Barrett H. Clark, The Blush of Shame, a Few Considerations on Verbal Obscenity in the Theater. No printer or publisher is listed, though it is indicated that the little string-bound pamphlet was printed in NYC in 1932. 19.5x13cm, 16pp. A GOOD copy. Provenance: from H.L. Mencken, who gifted the pamphlet to the Library of Congress in November 1932 (so stated in pencil on the back of the title page); then, from the Library of Congress, with their 6mm perforated "LC" in the middle of the title page, and their rubber stamped surplus/duplicate on the back of the front stiff wrapper. Nice association. $75
Looking for the moving line that separates the decent from not-so, especially for the theater, which the writer finds lags well behind in using the words that are used in our daily lives. "Barrett H. Clark (1890--1953) was an influential editor, critic, historian, lecturer and literary manager. He also helped create theatre companies that encouraged experimental American dramatists in the pattern of the Provincetown and Washington Square Players..."--Washington University ResearchWorks Archive.
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