Three plays
By: by George Kelly ; biographical and critical essays by William J. Lynch ; foreword by Wendy Wasserstein.
Contributors: Lynch, William J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Other titles: 3 plays
Description: "The three plays in this volume represent Kelly at his peak. The Torch-Bearers is a hilarious satire on the pretentiousness of the amateur theater. The Show-Off, his most successful comedy, is set in Philadelphia's East Falls, Kelly's home town. It is a delightful, penetrating study of row-house life that features Aubrey Piper - the memorable title figure with his toupee, carnation, and blustering laugh.".

"Craig's Wife, Kelly's first serious drama, is an incisive study of a calculating, house-proud woman who will go to any extent to secure control of her husband and her home. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1926."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [398]-400).
Table of contents: title: The torch-bearers; title: The show-off; title: Craig's wife.