Co-Author(s): Editor: Jack F. Sharrar, MA'77
About the Book
Published here for the first time, "The Great Bordello, A Story of the Theatre," is the story of Edwin Endsleigh (Hopwood's fictional counterpart), who heads for Broadway, after graduating from Michigan, to earn his fortune and pursue his dream of writing the great American novel. Completed just days before Hopwood's death, The Great Bordello, rumored to be “the most devastating exposé of the American theatre as an institution imaginable,” provides a deeper understanding of the human desire to accomplish something of enduring value amidst commercial success and ruthless realities of life.
About the AuthorAvery Hopwood(1882-1928), the most successful playwright of his day, is benefactor of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards. Jack F. Sharrar (Editor), author of Avery Hopwood, His Life and Plays (UMI Press), is Director of Academic Affairs for the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
