Here are portraits of American life during the Great Depression and after, populated by a hopelessly hopeful chorus girl, a munitions manufacturer ensnared in a love triangle, a rural family that deals "justice" on its children, an overconfident mob dandy, a poor couple who quarrel to vanquish despair, a young "spinster" enthralled by the impulse of rebellion, and, in "The Magic Tower," a passionate artist and his wife whose youth and optimism are not enough to protect their"dream marriage." This new volume gathers some of Williams's most exuberant early work and includes one-acts that he would later expand to powerful full-length dramas: "The Pretty Trap," a cheerful take onThe Glass Menagerie, and "Interior: Panic," a stunning precursor toA Streetcar Named Desire. The plays include:      * At Liberty      * The Magic Tower      * Me, Vashya      * Curtains for the Gentleman      * In Our Profession      * Every Twenty Minutes      * Honor the Living      * The Case of the Crushed Petunias      * Moony's Kid Don't Cry      * The Dark Room      * The Pretty Trap      * Interior: Panic      * Kingdom of Earth      * I Never Get Dressed Till After Dark on Sundays      * Some Problems for The Moose Lodge