''The Green Book Magazine'', originally titled ''The Green Book Album'', was a

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

published from 1909 to 1921. It was published by the Story-Press Corporation (later Consolidated Magazines) as a companion to its '' Red Book'' and ''

Blue Book A blue book or bluebook is an almanac, buyer's guide or other compilation of statistics and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of England. The ...

'' magazines. For most of its run, the magazine primarily covered theater, but converted to a women's magazine for its last few years before ceasing publication in 1921. During the time that ''The Green Book Magazine'' covered American theater the periodical contained novelizations of current plays, along with biographical articles. It also published theatrical photographs. From 1911, the magazine was edited by

Ray Long William Ray Long, (March 23, 1878 – July 9, 1935) was an American newspaper, magazine, film, writer, and editor who is notable for being the editor-in-chief of ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine between 1919 and 1931. He is said to have had "a colorfu ...

, who also edited ''Red Book'' and ''Blue Book'' for Story-Press. Long left at the end of 1918 to become the editor of ''

Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan may refer to: Food and drink * Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo" History * Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953 Hotels and resorts * Cosmopoli ...

''. With the August 1912 issue, he changed the name of the magazine from ''The Green Book Album'' to ''The Green Book Magazine''.

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* Complete issues of
The Green Book March 1912 issue
Defunct women's magazines published in the United States Magazines disestablished in 1921 Magazines established in 1909 Magazines published in Chicago Monthly magazines published in the United States Theatre magazines {{womens-mag-stub