Subject: (urth) Seven American Nights
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 02:30:39 -0400
From: Alex David Groce 

> Both are real plays: "Mary Rose" by J. M. Barrie (1920) and "Visit
> to a Small Planet" by Gore Vidal (1957). I had to read "Planet" in
> High School, so I knew it was a real play and automatically assumed
> the other one was, too. But I think you have put your finger on the
> reason Wolfe was familiar with "Mary Rose" and decided to use it in
> SAN (aka 7AN).

If I recall, Vidal's "Visit to a Small Planet" isn't quite the play
that's in the story.  I think "Mary Rose" on the other hand, doesn't
seem changed.  Can anyone confirm my memory that the Vidal play is
changed?


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