Idiot’s Delight (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert E. Sherwood
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: 1935
- Setting: The Italian Alps
- Principal Characters: Harry Van, Captain Locicero, Irene, Achille Weber, Quillery, Dr. Hugo Waldersee, Mr.
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, War drama, History play
- Subjects: World War II, War, Patriotism, Nazism or Nazis, Life, philosophy of, Morality or morals, Pacifism
- Locales: Alps, Italy
The Play
Act 1 opens in the cocktail lounge of the Hotel Monte Gabriele overlooking Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and Bavaria. Captain Locicero, commanding officer of the nearby military airfield, enters, followed by Dr. Waldersee, demanding that the captain permit him to cross into Switzerland for his important cancer research demands. The captain explains that the threat of war has closed the borders. They are joined by an English couple on their honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Cherry, and a group of six exotic dancers from the United States and their leader, Harry Van. The radical...
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