n/a

n/a

n/a

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1972

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Farcical Comedy

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7

3

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Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Poor Oliver Pankey is a born loser. His landlady charges him when someone else breaks his window. His fiancée leaves him for a married man. His boss at the bank cuts his pay when he asks for a raise. And a thief takes everything he has - including his only suit. As the last straw, when he visits a doctor to check on the results of a blood test the files get switched and he is told that he'll be dead within six months. Fed up, and reconciled to his fate, Oliver turns into a raging lion, performing feats of dazzling bravery and ending up as the new branch manager of the bank. He even agrees to help the FBI by becoming a sitting duck for a gangland shoot-out - only to learn, at the eleventh hour, of the doctor's horrendous error. Needless to say our stalwart hero's knees turn suddenly to jelly, but the action spins zanily on, deftly finding its way to a happy - and hilarious - conclusion.

N Royalston, Ohio

1974

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1975

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Comedy

3

4

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Fed up with the pressures and demands of her acting career, the famous Myra Marlowe leases a house in the tiny New England hamlet of Beaver Haven, and settles down to write her autobiography. She is successful in turning aside the offers pressed on her by her long-time agent, but dealing with her nosy, omnipresent neighbours is a different matter. In an attempt to shoo them away, and gain some privacy, Myra invents a mad, homicidal sister - who is kept locked in an upstairs room, but who occasionally escapes long enough to scare off uninvited visitors. The ruse works well, at first, but complications result when the local handyman conceives an affection for "Sister Sadie' (really Myra in a fright wig) and some of the more officious ladies decide it is their Christian duty to save the poor demented Sadie's soul. In desperation Myra announces that her imaginary sibling has suddenly gone off to Boston - which brings on the sheriff, and the suspicion of murder! Needless to say, all is straightened out in the end,

Paramus, NJ

1970

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1971

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Comedy

3

3

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
In the household of Adonis Samaritan, cab driver and lover of mankind, ail homeless creatures, dogs, lame ducks and people - are welcome, much to the distress of daughter Alicia, who wishes she didn't have to be embarrassed at the thought of inviting her elegant boyfriend, Milton, to dinner. But plans are made, only to be jeopardized by the arrival of still another "stray," a self-proclaimed folk singer named Alvin, whom Adonis brings home to join "Cousin" Lu, "Uncle" Nemo, and the assorted animals quartered in the cellar. Despite the best intentions of Adonis and his wife, Mina, to have things go smoothly, they go, as luck would have it, quite the opposite, and the complications multiply hilariously. In the end Milton (who never does show up) is forgotten about in the turmoil, while Alvin (who shows up better than expected) proves that love will find a way - and, what is more important, that the wild and wonderful life style of the Samaritans has found a new champion to keep it spinning along merrily for man

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1985

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Comedy

2

3

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Faced with the responsibility of looking after their orphaned niece, Theresa and Angelica, two middle-aged sisters, have settled on the idea of impersonating begging nuns in order to send Tania to art school in Europe, but as the play begins they have run into double trouble: An agile young cat burglar is about to make off with their ill-gotten gains; and a suspicious policeman has followed Theresa (and her collection bucket) home. However all is not as desperate as it seems, as the personable young thief happens to be a medical student who steals to pay his tuition (and is willing to consider alternative means of fund raising) while the cop, as it turns out, is also not above taking what he can on the side. So the four join forces for some inspired larceny and things go swimminglyor do until the supposedly saintly Tania turns up unannounced. Trying to hide the truth from their niece, Theresa and Angelica decide to "go straight," which also, unfortunately, means going broke, and results in a series of hilarious misunderstandings. In the end, however, it develops that Tania is not quite the paragon her aunts believed her to bebut the confession of her own misdeeds (she is an accomplished art forger) is steadily forgiven when she also reveals that the rather considerable earnings from her illegal activities are merrily piling up interest in a Swiss bank!

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1991

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One Act

2

2

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
In The Chiropodist, the doctor and nurse are embroiled in yet another chase scene around the office. As the nurse says, this chiropodist is "over-drawn, over-wrought and over sexed." Tired of this perennial scene, the nurse takes the situation into her own hands and uses her sister, who is a lawyer, to help teach the doctor a lesson. Not only does the chiropodist learn his lesson, he has the tables turned on him in a surprise ending!

