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The Last Straw
Charles Dizenzo
The End Of The Day
by Jon Robin Baitz
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Synopsis
This comic foray into greed and indifference stars a dissipated expatriate British doctor turned hustler in Los Angeles.
When the cad abandons his Beverly Hills practice and rich wife, his former father-in-law, a gangster, demands repayment of the hefty sum spent to educate and set him up in his practice.
He traipses off to London to beg from his estranged family.
The doctor eventually ties the evils of his worlds into one smashingly corrupt con that entangles international shipping, a movie studio, a priceless Stubbs canvas, a cocaine network, and a beneficent foundation.
The playwright's comic net ensnares Los Angeles and London, health care, the mob, the film and the art worlds, disillusioned lefties, lost fathers, loveless mothers, disposable wives, and the selfishly charitable in his hilarious portrayal of a hapless world.
Press Reviews
"Even funnier [than] Substance of Fire...A joy to behold."
— Wall Street Journal
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| GRAYDON MASSEY / STERLING GRAYDON |
| JONATHON TOFFLER / YOUNG GRAYDON |
| HILTON LASKER / SWIFTY, LORD KITTERSON |
| HELEN LASKER-MASSEY / LADY HAMMERSMITH-URBAINE-SUPTON-STOAT |
| JEREMIAH MARTON / TELLMAN THE BUTLER |
| ROSAMUND BRACKETT / JOCELYN MASSEY |
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1993
Binding Paperback
Pages 78
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573693878
ISBN-10 0573693870
LCCN 93243366
LCC PS3552.A393 E53 1993
DCC 812/.54
The End Of The Day is a American comedy play written by Jon Robin Baitz and published by Samuel French in New York (1993).
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $120 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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