The Man Who Came to Dinner (Masterplots II: Drama)
At a glance:
- Author: Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Work: Comedy
- Time of Work: Christmas, 1939
- Setting: Mesalia, Ohio
- Principal Characters: Sheridan Whiteside, Maggie Cutler, Bert Jefferson, Lorraine Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest W. Stanley
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Values, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Middle classes, Mistaken or secret identity, Midwest, Ohio, 1930’s, Small-town life, Fame, Drama or dramatists
- Locales: Mesalia, OH
The Play
In The Man Who Came to Dinner, Sheridan Whiteside, famous critic and authority on sensational murders, condescends to dine at the prosperous home of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest W. Stanley while he is in Mesalia, Ohio, on a lecture tour. Whiteside injures his hip, however, when he slips on a piece of ice on the Stanley doorstep; he is then confined to their residence for an indefinite period of time. Except for Mr. Stanley, who resents Whiteside’s demands and threats of a lawsuit, the household goes to extraordinary lengths to keep Whiteside comfortable. Son Richard...
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