Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Neil Simon
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: 1969-1970
- Setting: An apartment in New York City’s East Thirties
- Principal Characters: Barney Cashman, Elaine Navazio, Bobbi Michele, Jeanette Fisher
- Genres: Drama
- Subjects: 1960’s
- Locales: New York, NY
The Play
Last of the Red Hot Lovers begins on a bright December afternoon as Barney Cashman, a forty-seven-year-old man who is conservatively dressed and carries an attache case, rings the doorbell and then uses his key to enter what turns out to be his mother’s small apartment. He carefully hangs his overcoat in the closet, puts his rubbers on a piece of newspaper, closes the drapes, and lights the lamps. Next, he removes a bottle of scotch and two tumblers from his attache case, setting them on the table. Finally, he takes out a bottle of aftershave lotion and...
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