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ARTHUR KOBER (1900 - 1975)
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below is a list of Arthur Kober's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Having Wonderful Time Mighty Man Is He, A Wish You Were HereHaving Wonderful Time
Synopsis:
The author has managed to put into his play a vast amount of very amusing dialogue and brilliant characterization, showing hotel employees and guests in situations that are appealing and genuinely comic. Throughout the play there runs, however, the romantic story of a boy and girl who seek escape from the daily routine of making a living, and fall deeply in love. The girl is involved in a situation which the boy jealously misunderstands, and the audience is kept in suspense pending the outcome. In the end, however, the two youngsters achieve a kind of renewed faith in life and together they determine to face reality with courage and their mutual love.
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1st Produced:
Lyceum Theatre, New York 20 Feb 1937
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, -
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 17 Female: 14 Other: -
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Synopsis:
The "Mighty Man" of this gay, frivolous comedy is a wealthy, aristocratic theatrical producer, and a wolf. THE STORY, as told by atkinson NY Times: "The theatre producer, alexander Smith (who never appears on the stage), has been deceiving his wife with Mrs. Clyde, a lady of advanced views in Sands Point. Alex is cracked up in an automobile accident en route to New York. at first the lady's travelling case, found in the wrecked car, seems to be the property of Mrs. Clyde. Mrs. Smith coyly cons her into coming to the Smith apartment. When Mrs. Clyde arrives, they both discover that the traveling case belongs to someone else. Mr. Smith has not only been two-timing his wife; he also has been three-timing her. For the rest of the evening a MIGHTY MaN IS HE shows how the wife and the No. 1 mistress combine against the little chippy in slacks who has been replacing both of them."
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written by Arthur Kober And George Oppenheimer
1st Produced:
Cort Theatre, New York 06 Jan 1960
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, -
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 5 Other: -
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Top of PageWish You Were Here
Teddy and Fay arrive at Camp Carefree for two weeks of relaxation. Teddy is soon to marry the rich Herman but hides the fact. Chick a waiter is ordered by the camp boss to mix and mingle with the guests. Chick is trying to save up for college. He and Teddy agree to strike up a just good friends pose. but they fall in love.
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Music by Harold Rome; lyrics by Harold Rome; book by Arthur Kober; book by Joshua Logan. Based on the play "Having A Wonderful Time" by Arthur Kober
1st Produced:
Imperial Theatre, New York 25 Jun 1952
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Theatre '53" published by Random House 1953 -
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Original Broadway cast: RCa (68326)
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Genre:
Musical
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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