Philip Moeller
Philip Moeller (26 August 1880 – 26 April 1958) was an American stage producer and director, playwright and screenwriter, born in New York where he helped found the short-lived Washington Square Players and then with Lawrence Langner and Helen Westley founded the Theatre Guild.[1]
The board of directors of the Theatre Guild (from left): Lawrence Langner, Philip Moeller, Theresa Helburn, Maurice Wertheim, Helen Westley, Lee Simonson (1923)
He was educated at New York University and Columbia University.
Directing career
Among plays he directed for the Theatre Guild were:
- R.U.R. (1922)
- The Adding Machine (1923)
- The Guardsman (1924)
- They Knew What They Wanted (1924)
- Ned McCobb's Daughter (1926)
- The Second Man (1927)
- Strange Interlude (1928)
- Meteor (1929)
- Dynamo (1929)
- Hotel Universe (1930)
- Elizabeth the Queen (1930)
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1931 - its first production)
- Biography by S. N. Behrman (1932)
- Ah, Wilderness! (1933)
- End of Summer (1936)
Playwright
- The Battlefield (1913) presented May 14, 1913 at the Aerial Theatre, on the roof of the New Amsterdam Theatre.
- Two Blind Beggars and One Less Blind: a tragic comedy in one act (1915) Debuted on the second bill of Washington Square Players first season.
- Helena's Husband (1915) one-act play for Washington Square Players on its second seasons opening night 4 October 1915[2]
- The Roadhouse of Arden (1916) Debuted on third bill of the Washington Square Players second season.
- Sisters of Susanna (1916) Debuted on opening night of Washington Square Players third season.
- Madame Sand - a biographical comedy (1917) Debuted at Academy of Music in Baltimore during October 1917.
- Pokey (1917) Debuted on third bill of Washington Square Players fourth season in January 1918.
- Molière (1919) Premiered at the Liberty Theatre on March 17, 1919.
- Sophie - a comedy (1919)
- Caprice - adaptation of three-act play by Austrian writer Sil-Vara (pseudonym of Geza Silberer) in 1929.
Filmography
This filmography is believed to be complete.
- The Age of Innocence (1934) (director)
- Break of Hearts 1935 (director)
References
- Cody, Gabrielle and Sprinchorn, Evert The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 2 Columbia University Press p. 1341
- "The Lesson of the Washington Square Players Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine"
External links
- Philip Moeller Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
- Works by Philip Moeller at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Philip Moeller at Internet Archive
- Philip Moeller at IMDb
- Philip Moeller at the Internet Broadway Database
- Works by Philip Moeller at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Philip Moeller of the Theatre Guild : an historical and critical study
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