Talk:Billy Budd (play)

A fact from Billy Budd (play) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 June 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Robert Chapman and Louis O. Coxe's play Billy Budd (title role pictured), adapted from a novel by Herman Melville, won the Donaldson Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play in 1951?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 12:03, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Charles Nolte as Billy Budd, Broadway, 1951

... that Robert Chapman and Louis O. Coxe's play Billy Budd (title role pictured), adapted from the novel by Herman Melville, won the Donaldson Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play in 1951? Source:OUTER CIRCLE NAMES 'BILLY BUDD' BEST PLAY. May 27, 1951. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) The Winners For The 8th Annual Donaldson Awards. July 28, 1951. p. 43. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Gamblers (Shostakovich)

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Self-nominated at 03:01, 30 April 2021 (UTC).[reply]

@4meter4: These two articles are new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the articles are neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. One QPQ has been done but another is needed. Billy Budd would be good to have a plot section, even if only brief, and feels incomplete without it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have reviewed many extra articles to clear the backlog in the last few days. Unfortunately the article reviews on the play didn't really delve too deeply into the plot; assuming reader familiarity with the novel, but I'll see what I can come up with. Cwmhiraeth, You can count Template:Did you know nominations/Troy Terry for my second QPQ.4meter4 (talk) 13:02, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cwmhiraeth I added a short plot synopsis. Unfortunately the references give no clue as to what action takes place when within the play's structure so its pretty basic, but it will have to do. Also if you could take a look at the picture for your review I would appreciate it, because I think it would be a cool pic to feature at DYK. 4meter4 (talk) 14:29, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for adding the plot section and doing some extra reviews. The image is suitably licensed so this is good to go. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]