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Author Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

Title The cocktail party : a comedy / by T.S. Eliot.

Imprint London : Faber and Faber, 1950.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection DeGruson  822.912 El46c 1950    ---  Lib Use Only
Description 167, [4] p. : music ; 22 cm.
Summary The piece may be considered a precursor to Edward Albee's works.
Note "Eliot delves right into the action in Act I, with a small party of guests conversing in Edward Chamberlayne's London flat. Their host is distracted, and after all of the guests leave, he confesses his problem to an unidentified guest, that his wife has just left him. The unidentified guest mysteriously assures him that his wife will return the next day, as indeed she does. They each wind up meeting with a psychological consultant, who turns out to be the unidentified guest from the party. Through his circular questioning and the insights of their friends, he is able to convince the pair to find the answers for their ailments."--R. Chaffey.
In verse.
"First published 1950."
"One-Eyed Riley" (words with melody): p. [170].
Copy for DeGruson Collec. Gift of Rod Shene.
Subject Psychiatrists -- Drama.
Standard No. UNITY 039716309
UKKLI 0571070140

 
    
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