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Dinner at Eight is a 1932 American play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The plot deals with the Jordan family, who are planning a society dinner, and what they, as well as various friends and acquaintances—all of whom have their own problems and ambitions‚ do as they prepare for the event.
View All Characters in Dinner at Eight. Guide written by. Eleanor Cohn-Eichner. Dinner at Eight plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
Dinner at Eight. Full-Length Play, Comedy / 11w, 14m. Edna Ferber , George S. Kaufman. "Thrilling [and] richly entertaining. An evening of sheer pleasure." - New York Daily News. During the Great Depression, society matron Millicent Jordan has bigger problems: she is planning a dinner and Lord and Lady Ferncliff have just accepted.
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Dinner at Eight. Broadway. Play. Comedy. Revival. Alvin Theatre. 250 W. 52nd St., New York, NY. SYNOPSIS: A couple in financial trouble invite a variety of socially prominent,...
1932. First Production. Music Box Theatre in October, 1932; ran through the spring of 1933. Cast Breakdown. 11 women, 14 men. Genre. Comedy, Drama, Length. Three acts. Availability. Published by Samuel French. Also published in 2000 in Three Comedies by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, and in 2004 as part of the collection Kaufman & Co. Summary.
Press Representative: Nat Dorfman and Irvin Dorfman. Dinner at Eight (Revival, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Sep 27, 1966 and played through Jan 14, 1967.
Dinner at Eight is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Frances Marion and Herman J. Mankiewicz, based on George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1932 play of the same title.
