Forty Carats
by Jay Presson Allen
What readers are saying
Readers find the play to be a simple sitcom that reflects a different era of theatre. Many believe it lacks the depth expected from contemporary productions.
Synopsis
By Jay Allen, adapted from Pierre Barillet and Jean Pierre Gredy.
Full Length, Comedy. 5 m, 6 f. 3 ints.
Julie Harris made a Tony-winning hit on Broadway starring in this comedy as Ann Stanley, a 40 year-old divorcee whose car breaks down while vacationing in Greece.
Rescued by and then introduced to the romance of the island by a young man of 22, Anne is taken on a whirlwind tour.
Back in New York, she returns to problems with her real estate business, her mother, her 17 year-old daughter Trina and ex-husbands while fending off the advances of a middle-aged client.
One evening a young man arrives to escort her daughter and turns out to be the youth from Greece.
Not only is the attraction between them still strong, but the amorous client then falls for Trina!
Press Reviews
"A comedy that makes one laugh all evening long."
— The New Yorker
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Peter Latham |
Mrs. Adams |
Mrs. Margolin |
Billy Boylan |
Eddy Edwards |
Maud Hayes |
Trina Stanley |
Mrs. Latham |
Mr. Latham |
Pat |
An Stanley |
Publication
Forty Carats is a British comedy play written by Jay Presson Allen and published by Samuel French (1969).
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Samuel French · 1969 · 106 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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