{"product_id":"9781840020731","title":"Lonsdale: Plays One","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOberon Modern Playwrights\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLonsdale: Plays One\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrederick Lonsdale\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays Aren’t We All?, The Last of Mrs Cheney, On Approval, Canaries Sometimes Sing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited and introduced by Clifford Williams A new edition preserving these witty and sophisticated society comedies written in the 1920s, when Lonsdale was at the height of his popularity in the West End, Broadway and throughout the repertory circuit. The Last of Mrs Cheney, in which the maid in a gang of burglar-servants gives up her criminal career to marry into aristocracy, is the best known of Lonsdale’s plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBorn in Jersey, he was known for his witty and sophisticated society comedies. He collaborated on operettas, including Maid of the Mountains (1916).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOberon Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781840020731\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369352462476,"sku":"9781840020731","price":19.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_90404f77-e507-4744-b1f7-64f61ea03774.jpg?v=1783878868","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781840020731","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}