Project Gutenberg 2025-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 189 Molnár, Ferenc 1878 1952 Molnar, Ferenc Neumann, Ferenc Molnár, Ferencz Molnar, Franz Molnàr, Francesco Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) 1881 1975 Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville Windham, Basil Wodehouse, P.G. 27003750 The play's the thing $aNew York :$bBrentano's, $c1927. Wodehouse's adaptation of Molnar's play: Játék a kastélyban. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Play%27s_the_Thing_(play) Carla Foust, Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Play's the Thing" by Ferenc Molnár, adapted by P. G. Wodehouse, is a comedic play written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the intersecting lives of three characters: Sandor Turai, a famous dramatist; Albert Adam, a young composer; and Ilona Szabo, a prima donna. The play unfolds in an Italian castle and humorously explores themes of love, jealousy, and the complexities of relationships within the theatrical world. The opening of the play introduces us to Turai and his collaborators, Mansky and Adam, as they arrive at a beautiful Italian villa. Their conversations are imbued with humorous reflections on writing plays, particularly the challenge of introducing characters effectively. Adam, smitten with Ilona, eagerly anticipates seeing her, but they soon discover that she is off on a picnic, creating a sense of urgency for their reunion. Tension escalates when it becomes clear that Ilona has a complicated history with Almady, a prominent actor residing in the castle, leading to a series of comical misunderstandings and romantic entanglements. As Turai deliberates on how to craft their tangled emotions into a successful play, the groundwork is set for a dramatic and humorous exploration of love's trials in the world of theater. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/playsthing00moln/ 20240628182437wodehouse 1927 us Reading ease score: 88.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama Dramatists -- Drama Actors -- Drama PH Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 243816 2025-07-30T03:41:09.557801 text/html 218724 2025-02-23T15:10:52 text/html 270656 2025-07-30T03:41:16.677758 application/epub+zip 271664 2025-07-30T03:41:11.025757 application/epub+zip 186157 2025-07-30T03:41:10.212779 application/epub+zip 619423 2025-07-30T03:41:19.610711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582424 2025-07-30T03:41:15.846718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161292 2025-07-30T03:41:08.120821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141388 2025-02-23T15:10:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18148 2025-07-30T03:41:19.771722 application/rdf+xml 9937 2025-07-30T03:41:10.460793 image/jpeg 1836 2025-07-30T03:41:10.335826 image/jpeg 349771 2025-07-30T03:41:09.584801 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia hu.wikipedia en.wikipedia