Guy Domville: a play in three acts
It's hard to say now to rank this effort. On the one hand, you could rate the...
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It's hard to say now to rank this effort. On the one hand, you could rate the play itself, which is two stars. The play is not strong, but Henry James writes so well you almost don't mind. Seeing the play acted out on stage might be tedious, though. I thought it was a shame that Henry James didn't try again after this play, because... Fun fact: James was so nervous the night of the premiere, he went to see an Oscar Wilde play instead. He then returned to the theater and was brought out by manager, only to hear boos among the applause. Needless to say, it was the end of his dramatic career, but also spurred on his amazing late run of novels. In early 21st-century America, it's amusing that someone would take up playwriting with the hope of making money at it. But in late 19th-century England that didn't seem such a bad idea, and Henry James tried it. The effort did pay off for him, but not in terms of commercial success, or even artistic accomplishment within his plays....
