Green, Paul Eliot

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Green, Paul Eliot (1894-1981), was an American playwright. His works include folk plays and outdoor pageants with American historical themes. The pageants, called symphonic dramas, include music and dancing. Green's most popular symphonic dramas include The Lost Colony (1937), the story of the colonists on Roanoke Island; and The Common Glory (1947), a dramatization of Thomas Jefferson's struggle for democracy and Virginia's contribution to the American Revolution.

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