TRAVESTIES. A Play
New York: Grove, 1975. First American Edition. A Play. Laid into this copy is the program for the play from the Alberry Theatre. "Zürich, 1917. In Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning comic masterpiece, obscure British diplomat Henry Carr and Dadaist Tristan Tzara are in love with Cecily and Gwendolen, but Cecily is in love with communism and someone named Jack. James Joyce stages a production of The Importance of Being Earnest, and the action gets heated when Vladimir Lenin bursts onto the scene. Soon everyone in neutral Switzerland is at war over the question, "What does it mean to be an artist and a revolutionary?" Pages browned, slightly slid. 99 pages. The program is staple bound on slick paper 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 18 pages. A very good copy in a very good jacket. The program laid in is fine. Item #15240
ISBN: 0394499301
Price: $125.00