Elsa Lanchester Forman Brown Introduction (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 80 Pp. First Printing. Slight Usage, Near Fine. Signed By Forman Brown And Dated In 1992. Forman Brown (1901 ? 1996) Was One Of The World's Leaders In Puppet Theatre In His Day, As Well As An Important Early Gay Novelist. In 1933, He Wrote Better Angel, Under The Pseudonym Richard Meeker, About A Young Man Coming To Terms With His Homosexuality. Upon Graduating From The University Of Michigan (Class Of 1922), He Launched The Yale Puppeteers. Brown Along With Yale Puppeteers Harry Burnett And Richard Brandon (1905 ?1985) (Brown's Lifelong Lover), Brown Launched Turnabout Theatre In 1941 As "A Vehicle For Performing Both Puppet Plays And Revues For Adults.That Attracted Celebrity Attention And Support From Some Of Hollywood's Biggest Names, E.G., Greta Garbo, Colleen Moore, Marie Dressler, Mary Pickford And Douglas Fairbanks, As Well As Other Notable Figures Including Albert Einstein And Aimee Semple Mcpherson. Brown Wrote All The Songs And Sketches For The Troupe's Productions. Regular Performers Included Elsa Lanchester And Odetta. Bette Midler Sang One Of Forman's Songs, Mrs. Pettibone, At A Los Angeles Aids Benefit." Turnabout Theatre Was A Highly Popular Puppetry Venue Until Its Dissolution In 1956. Reversible Seats Were Installed In The Theatre So That After The Puppet Shows Were Performed At One End Of The Auditorium, The Puppeteers Asked The Audience To "Turnabout" Their Seats For The Turnabout Revue Staged At The Opposite End Of The Auditorium. Signed by Author(s).