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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thank-you Darren. In fact, I have a
copy of the play, <i>A Demonstration of Scientific Salesman Ship</i>
by Madge MacBeth but I do not have the citation information. I
got the play from a scholar out West, Christian Bock, who at the
moment is not responding and who never disclosed its provenance.
Where he got the play is anyone's guess. In fact, Stephen Low is
making these inquiries for me. So, if anyone knows or has ideas
about the origins of the play, I would surely appreciate the
information. As ever, Kym <br>
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On 2016-05-24 6:00 PM, R. Darren Gobert wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear Stephen, <br>
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<p>I saw your message on the ASTR listserve and am forwarding it
to Kym Bird, my colleague at York. Kym, if you read down you'll
see the play Stephen is looking for, which someone thinks you
have!<br>
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<p>All best to you both,<br>
</p>
<p>Darren <br>
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--<br>
R. Darren Gobert <br>
Editor, <i>Modern Drama</i> <br>
Professor, English and Theatre & Performance Studies<br>
York University <br>
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<pre>HI Stephen—
In case you missed it, students in "05.866.522 Graduate Seminar American Studies (Master) II - Politics and Performance: English-speaking Women’s Theatre at the Turn of the Twentieth Century" at the Johannes Gutenberg Universitat in Mainz read Macbeth’s "A Demonstration in Scientific Salesmanship”.
See: (<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://jogustine.uni-mainz.de/scripts/mgrqispi.dll?APPNAME=CampusNet&PRGNAME=COURSEDETAILS&ARGUMENTS=-N000000000000002,-N000775,-N0,-N349616557141145,-N349616557122146,-N0,-N0,-N0">https://jogustine.uni-mainz.de/scripts/mgrqispi.dll?APPNAME=CampusNet&PRGNAME=COURSEDETAILS&ARGUMENTS=-N000000000000002,-N000775,-N0,-N349616557141145,-N349616557122146,-N0,-N0,-N0</a>)
While the instructor, Kim Byrd, had a photocopy of the play on reserve there, she is no longer at Gutenberg. There is, however, a Kym Byrd teaching Drama at the University of York. As she is also compiling an anthology of early Canadian women plays, I suspect it is the same person. Perhaps she can provide a copy.
If you bump into my old friend and neighbor, Ellen Gainor, please say hello for me.
Best of luck in your research!
—Paul
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Director of Special Collections
University of Washington
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On 5/24/16, 1:39 PM, <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sal272@cornell.edu">"sal272@cornell.edu"</a> <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sal272@cornell.edu"><sal272@cornell.edu></a> wrote:
>Hello
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>I am researching plays written for and staged in Department Stores.
>Specifically in the early twentieth century. In particular, I'm looking for a
>play called "A Demonstration of Scientific Salesmanship" by Madge Macbeth.
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>Any leads on this would be very much appreciated.
>
>Stephen Low
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Dr. Kym Bird
Associate Professor
Department of Humanities
York University
Toronto, Canada</pre>
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