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Neil Simon Comedy 2m, 3f Var. settings. This Broadway hit is a composite of Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov. In one sketch a fiesty old woman storms a bank and upbraids the manager for his gout and lack of money. In another, a father takes his son to a house where he will be initiated into the mysteries of sex, only to relent at the last moment and leave the boy more perplexed than ever. In another sketch, a crafty seducer goes to work on a wedded woman, only to realize that the woman has been in command from the first overture. Let us not forget the classic tale of a man who offers to drown himself for three rubles. The stories are droll, the portraits affectionate, the humor infectious and the fun unending. "A great deal of warmth and humor in his retelling of these Chekhovian tales."-Newhouse Newspapers "There is much fun here. Mr. Simon's comic fancy is admirable."-The New York Times FEE: $125 per performance. NOTE: The musical scene "Too Late for Happiness" must be used in all productions. MANDATORY MUSIC FEE: $15 per performance. Sheet music, $12.50 per copy. Click below for additional materials: Performance CD Posters Other Neil Simon titles available from Samuel French include:
Barefoot in the ParkBiloxi Blues Brighton Beach Memoirs Broadway Bound California Suite Chapter Two Come Blow Your HornThe Dinner Party Fools 45 Seconds From Broadway The Gingerbread Lady God's Favorite The Good Doctor Hotel Suite I Ought To Be in Pictures Jake's Women Last of the Red Hot Lovers Laughter on the 23rd Floor London Suite Lost in Yonkers The Odd Couple The Odd Couple (Female Version) Oscar and Felix Plaza Suite The Prisoner of Second Avenue Proposals Rose's Dilemma Rumors The Sunshine Boys They're Playing Our Song
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