N Royalston, Ohio

1975

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1976

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Short Comedy

One Act

2

1

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
deals with a distraught young husband whose wife is planning to divorce him because of his over-energetic sexual demands. He persuades a long absent visiting friend to pose as a priest and talk sense to herwhich works beautifully until she catches on. Where upon she turns the tables on hubby in hilarious fashion.

St. Thomas, VI

1976

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1976

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Short Comedy

One Act

2

1

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Notes:
-

Synopsis:
two male lovers face a crisis when one of them peevishly announces that he is moving out. With the connivance of a wacky female neighbor the other man fakes suicide (with sugar pills) but the scheme backfireswith uproarious results. Once more, however, things do work out in the end, and happily, for the best.

New York

1950

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1951

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Comedy

5

6

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Mrs. Savage has been left ten million dollars by her husband, and wants to make the best use of it, in spite of the efforts of her grown-up stepchildren to get their hands on it. These latter, knowing that the widow's wealth is now in negotiable securities, and seeing they cannot get hold of it, commit her to a "sanatorium" hoping to "bring her to her senses." But Mrs. Savage is determined to establish a fund to help others realize their hopes and dreams. In the sanatorium she meets various social misfits, men and women who just cannot adjust themselves to life, people who need the help Mrs. Savage can provide. In getting to know them, she realizes that she will find happiness with them, and plans to spend the rest of her life as one of them. But when the doctor tells her there is no reason why she should remain, she hesitates to go out into a hard world where people seem ready to do anything for money. The self-seeking stepchildren are driven to distraction by their vain efforts to browbeat Mrs. Savage, but she preserves her equanimity and leads them on a merry chase. At last her friends conspire to get rid of her stepchildren, and through their simple belief in the justice of her cause, they enable Mrs. Savage to carry out her plans. The last scene, a farewell party, is a delightful fantasy where each "guest" in the sanatorium realizes at last some hopeless dream for something he was never able to realize. The dominant mood is high comedy, and the audience is left with a feeling that the neglected virtues of kindness and affection have not been entirely lost in a world that seems motivated at times only by greed and dishonesty.

Berea, Ohio

1972

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1972

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Play/Drama

7

5

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The setting is a laundromat in a poorer section of a large city, a gathering place for the diverse characters who live in the neighborhood. As these very different people come in contact, a wide range of human experience is revealed, as are the fears and tensions which so often drive us apart even when compassion and understanding are so sorely needed. In the course of the action there are poignant "memory sequences" which probe into the secret thoughts of the individual characters and which are contrasted against the moments of violence, intrigue, romance, comedy and pathos which are the stuff of their real lives. In the end there is also death, but, with this, an awareness of the resilient humanity and sense of hope which reside in all men and which, ultimately, must provide the ways to redemption and a better life.

Louisville

1984

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

-

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Apache Dance

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1

1

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Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The setting is a rundown bar in the Bronx, where two of society's rejects, Danny and Roberta, strike up a halting conversation over their beer.

N Royalston, Ohio

1975

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1976

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Three 1 Acts

One Act

2

1

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Notes:
Compusion, Integrity, Habit

Synopsis:
The first play, COMPULSION, deals with a distraught young husband whose wife is planning to divorce him because of his over-energetic sexual demands. He persuades a long absent visiting friend to pose as a priest and talk sense to herwhich works beautifully until she catches on. Where upon she turns the tables on hubby in hilarious fashion. In the second play, INTEGRITY, a disgruntled husband (a penniless actor) argues with his cynical wife (a very successful novelist) while her deaf father studies his chessboard in unruffled calm amid the din. This time it is the husband who threatens divorce, and in the resulting free-for-all both hurl the other's most prized possessions out the window. In the heat of their dispute their passion is rekindled, however, and love finds a waywhile the old gentleman remains blissfully unaware of what has been going on. In the third play, HABIT, a neglected wife asks for a divorce, as her husband doesn't even pay attention to her outrageous comments, much less her amorous needs. When an attractive young bachelor neighbor appears and suggests that he is willing to assume the latter portion of the marital obligation, however, the husband finally comes to lifeat least until he discovers that the young man is an actor engaged by his wife. Whereupon all settle back to dull normalcy, to the obvious relief of both parties.

