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This play tells the story of a struggle between a young woman and her fiance over money. While the young woman sees making money as the point of life, her fiance wishes to use his wealth to live an adventurous life while he is young. The play unfolds as members of the family take sides on each side of the debate.

You and I.--White wings.--Holiday.--Hotel Universe.--The animal kingdom.--Here come the clowns.--The Philadelphia story.--Second threshold.

Twenty-four hours in the life of a Philadelphia belle, during which she discards an about-to-be second husband to remarry her first mate.

" ... Philip Barry writes of one memorable evening in the lives of a number of vaudeville artists. After the Show on that eventful Saturday night several years ago, there trooped down the stage-alley from The Glove and into the back room of Ma Speedy's Cafe des Artistes, an amazing assortment of people."--Dust jacket.

Philip Jerome Quinn Barry was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday and The Philadelphia Story, which were both made into films starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Philip Jerome Quinn Barry was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday and The Philadelphia Story, which were both made into films starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Philip Jerome Quinn Barry was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday and The Philadelphia Story, which were both made into films starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Philip Jerome Quinn Barry (June 18, 1896 - December 3, 1949) was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday (1928) and The Philadelphia Story (1939), which were both made into films starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.