{"value"=>"<p>Childress was well integrated into the theatrical and writing communities, and was often called upon to read other author's works. In the Other Authors subseries, there are several pieces (consisting primarily of play scripts, teleplays, essays, shorts stories and critical studies) by Childress's colleagues and friends. Included are several files of note, among them adaptations of Childress's work. There is a screenplay for an 8-10 minute short film of <span class=\"title\">The Pocketbook Game</span> (1986), by Dawn E. Gross, based on a vignette that appeared in <span class=\"title\">Like One of the Family</span>. Childress's annotations imply that she was not pleased with the characterization of the story's heroine, Marge. Theatre historian Samuel A. Hay's play, <span class=\"title\">Crack, Cream, and Brown Sugar</span> (1996), names Childress's <span class=\"title\">A Hero Ain't Nothing' But a Sandwich</span> as inspiration. The play was performed during \"The Life and Work of Alice Childress\", a tribute to Childress at the Third Annual National Symposium on African American Theatre, North Carolina AT State University, October 25-26, 1996. Additionally there is a teleplay adaptation of Childress's <span class=\"title\">Wedding Band</span> (1991) by Jeff Stetson, who was working with Producer/Actress Debbie Allen to produce a television movie for NBC. Records do not indicate that this project was produced.</p> <p>The work of Langston Hughes is represented in two files, a play script, \"Emperor of Haiti\" (alternate title: \"Trouble Island\", circa 1949) and a speech for the National Assembly of Authors and Dramatists at the Alvin Theatre, New York (1957). Writer/activist (and the wife of Paul Robeson) Eslanda Goode Robeson's unpublished manuscript for \"Color\" (undated) can be found here as well. Play scripts, screenplays, reports, and essays by other writers of note in these files include Ed Bullins (<span class=\"title\">A Son, Come Home</span> and <span class=\"title\">Ten One-Act Plays</span>, both undated); Steve Carter (<span class=\"title\">One Last Look</span>, 1967); Harold Courlander (\"The Emperor Wore Clothes\", an essay about the author's visit to Haile Selassie in 1943, <span class=\"title\">American Scholar</span>, 1989); Samuel A. Hay (\"Black Theatre History Research Conference\", 1986); Ted Shine (<span class=\"title\">Contribution</span>, undated); Derek Walcott (<span class=\"title\">Malochon! Or The Six in the Rain</span>).</p> <p>Also found here are a set of files related to a film project by the late documentary filmmaker Jacqueline Shearer, titled <span class=\"title\">Addie and the Pink Carnations</span> (1984), including versions of the manuscript \"The Pink Carnations\". There are also files for a related film project, <span class=\"title\">Didn't Take Low</span> (1980-1981), a film about black domestic workers in the Depression. These files include correspondence between Childress and Shearer that indicates Shearer wanted Childress to serve as story consultant for the project. In addition to scripts, and a National Endowment for the Arts application, John Edgar Wideman's manuscript, a first draft for <span class=\"title\">Didn't Take Low</span>, is also included here.</p>"}