Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat
Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat Talk about working from home. . . . This entertaining and inspiring account traces how Chase achieved her dream of becoming a famous playwright while remaining in…
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Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat
Talk about working from home. . . . This entertaining and inspiring account traces how Chase achieved her dream of becoming a famous playwright while remaining in Denver-where she worked for the Rocky Mountain News, married an editor, and raised a family. Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat chronicles the story of how Mary Chase-a housewife with three children from a working-class Irish community in Denver, Colorado-became a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright for Harvey, a Broadway comedy about a gentle soul and his invisible six-foot-and-one-half-inch-tall rabbit friend.
It brings to life the history of Franklin Roosevelt's Federal Theatre Project; provides readers with an insider's view of the Broadway scene in the 1940s; and highlights the importance of theater personalities, Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat includes many vignettes and unforgettable stories about the theater industry.