The Incomparable Max
by Robert Edwin Lee, Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
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THE STORY: The play begins with the appearance of the incomparable Max himself--critic, wit, caricaturist and satirist of matchless brilliance.
The action then moves smoothly on to Max's encounter with Enoch Soames, a down-and-out poet whose arrog
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"Imaginative in form and wittily sophisticated in content, this fascinating play, based on Sir Max Beerbohm's “Trips Beyond Reality.” Drawn from two famous and singular short stories, the unique quality of the play is further enhanced by having “the incomparable Max” himself moving brightly in and out of the action. “It is a pleasure to come upon a truly civilized evening in the theatre…a thoroughly, richly enchanting evening.” —New York Post. “…a play to talk about, to praise, and to pronounce the most civilized comedy in too long a time."
— Newsday (NY)
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The Incomparable Max is a American comedy play written by Robert Edwin Lee and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 72 pp
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