The play's the thing: Play Guide and Free Edition
The play's the thing: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The play's the thing is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) (1881–1975); Molnár, Ferenc (1878–1952).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The play's the thing" by Ferenc Molnár and P. G. Wodehouse is a comedic play adapted in 1926. When young composer Albert overhears his fiancée Ilona in a compromising late-night conversation with another actor, their engagement hangs in the balance. Enter his uncle Sandor Turai, a veteran playwright with a theatrical solution: he frantically writes an entire play overnight, transforming the overheard dialogue into scripted lines. Can this elaborate deception convince Albert that nothing happened, or will the charade unravel?
Book and edition facts
- Title: The play's the thing
- Author credits: Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) (1881–1975); Molnár, Ferenc (1878–1952)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Actors -- Drama
- Comedy plays
- Dramatists -- Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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