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Act One
Moss Hart
Once In A Lifetime
by George Simon Kaufman, Moss Hart, George S Kaufman
Broadway West End
Highlights
Synopsis
Satirical comedy / 24 m. 14 f. (doubling possible.) / 5 ints.
or unit set.
Recently revived on Broadway to great acclaim this is the rollicking tale of three down and out troupers who decide to head for Hollywood and try their luck with the newly invented talkies.
Due to a series of consistent blunders the most stupid of the three is carried to pinnacles of fame and fortune until he's literally made a god of the industry.
It's a fast paced and wild romp and a marvelous spoof of tinsel land.
Press Reviews
"Nobody knows anything,” was William Goldman’s acerbic comment on the movie industry. And that was the conclusion reached by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman in this 1930 satire on Hollywood: a play which still has a certain period charm and a vindictive wit."
— The Guardian
"Ideal summer theatre with comic climaxes that distinguish the humor of the 30s...Grand chains of lunacy."
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Mary Daniels |
| Jerry Hyland |
| The Porter |
| Helen Hobart |
| Susan Walker |
| Cigarette Girl |
| Coat Check Girl |
| Phyllis Fontaine |
| Fontaine Maid |
| Fontaine Chauffeur |
| Florabel Leigh |
| Leigh Maid |
| Leigh Chauffeur |
| Bellboy |
| Mrs. Walker |
| Ernest |
| Herman Glogauer |
| Miss Leighton |
| Lawrence Vail |
| Weisskopf |
| Meyerstein |
| First Page |
| Second Page |
| Scenario Writers (3) |
| Rudolph Kammerling |
+ 10 more characters
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Once in a Lifetime Act 1 Scene 3 Part 3
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2010
Binding Paperback
Pages 144
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573613388
ISBN-10 0573613389
LCC PS3515.A7943 O6 1960
Once In A Lifetime is a American comedy play written by George Simon Kaufman and published by Samuel French (2010).
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