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Joseph Hayes

JOSEPH HAYES  (1918 - 2006)

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below is a list of Joseph Hayes's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 And Came The Spring         Calculated Risk         Change Of Heart, A         Christmas At Home         Come Over To Our House         Desperate Hours, The         Head In The Clouds         Impolite Comedy         June Wedding         Leaf And Bough         Life Of The Party         Mister Peepers         Once In Every Family         Penny         Quiet Summer         Turn Back The Clock

And Came The Spring

Synopsis:
Midge falls in love - unfortunately the boy concerned is in love with her sister. She tries all kinds of devious tricks to get him including making it look like her sister is a thief.

Notes:
written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  8            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Calculated Risk

Synopsis:
Someone is buying up the shares of a company. alarmed the board of directors try everything they can to stop it.

Notes:
Based On A Play ("any Other Business") By George Ross And Campbell Singer

1st Produced:
Ambassador Theatre, New York    31 Oct 1962

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1963   -

Music:
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Genre:
Suspense Drama

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Change Of Heart, A

Synopsis:
Jennie is told to be herself and not the ideal that her father wants. Chaos ensues.

Notes:
written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  7            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Christmas At Home

Synopsis:
The Burgess family prepare for Christmas. It will be their first without Grandpa who died in the summer and eldest son Johnny who is away in Chicago.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Come Over To Our House

Synopsis:
Jay has a talent for both classical and swing music. He comes to the attention of both a Hollywood scout and a Russian symphony conductor

Notes:
Written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  10            Other:  extras

Further Reference:
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Desperate Hours, The

Synopsis:
story of a home invaded by three escaped criminals and of civilised people being driven to violence

Notes:
from Hayes' own novel

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
Melodrama

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Head In The Clouds

Synopsis:
amy Matthews has a vivid imagination - she sees herself as a Hollywood star, a great physician and a judge.

Notes:
written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Impolite Comedy

Synopsis:
at a fashionable country home a dinner party comically goes to pieces as a novelist proves hard to get for a publisher

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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June Wedding

Synopsis:
Linda and Gordon are to marry but Linda's sister mistakenly thinks Gordon is in love with the chief bridesmaid

Notes:
written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  8            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Leaf And Bough

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Cort Theatre, New York    21 Jan 1949

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Life Of The Party

Synopsis:
family move to new town where falling in love brings harsh awakenings

Notes:
written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  10            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Mister Peepers

Synopsis:
High School teacher Mister Peepers has been offered a well paid job in the business world. a pupil imagines she is in love with him. Mister Peepers imagines his future with wife and twins and picture windows.

Notes:
based on TV series. written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  7            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Once In Every Family

Synopsis:
Mother goes away for the weekend leaving father in charge of their teenage children. He soon finds himself embroiled in love matchmaking; a neighbourhood feud and somehow he ends up in black-face in a minstrel show.

Notes:
written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  8            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Penny

Synopsis:
Penny starts a feud between the boys and girls at High School. The feud somehow spills over into the town as well

Notes:
Based on the comic strip "Penny" by Harry Haenigsen. written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  7            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Quiet Summer

Synopsis:
Uncle Jimmie looks set to be elected president of the golf club. Then his nephew and niece arrive for the summer

Notes:
Written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  10            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Turn Back The Clock

Synopsis:
the play is built around the universal truth that all generations are more or less alike after all

Notes:
written by Joseph And Marrijane Hayes

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  8            Other:  extras

Further Reference:
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