also included are many King Aroo comic strips that have never been reprinted in book form.
The Play Pictorial
Author: Mr. Meebles
Author: Jack KentPublisher: Parents Magazine Press
ISBN: 9780819304087
Category : Fantasy
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The older Donald grows the less he remembers to summon his imaginary friend, Mr. Meebles.
Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News
Author: Great Eastern Railway Magazine
Author: London and North Eastern RailwayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Strand Magazine
Author: The Mikado to Matilda
Author: Thomas S. HischakPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538126079
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
In The Mikado to Matilda: British Musicals on the New York Stage, Thomas Hischak provides an overview of British musicals that made their way to Broadway, covering their entire history up to the present day. This is the first book to look at the British musical theatre with reference to those London musicals that were also produced in New York City. The book covers 110 British musicals, ranging from 1750 to the present day, including the popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operettas during the Victorian era, the Andrew Lloyd Webber mega-musicals of the late twentieth century, and today's biggest hits such as Matilda. Each London musical is discussed first as a success in England and then how it fared in America. The plots, songs, songwriters, performers, and producers for both the West End and the Broadway (or Off Broadway) production are identified and described. The discussion is sometimes critical, evaluating the musicals and why they were or were not a success in New York.