1903/03 — Contents as follows:
The Writing of History by A.T. Mahan
Real and Sham Natural History by John Burroughs
His Daughter First — Chapters 10-14 of a Novel by Arthur Sherburne Hardy
The Masters — A Poem by Frederic Lawrence Knowles
Academic Freedom in Theory and in Practice — Part 2 by Arthur Twining Hadley
The Witch-Bridle — A Story [...]
1903/05 — Contents as follows:
Emerson as a Religious Influence by George A. Gordon
The Evolution of the Trained Nurse by Mary Moss
A May Morning – A Poem by Frank Dempster Sherman
My Own Story – Part 5 by J.T. Trowbridge
A Sacrifice – A Story by Harriet Prescott Spofford
The Book and the Place by Martha Baker Dunn
Revealment – [...]
1917/11 — Contents as follows:
Patriotism and Food by Vernon Kellogg
The Man who Lost Himself – An Enforced Experiment in Labor by Cecil Fairfield Lavell
Mr. Fannet and the Afterglow – A Story by Margaret Lynn
The St. Gaudens Monument at Rock Creek Cemetery – Two Sonnets by Cecil Spring Rice
Professor’s Progress – Part 3 of A [...]
1917/08 — Contents as follows:
The Great War:
Headquarters Nights by Vernon Kellogg
High Adventure — Part 1 by James Norman Hall
British Experience for Americans — Part 2 by Sidney Webb
The Diary of a Coward by A Dutch Volunteer in the French Army
Tactics and Armament: an Evolution by Raoul Blanchard
Neutrals and Permanent Peace by L. Simons
Money by Agnes [...]
1917/10 — Contents as follows:
At Von Bissing’s Headquarters by Vernon Kellogg
The Magical Chance by Dallas Lore Sharp
Carnot’s Story – Reported by James Norman Hall
Professor’s Progress — Part 2 of a Novel of Contemporaneous Adventure by Anonymous
Oxford in War-Time — A Poem by Laurence Binyon
Questions for Americans:
Financial Imperialism by Frederick C. Howe
The War and the [...]
1935/06/01 — Cover is credited to Robert C. Kauffmann
Contents as follows:SHORT STORIES
Can It Be the Spring? by Phylis Duganne and illustrated by Gerald Leake
Parthian Shaft by Roger Garis and illustration by Carl Link
The Little Room by Josephine Bentham and illustrated by Carl Mueller
First Impression — A short short story by Frank Leon Smith
SERIALS:
Crazy [...]
1938/01/01 — Cover painting by Robert G. Harris
Contents as follows: EDITORIAL:
What the Farmers Want Is More Money! by Bernarr Macfadden
SHORT STORIES
A Cell for Two by Elita Wilson and illustrated by Charles D. Mitchell
Buccaneers’ Booty by W. Adolphe Roberts and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman
Honest People Aren’t Safe — Liberty’s Short Short by [...]
1938/05/14 — Cover painting by Robert C. Kauffmann
Contents as follows: EDITORIAL:
The American System–Out of Date? by Bernarr Macfadden
SHORT STORIES
The Blind Wife From Hollywood by Ruth Waterbury and illustrated by Arthur Sarnoff
Traffic Incident — Liberty’s Short Short by Edward Doherty
Casanova’s Women – Emilie Leaves Her Dagger Behind by John Erskine and illustrated by [...]
1956/10/03 –
Cover cartoon is “The Feller Knows How” by Hubenthal featuring Casey Stengel
Headline on front cover: “Farm Talent to Decide ‘57 Flag Races – Pitching Big Need of Most Major Clubs
Tom Picks Yankees Off Bushes – Greenwade Has Travelled 100,000 Miles a Year as Scout with large cartoon of Tom Greenwade by Amadee
“Snarls, Growls Then, [...]
1956/09/26 –
Cover cartoon is “Still the Champ!” by Basset featuring Babe Ruth
Headline on front cover: “Combine Minors into 17 Loops–Lane – Proposes All A,B,C,D Tags Be Eliminated
Also beginning on the cover “Majors to Change Bat Title Rule in ‘57″
“Easy Does It for Casey’s Seventh Flag” with photo of Casey Stengel after the Yankees [...]
1956/09/19 –
Cover cartoon is “The Haunted House” by Willard Mullin about the dying breed of the 20-game winner with article beginning underneath “4 A.L. Hurlers Rap on Door of 20-Win Club”
Headline on front cover: “Dodgers Will Play 20 Games in Japan – Club to Leave oct. 10 for Pacific Tour”
Featur article about Birdie Tebbetts with [...]
1956/09/12 –
Cover cartoon is “Waltz King” by Bentovoja featuring Casey Stengel and “Polly Pennant”
Headline on front cover: “‘I’ve Just Begun to Fight’–A’s Johnson — Kaycee Chief Still Sure He’ll Build Winner
The Life and Times of the Home Run” with large Lou Darvas cartoon “The Power and the Glory” featuring Babe Ruth seated on a throne [...]
