Lowered Expectations

N.p. N.p., Circa 1980s. Draft script for an unproduced play.

A newly divorced woman's plan for a romantic date night is waylaid when she finds herself besieged by men, from her ex-husband who regrets leaving her for a younger woman to her lonely, lovesick next-door neighbor. Playwright Gene Stone was blacklisted in Hollywood during the McCarthy period, but was able to resume his career in the 1970s, most notably with the play "Why Not Stay For Breakfast" (1974) and the novel "Darling I Am Growing Old" (1974).

Set in Los Angeles, CA.

Clear mylar front wrapper with a blue rear wrapper. Title page present, with credits for playwright GENE STONE. 109 leaves, with last page of text numbered II-48. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus overall, bound with three silver brads.

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