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Cafe Crown
Author(s):
Hy Kraft
David Cole, after five years of retirement, returns to produce KING LEAR, his last affirmation of human dignity in a musical-comedy world he no longer understands. The busboy, Hymie, who has hoarded his tips and is the local angel for plays, is reluctant to finance Cole, whose previous Shakespearean ventures have all been flops. But Cole induces Hymie to finance his modern KING LEAR. But a brisk Hollywood agent flashes a big movie contract before the young actor who is to star in the revival. The young man has felt frustrated in the expiring Jewish Theater. His sweetheart, Cole's daughter, agrees that he must make the break and move on. So does her mother, a noted Jewish actress. The opening night arrives, and the Hollywood agent turns up just before the curtain rises, waving a huge offer. The young actor turns it down. But Cole suddenly sees that he is fighting history and himself assumes the beard and the robes of the tragic King.
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 20 | | Male Characters: | 17 | | Female Characters: | 4 | | Androgynous Characters: | -1 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $40 per performance. MS
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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