Description
What You Get
Five of the most salient comic sketches from the memorable revue at New York’s Phoenix Theatre. Adroit, arched with sophistication, and delightfully clever, they scan modern society with devastating satire. Handy Man (1 male, 2 females) takes off on the do-it-yourself craze. And it ends abruptly when hubby switches from cabinet making to operating on himself for appendicitis. Utter Ecstasy (1 male, 3 females) is about a little old lady aloofly examining paperbacks in search of a proper present. The Ingenue (3 males, 2 females) is an audition of whacky actresses by a producing team that could be sold anything. Upper Birth (4 males, 1 female) explores an efficiency apartment that is overloaded with children and shaggy people. First Prize (3 males, 4 females) is about a woman who wins $50,000 in a flour company’s baking contest. (She used the recipe on the side of the box.) All the sketches are quickly paced for laughs, and are rare pieces for actors to romp in.
Publishing Info
Phoenix ’55 by Ira Wallach. From Samuel French with 1957 copyright. This paperback script measures about 7-3/8″ x 5″ and has 39 numbered pages.
Condition
See photo above. In very good condition for age with some sunning around the edges and storage on the corner tips. No names or other markings. From clean, smoke-free theatrical home.
Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap this in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, tightly sandwich it between pieces of cardboard, then wrap in brown paper to send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a one-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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