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The Vegetable From President to postman F. Scott Fitzgerald ; Introduction Charles Scribner III - New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1976 - 145 p.
A new edition with unpublished scenes and corrections and an introduction by Charles Scribner III
First published in 1923, The Vegtable stands out as Fitzgerald's one major effort to establish himself as a successful playwright. It also represents his one brief excursion into the realm of political satire. in this three-act comedy an ordinary railroad clerk, Jerry Frost, gets drunk on the eave of Warren harding's nomination and suddenly finds himself and his entire family in the White House. The consequences are, of course, disastrous, but fortunately Jerry is able to escape them by simply waking up. Much relieved, he can finally fulfill his true calling: to be a postman.
0684146223
American Drama Plays --20th Century
812.52 Fit 14
The Vegetable From President to postman F. Scott Fitzgerald ; Introduction Charles Scribner III - New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1976 - 145 p.
A new edition with unpublished scenes and corrections and an introduction by Charles Scribner III
First published in 1923, The Vegtable stands out as Fitzgerald's one major effort to establish himself as a successful playwright. It also represents his one brief excursion into the realm of political satire. in this three-act comedy an ordinary railroad clerk, Jerry Frost, gets drunk on the eave of Warren harding's nomination and suddenly finds himself and his entire family in the White House. The consequences are, of course, disastrous, but fortunately Jerry is able to escape them by simply waking up. Much relieved, he can finally fulfill his true calling: to be a postman.
0684146223
American Drama Plays --20th Century
812.52 Fit 14