Marjorie Barkentin

Marjorie Barkentin (née Marjorie Hayden Palmer; September 15, 1891 – February 27, 1974),[1] was an American playwright and press agent. She adapted part of James Joyce's Ulysses under the supervision of Padraic Colum into Ulysses in Nighttown.[1] She was also an artist and art restorer.

Life and career

Ulysses in Nighttown was staged off-Broadway in 1958,[2][3] and reprised in 1974 on Broadway. Burgess Meredith directed the 1974 staging.[4][5] The 1974 show received Tony nominations (28th Tony Awards) including for Best Play.[6] She was photographed with Burgess, Zero Mostel, and Anne Meara at a rehearsal, which is part of the collection at the New York Public Library.[7] The play was reprised in 1989.[8] Some of the reviews of the play were unfavorable.[9]

Her husband, William Slater Barkentin (September 9, 1874 – February 1962), was an art restorer.[10][11] He penned the Coca Cola trademark.[10]

She and Louis J. Alber hosted the Columbia Broadcasting System radio show Headline Makers.[12] She worked with Oliver Sayler as a press agent. She received a copyright for Recovery playing cards in 1933.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marjorie Barkentin, Adaptor of 'Ulysses in Nighttown,' Dead". The New York Times (Obituary). February 28, 1974.
  2. ^ "Marjorie Barkentin [seated], Burgess Meredith and Helen Vinson [?] in rehearsal for the 1958 Off-Broadway production of Ulysses in Nighttown". The New York Public Library.
  3. ^ "Mostel, Zero, as Leopold Bloom, in Ulysses in Nighttown, play based on an episode from Ulysses, by James Joyce, and adapted by Marjorie Barkentin". Yale University Library.
  4. ^ Barnes, Clive (March 11, 1974). "The Theater: 'Ulysses in Nighttown'". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Morrow, Lance (March 25, 1974). "The Theater: A Muted Bloom". Time.
  6. ^ "The Tony Award Nominations".
  7. ^ "Burgess Meredith, Zero Mostel, Anne Meara and Marjorie Barkentin in rehearsal for the 1958 Off-Broadway production of Ulysses in Nighttown". The New York Public Library.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (January 15, 1989). "Review/Theater; the Fleshpots of Dublin, in 'Ulysses in Nighttown'". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Leiter, Samuel L. (May 7, 2021). "THEATRE'S LEITER SIDE: 553. ULYSSES IN NIGHTTOWN. From my (unpublished) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE NEW YORK STAGE, 1970–1975".
  10. ^ a b "BARKENTIN Wm S Coca-Cola design". The Montgomery Advertiser. February 16, 1962. p. 4.
  11. ^ "William Barkentin, Restoring Paintings". The New York Times. February 12, 1962.
  12. ^ "New Program Idea on CBS to Discuss "HEADLINE MAKERS"". Harrisburg Telegraph. June 25, 1937. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries ...: Works of arts, etc. New series". 1933.
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