A Thousand Clowns
by Herb Gardner

A Thousand Clowns Book Cover
A Thousand Clowns Cover

Synopsis

Herb Gardner Comedy Characters: 4 male, 1 female, 12 year-old boy 2 Interior scenes This benchmark of Broadway comedy produced one of the theatre's most beloved roles: unconventional Murray, uncle to precocious nephew, Nick.

Tired of writing cheap comedy gags for "Chipper the Chipmunk," a children's television star, Murray finds himself unemployed with plenty of free time with which to pursue his...pursuits.

Lectured by his conventional brother Arnold and hounded by "the system," Murray is paid a visit by bickering, uptight social workers, Sandra and Albert, and finds himself solving their problems as well as most of his own.

"Would be a standout comedy in any season.

Filled with laughter and warmth and sweetness and inspired daffiness.

One of the quintessential New York comedies."-New York Daily News "An extraordinarily funny play with some brilliantly offbeat lines."-The New York Post

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 5 total roles, 1 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1962
ISBN 10
0573616574
ISBN 13
9780573616570
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
120 pages
Place Published
New York
Language
English
LCCN
63006403
LCC
PS3513.A6333 T4 1962a
DCC
812.54
Print
A Thousand Clowns is a American comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in New York, 1962. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573616570 and an ISBN-10 of 0573616574.

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