Straw Hat Theatre by Mickey Klars Marks | 1959 First Edition

HARD TO FIND! Straw Hat Theatre was written by Mickey Klar Marks in 1959 with illustrations by Jacqueline Tomes. It's the story of a young girl trying to find her place in the world of summer theatre, only to realize her talents are valuable off the stage. As the New York Times Review describes it...

BOOK REVIEW (Courtesy of New York Times, November 22, 1959)
"Trini Temple, a high-spirited determined 11 year old decides in this lively story of summer theatre folk to start her acting career that very vacation. But Trini's first day with the Cape Cod company was a series of unpleasant surprises... Trini slowly comes to see that her own gay talents for swimming, friendship, and household skills are sorely missed by the child actor Melissa, "professional" since the cradle."

BIXLEY NOTES
• Straw Hat Theatre
• Written by Mickey Klar Marks
• Pen & Ink illustrations by Jacqueline Tomes
• FIRST EDITION
• 147 page linen hardcover
• Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1959
• Measures 9 3/4" x 6 1/4"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In very good condition
• Binding is nice and tight
• Covers show almost no shelf-wear
• Dust jacket is missing
• Pencil marks/drawings on several pages - especially front and back

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