1956/09/05 –
Cover cartoon is “Dividend Collectors” by Willard Mullin featuring Sal Maglie, Bobby Thomson, Larry Jansen – 3 ‘51 Giants heroes with a shot at the ‘56 World Series – Also has article beginning on cover “‘51 Giants Heroes on 3 Top Teams”
Headline on front cover: “Robinson, Aparicio Standout Rookies – Blasingame, Buddin Rated Second [...]
1956/08/29 –
Cover cartoon is “Credit Where Credit Is Due” by Lou Darvas about umpires
Headline on front cover: “Rail Hike to Speed Majors’ Shift to Air – Most Players Now Prefer Plane Travel”
Also beginning on the cover: “Japan Demands ‘Name’ Dodgers” about the Dodgers coming tour of Japan
Speed, Not Tricks, Big Hill Asset – Coaches, Scouts, [...]
1964/05/23 –
Cover by William Steig
Goings on About Town
The Talk of the Town
I Spend My Days in Longing by John O’Hara
Morels a poem by William Jay Smith
The Carpet With the Big Pink Roses On It by Maeve Brennan
Vow a poem by John Updike
A Reporter at Large: Somthing to Take Back Home by Katharine T. Kinkead
The Theatre: [...]
1964/04/04 –
Cover by Peter Arno
Goings on About Town
The Talk of the Town
Caf
1964/02/15 –
Cover by William Steig
Goings on About Town
The Talk of the Town
Adventures of a People Buff by Peter de Vries
The Murmurers (Tobago) a poem by Josephine Jacobsen
Giving by Dean Doner
Spindrift a poem by Galway Kinnell
Profiles: The Honored Society — Part 2 of 3 by Norman Lewis about the Mafia
The Theatre: Busy, Busy, Busy by John [...]
1964/02/29 –
Cover by Garrett Price
Goings on About Town
The Talk of the Town
Three More Hats by Roger Angell
Dinosaurs a poem by Carolyn Stoloff
An Act of Reparation by Sylvia Townsend Warner
A Hill a poem by Anthony Hecht
Profiles: Moving Out about artist Robert Rauschenberg by Calvin Tompkins
The Theatre: Good Going by John McCarten
The Race Track: Bustout by Audax [...]
1964/05/16 –
Cover by Saul Steinberg
Goings on About Town
The Talk of the Town
Great Oafs From Little Monsters Grow by S.J. Perelman
Beisbol in Central Park a poem by Wallace White
The Luzhin Defense — Part 2 of 2 by Vladimir Nabokov
The Salmon Remembers a poem by Hilary Corke
The Theatre: Off Broadway by Edith Oliver
Musical Events: Out of the [...]
1964/05/09 –
Cover by Anatol Kovarsky
Goings on About Town
The Talk of the Town
Was Lifted by Ears as Boy, No Harm Done by E.B. White
The Luzhin Defense — Part 1 of 2 by Vladimir Nabokov
Them, Crying a poem by James Dickey
May 10th a poem by Maxine W. Kumin
The Theatre: Grim Stuff by John McCarten
Musical Events: Housewarming by [...]
1945/09 – Cover: Burgess Meredith in Story of G.I. Joe
NEW PLAYS BY NEW PLAYWRIGHTS
The World and the Theatre
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers – A One-Act Play by Richard Harrity
Story of G.I. Joe – An Excerpt from the Script
The Narrowest Street – A One-Act Play by Richard M. Morse
For an Actor in Tragedy — [...]
1942/09 – Cover drawing by Will Anderson
A SCRIPTWRITER’S SAMPLE BOOK
Frontispiece: Norman Corwin photograph
The World and the Theatre
Radio Drama
RADIO DRAMA:
Samson by Norman Corwin
DANCE LIBRETTO:
American Document by Martha Graham with Four Scenes from the Dance (picturing Graham)
SOLDIER REVUE:
Local Board Makes Good by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman (Six Songs and Sketches) with [...]
1941/08 – Cover: There Shall Be No Night in rehearsal features Robert Sherwood and Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
PLAYS AND PLAYERS, 1916-1941
The World and the Theatre
A Picture Book of Plays and Players, 1916-1941 with a Narrative by Rosamond Gilder — The bulk of the issue, most of the illustrations/photographs listed below comprise this section
All-Star [...]
1940/05 – THE WORLD AND THE THEATRE:
Theatre Takes Stock
Mr. Sherwood Reports
Long Run
A Lonely Owl
MURDER, SACRED AND PROFANE by Rosamond Gilder:
Broadway in Review
The Fifth Column
Ladies in Retirement
Lilliom
Lady in Waiting
Passenger to Bali
1936/12/12 — Cover is credited to John Newton Howitt
Contents as follows:EDITORIAL
An Army of One Million! Patriotism-Love of Country-Slowly Dying! Why? by Bernarr Macfadden
SHORT STORIES
Headliners by E.W. Chess and illustrated by Stockton Mulford
Love Isn’t Enough by Edith Barnard Delano and illustrated by W.P. Couse
A Woman’s Riddle at the Sphinx by Roger Garis and illustrated [...]
