Powerful Long Ladder

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1946. First Edition 1st Printing. Grey Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. 103 Pp.Grey Cloth Stamped In Magenta. First Printing With 1946 Date On Title Page, Dj Priced $2.50. Book Near Fine, Just A Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, Endpapers With A Little Darkening. Dj Very Good, With Small Losses At Corners, Including Loss Of Part Of Initial "S" In "Straus" At Bottom Of Spine, And A Few Short Tears. Inscribed By Owen Dodson "For Hilda, With Admiration For Juliet, Anna + The Other Girls To Come.Owen Oct. 1946." The Inscription Is To Hilda Simms (April 15, 1918 - February 6, 1994), The African-American Stage Actress, Best Known For Her Starring Role On Broadway In Anna Lucasta In 1944. Born As Hilda Moses In Minneapolis, Minnesota, One Of Nine Siblings, She Studied Teaching At The University Of Minnesota Until Lack Of Money Forced Her To Leave. Anna Lucasta And Ms. Simms' Performance In The Title Role Created A Stir When The Play, Written By Philip Yordan And Produced By The American Negro Theater, Moved From Harlem To Broadway In 1944. In 1943, Ms. Simms Moved Permanently To New York. She Acted In Radio Dramas And Joined The American Negro Theater, Where She Was In Charge Of Sound Effects, Props And Publicity. In 1947 Ms. Simms Went With The Play When It Moved To London. Under The Alias Julie Riccardo, She Sang In Nightclubs In Paris Nightclubs Before She Returned To The Usa In 1953 To Make The Film The Joe Louis Story. Her Other Film Role Was In The Black Widow (1954). She Also Appeared In The Cool World (1960) As Well As A Revival Of The Madwoman Of Chaillot (1970) In New York. On Television, She Was In The Series The Nurses. As The Director Of The Creative Arts Program Of The New York State Division Of Human Rights In The 1960S She Focused Attention On Discrimination And The Lack Of Roles For Black Actors In Film And Television. After Earning A Master's Degree In Education From City College, She Worked For Drug Treatment Programs.