R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) - A Fantastic Melodrama in Three Acts and an Epilogue

CAUTION: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that R. U. R. is subject to a royalty. It is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Commonwealth, including Canada, and all other countries of the Copyright Union. All rights, including professional, amateur, motion pictures, recitation, lecturing, public reading, radio broadcasting, television, and the rights of translation into foreign languages are strictly reserved. In its present form the play is dedicated to the reading public only. R. U. R. may be given stage presentation by amateurs upon payment of a royalty of Thirty-five Dollars for the first performance, and Twenty-five Dollars for each additional performance, payable one week before the date when the play is given, to Samuel French, Inc., at 45 West 25th Street, New York, N. Y. 10010, or at 7623 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Calif. 90046, or to Samuel French (Canada), Ltd., 80 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1P1. The play is laid on an island somewhere on our planet, and on this island is the central office of the factory of Rossums Universal Robots. Robot is a Czech word meaning worker. When the play opens, a few decades beyond the present day, the factory had turned out already, following a secret formula, hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of manufactured workmen, living automats, without souls, desires or feelings. They are high-powered laborers, good for nothing but work. There are two grades, the unskilled and the skilled, and especially trained workmen are furnished on request. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 59112
Author: Čapek, Karel
Release Date: Mar 22, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Translator: Playfair, Nigel, 1874-1934, Selver, Paul, 1888-1970