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1991

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Four 1 Acts

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2

2

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Notes:
Chiropodist, Gynaecologist, Physician, Psychiatrist

Synopsis:
In THE CHIROPODIST, the doctor and nurse are embroiled in yet another chase scene around the office. As the nurse says, this chiropodist is "over-drawn, over-wrought and over sexed." Tired of this perennial scene, the nurse takes the situation into her own hands and uses her sister, who is a lawyer, to help teach the doctor a lesson. Not only does the chiropodist learn his lesson, he has the tables turned on him in a surprise ending! (2 man, 2 women) THE GYNECOLOGIST has an office full of pregnant women, including Dolly Dilly, who thinks she became pregnant while trapped in an elevator with a salesman. The salesman turns out to be the fiancee of the gynecologist's nurse! Everything gets worked out when it is discovered that the incident with the salesman happened well over nine months ago and that Dolly is simply "growing into her heredity" as the daughter of a circus fat lady. (2 men, 2 women) T29929. (2 men, 1 woman) T29929 (2 men, 1 woman)

St. Thomas, VI

1976

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1976

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Comedy

One Act

2

1

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
a frustrated young would-be actress tries unsuccessfully to hang herself, only to be interrupted first by a house painter (who manages to be eternally sunny despite some monumental problems of his own), and then by a TV repairman (who is also a pre-med studentand much taken with his young customer). Again everything gets turned around delightfully, and in the most amusing ways imaginable

Berea, Ohio

1973

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1974

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Comedy/Fantasy

Comedy

3

2

(3-5 men, 2-4 women): 5 total

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Stuart Pearson, a young computer operator, lives in terror of the "tiger" who has moved in with him, but he gets little sympathy from his airline pilot friend, Phil Rittenhouse, the main reason being that the tiger, Elsa, is visible to Stu only. However he fares better with his lovely neighbor, Nora Dall, as she has a similar problem herselfher nemesis being Tarzan, a "gorilla" again very real to her, but unseen by others. The complications multiply uproariously as the two scheme to get rid of their unwanted companions while, at the same time, "finding" each other. Meanwhile, however, their doubting friend, Phil, ends up with the strangest apparition of all, a small shaggy "enigma" who follows him everywhereuntil a desperate, but well-placed, bullet sets him free as well.

New York

1961

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1962

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Comedy

4

2

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Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Opal Kronkie, a middle-aged recluse, lives in a tumbledown mansion at the edge of the municipal dump. The general disarray of her establishment is aggravated by the fact that Opal collects thingsanything that can be toted home in her little red wagon. Opal is also an optimist, for no matter how mean her lotor her "friends" Opal responds with unfailing kindness and an abiding faith in the goodness of human nature. Into her rather strange world comes Gloria, Bradford and Solomon, three purveyors of bogus perfume on the lam from the authorities. Opal's menage is the perfect hideoutand Opal, herself, might be the remedy for their shattered finances. They decide that what she needs is plenty of insurance, a rapid demise, and three beneficiaries named Gloria, Bradford and Solomon. Attempted murder wouldn't seem to be funny, but in Mr. Patrick's magic hands it is uproarious. The unsavory trio concoct an elaborate scheme to drop the ceiling on Opal's unsuspecting headbut she is in the cellar at the time; they try to drug her and set the house on firebut Opal's state trooper friend arrives at the wrong (or right) moment; a plan for a "hit and run" accident backfires. Through it all, Opal radiates kindness, affection and, strangely enough, gratitude. But the real clincher comes at the end. It seems that there was plenty of money around all the time; bags, barrels, and mooseheads full of it, in fact, and any friend of Opal's is welcome to as much as he wants. All they had to do was ask.

Miami

1967

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1968

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Comedy

8

2

of the men, many are bit parts

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
As the critic of the Miami Times describes EVERYBODY'S GIRL and its central character: "Vivian Vance is the key to the plot. She plays a kookie 'widow' living in a town called Harmony, and her activities range from being mayor to running the local home for wayward girls. Due to the unlikely incident of a Japanese duck landing in her back yard, she comes into small recognition, and enough for a newspaper man to come out to do a story. When he finds out she has five sons in a prison camp in North Vietnam, he decides here is a chance for fame and a fast buck, and launches a campaign to have her named Mother of the Year. But this fine distinction is hilariously corrupted when it is revealed she was never, ever married." This bit of information comes as a shock to all, including her five strapping sons (who have been released from the prison camp for diplomatic reasons) and the White House (where she has been invited to receive Presidential recognition). But fortunately there is an explanation for it all, which removes any suggested blot on American motherhood and sets the stage for the rollicking climax of the play.

