1911 'The Boss' Still Relevant Today
In "The Boss" we have a 100-year-old play that resounds with contemporary echoes. It is a study of rugged and unscrupulous individualism run amok. Sound familiar? The author, Edward Sheldon, one of America's most overlooked playwrights, combines a social conscience with a flair for storytelling that still makes for compelling theater. Yes, there are melodramatic elements, but one of melodrama's better aspects is that…