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For the original American play, performed in New York during the year, which shall best represent the educational value and power of the stage in raising the standard of good morals, good taste and good manners, $1,000.

Street Scene , by Elmer L. Rice

The Jury

A.E. Thomas(Chair)

Walter P. Eaton

Clayton Hamilton

Winners in Drama

1929 Prize Winners

Paul Scott Mowrer

For his coverage of international affairs including the Franco-British Naval Pact and Germany's campaign for revision of the Dawes Plan.

Louis Isaac Jaffe

For his editorial entitled "An Unspeakable Act of Savagery," which is typical of a series of articles written on the lynching evil and in successful advocacy of legislation to prevent it.