Arches, Glasgow, UK >>>

2002

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

-

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Comedy

2

2

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
If you're going to write a satire about the movie business at this very late date, it had better be very, very funny

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-

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1988

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Comedy

5

2

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
Conservative father standing for mayor has problems when his son returns home accompanied by his gay lover.

Berea, Ohio

1979

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1980

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Comedy

2

17

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
For Rhoda Greenleaf gardening is all and the presidency of the local garden club her highest goal. But standing in her way is the incumbent, Lillybelle, who peppers her speech with French phrases and is a general pain in the neck. How to oust Lillybelle and install herself as president becomes Rhoda's obsessionwith husband, children and home all pushed aside as she pursues her own quest. Despite help from other club members Rhoda is stalled, until her daughter's boyfriend comes up with a novel ideahe slips a voice box into Rhoda's prize plant, turning it into the world's only talking flower. As it has been agreed to have the presidency of the garden club go to whomever wins a first prize in the Flower Show, Rhoda appears to be a shoo-in. But then, as fate would have it, complications arise. Rhoda's plant apparently dies; it comes miraculously back to life; Rhoda wins first prize; Lillybelle cries foul; the "plant" gives Lillybelle a few choice words; and the shaken Lillybelle retires in defeat. To make matters perfect Rhoda's long-suffering husband agrees, at last, to give her the money for a greenhouseand, as the play ends, the "girls" of the garden club are happily joined in a triumphant, stirring rendition of the Garden Club song.

New York

1957

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Adaptation

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-

-

Notes:
from novel by Alfred Toombs

Synopsis:

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-

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1991

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One Act

2

2

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
The Gynecologist has an office full of pregnant women, including Dolly Dilly, who thinks she became pregnant while trapped in an elevator with a salesman. The salesman turns out to be the fiancee of the gynecologist's nurse! Everything gets worked out when it is discovered that the incident with the salesman happened well over nine months ago and that Dolly is simply "growing into her heredity" as the daughter of a circus fat lady

N Royalston, Ohio

1975

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1976

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One Act

2

1

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Notes:
-

Synopsis:
a neglected wife asks for a divorce, as her husband doesn't even pay attention to her outrageous comments, much less her amorous needs. When an attractive young bachelor neighbor appears and suggests that he is willing to assume the latter portion of the marital obligation, however, the husband finally comes to lifeat least until he discovers that the young man is an actor engaged by his wife. Whereupon all settle back to dull normalcy, to the obvious relief of both parties.

New York

1945

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Random House, New York

1945

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Comedy/Drama

Comedy

8

1

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
tells of a wounded Scottish soldier whose last few weeks of life, spent in a convalescent ward of a hospital in the Orient, are changed by the sympathetic treatment his fellow patients try to give himand his stubborn rejection of this. The man's extreme independence of spirit nearly wrecks the good intentions of those who want to make him happy, but at lastparticularly after he falls in love with the nursehe learns the great lesson of love for his neighbor.

New York

1935

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Notes:
-

Synopsis:
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N Royalston, Ohio

1975

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1976

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One Act

2

1

-

Notes:
-

Synopsis:
a disgruntled husband (a penniless actor) argues with his cynical wife (a very successful novelist) while her deaf father studies his chessboard in unruffled calm amid the din. This time it is the husband who threatens divorce, and in the resulting free-for-all both hurl the other's most prized possessions out the window. In the heat of their dispute their passion is rekindled, however, and love finds a waywhile the old gentleman remains blissfully unaware of what has been going on.

New York

1980

-

Samuel French, NY

1984

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Comedy 3* 1 Act plays

One Act

2

1

-

Notes:
The Gift; Co-incidence; The Divorce

Synopsis:
A young wife receives from the estate of her wealthy aunt nothing but the dead woman's pet lapdog, and its elaborate doghouse. Her husband takes the dog for a walk, gives its dog collar away to a young girl who asks for it, and returns home to find his wife nearly hysterical following her discovery that the collar is inset with diamonds. All ends happily, though, when the collar is returned to them by the young girl, who has found it to be too small for her own pet.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

1966

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

1976