Kaufman, George S

Presents the scripts of three plays, including "Once in a Lifetime," a satire about how three vaudevillians achieve success in Hollywood; "You Can't Take It With You," telling what happens when Alice, a member of an eccentric family brings home a Wall Street boyfriend; and "The Man Who Came to Dinner," the story of a lecturer who disrupts the lives of a family when he slips on the ice outside their home and outstays his welcome.

Presents the scripts of three hit comedies written in the 1920s and 1930s, including "The Royal Family," the story of the acting Cavendish family; "Dinner at Eight," which follows the exploits of a socialite trying to organize a dinner party for a royal couple; and "Stage Door," the tale of a hard-working young actress trying to make it on Broadway.

Presents nine plays written by American dramatist George S. Kaufman in collaboration with Edna Ferber, Ring Lardner, George S. Kaufman, and others, spanning 1927-39, including "Animal Crackers," "You Can't Take It With You," and "Dinner at Eight," and provides explanatory notes and a Kaufman chronology.