Anthony Wynn

Remember with Advantages details the extraordinary journey of performer Barry Morse, 1918-2008. He candidly relates his childhood as a Cockney boy in the East End of London and his win, against all odds, of a full scholarship to the famed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 15. He describes how this unlikely beginning propelled him into an international career on stage and screen, including starring roles on Broadway, London's West End, and in television series such as The Fugitive, Space: 1999, and The Winds of War. He crosses paths with numerous notable figures along the way, including George Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward, Peter Cushing, Alfred Hitchcock, David Janssen, Robert Mitchum, and many others. One of the most versatile pros in show business, his book is more than just a memoir; it is a wealth of theatrical history and stands as testament to an era which is gone forever. The Foreword to the book is written by Academy Award-winning actor Martin Landau.  Available from major booksellers and directly from the publisher, McFarland and Company.  For the UK and in Europe, we recommend Eurospan.

This limited edition volume includes twenty select scripts from the hit radio programs starring Barry Morse and Alan King. The book is an incredible 549 pages in length and includes a special introduction written by Barry Morse detailing the history and background of these shows. This material was the genesis for Barry's television series Presenting Barry Morse and his long-running one man show Merely Players. This volume contains material on such luminaries as George Bernard Shaw, Ben Jonson, Charles Macready, Peg Woffington, Moliere, Henry Irving, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and many, many more figures of the Stage. The programs also featured a whole range of guest actors, including Toby Robins, Ruth Springford, Margaret Griffin, Kate Reid, and a number of others. Drama, tragedy and comedy combine with tales of actors, actresses, playwrights and critics to take you on a remarkable theatrical journey!  Available exclusively at Lulu.com.

This book contains the complete text of Barry Morse's hit one-man stage show Merely Players and his television series Presenting Barry Morse, with more than two dozen photos.  The shows are tour de force presentations examining the lives of actors from Elizabethan times to the present day.  From moving and heartfelt to comedic, they literally run the gamut of human emotion.  Included in this volume are several vignettes from the life and career of "mere player" Barry Morse himself; others feature dozens of characters (several of them women) and even a couple of musical numbers!  The material also includes pieces from Shakespeare, Edward and Joan Alleyn, Charles Dickens, Michael MacLiammoir, Anton Chekhov, Carl Bernard, and many others.  A great printed record of the groundbreaking stage show that Barry Morse toured throughout the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom.  Out of Print, used copies are occasionally available through Amazon.com and used book shops.

First published anonymously in 1894, this brilliant, biting novel by Robert Hichens (whose leading characters were based on Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas, whom the author personally knew) was an instant 'succes de scandale' on both sides of the Atlantic. The reviewer for The Observer wrote, "THE GREEN CARNATION will be read and discussed by everyone... nothing so impudent, so bold, or so delicious has been printed these many years." The book was withdrawn from circulation in 1895, but by that time the damage had been done. Robert Hichens later wrote two novels that were made into films (The Garden of Allah, and The Paradine Case), and his story How Love Came to Professor Guildea, has been frequently anthologized. This is the special hardbound collector's edition - it makes the perfect addition to any collection or library.  Available exclusively at Lulu.com.