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THE MUSIC CURE,
INTERLUDE at the PLAYHOUSE & THE KING, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LADY
The cast for these three one-acts:
Marian Seldes, Paxton Whitehead, George S. Irving and Barrett Foa.
Host—Howard Kissel

Synopsis
THE MUSIC CURE
A neurotic young aristocrat (Foa) is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
There’s no relief even after his family doctor (Whitehead) administers
opium. His tempestuous nature is challenged by the appearance of a world-famous
pianist (Seldes) who opens his horizons in ways he’d never dreamed
possible.
INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYHOUSE
It’s opening night at a grand new playhouse in London. The theatre
manager/star of the evening (Irving) is scheduled to make a speech
but he’s
simply not up to it. Luckily, his put-upon wife (Seldes) is there to
put the audience in the right mood and save the day.
THE KING, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LADY
This unpublished play was originally seen in London’s EVENING STANDARD
in 1936. The then king, Edward VIII, was threatening abdication should he
not be allowed to marry ‘the woman he loves,’ Wallis Simpson.
The play imagines a secret meeting between the King (Foa), the Prime Minister
(Whitehead) and the Archbishop (Irving).
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