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are faced with eviction and disgrace.They retain their independence and privacy,however,whenunheard of wealth pours down upon them,and they move inthe glittering,be-jeweled triumph of the past,to a new hermit-age in the Waldorf-Astoria.\"Funny and loony.\"—N.Y.DailyNews.(Royalty,$50-$25.)Price,$1.00.  \n# HOWIE\n\nComedy.3 acts.By Phoebe Ephron.  \n10 males,6 females.One major set with insert.This very amusing comedy was received by audiences withdelighted laughter when produced on Broadway.Howie hasmarried into the Simms family and has come to live with them—apparently for a long stay,since Howie is a misfit who cannotget or hold a job.On the surface,the young man is one of thosethoroughly obnoxious people who know everything about anysubject on earth and who are continually spouting forth theirunsolicited advice.But underneath this,Howie is very sensitive,very confused,and very much in love with his wife,Barbara.Howie finally succumbs to the acidulous prodding of WalterSimms,his father-in-law,and agrees to become a contestant on\"Dollars for Scholars,\"one of those quiz shows where you canget filthy rich for answering a few simple questions.The com-plications that ensue when Howie appears on the program andshows up everyone connected with it are,to put it mildly,ex-plosive and riotous.At the finish,Howie seems at last to havefound himself and his proper niche in life.“Many amusingmoments.a memorable travesty of a quiz show.”—JohnMcClain,N.Y.Iournal-American.  \n(Royalty,$50-$25.)Price,$1.00.  \n# Royal Gambit\n\nA DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS  \nBy Hermann Gressieker  \nTranslated and Adapted  \nBy George White  \nS AMUEL FRENCH,INC.  \n25 WEST 45TH STREET7623 SUNSET BoULEVARD LONDON  \nNEW YORK 36HOLLYWOOD 46TORONTO  \nCoPYRIGHT ◎,1959,BY HERMANN GRESSIEKER ANDGEORGE WHITE  \nALL RIGHTS RESERVED  \nCAUTION:_Professionals and amateurs are herebyzwarned that RoYAL GAMBIT is subject to a royalty.It isfully protected under the copyright laws of the UnitedStates of America,the British Empire,including theDominion of Canada,and all other countries of theCopyright Union.All rights,including professional,amateur,motion pictures,recitation,lecturing,publicreading,radio broadcasting,television and the rights oftranslation into foreign languages are strictly reserved.In its present form the play is dedicated to the readingpublic only.  \nRoYAL GAMBIT may be given stage presentation byamateurs upon payment of a royalty of Fifty Dollars forthe first performance,and Twenty-five Dollars for eachadditional performance,payable one zweek before the datewhen the play is given,to Samuel French,Inc.,at 25West 45th Street,New York 36,N.Y.,or at 7623 SunsetBoulevard,Hollywood 46,Calif.,or to Samuel French(Canada),Ltd.,27 Grenville Street,Toronto 5,Ontario,Canada.  \nRoyalty of the required amount must be paid whetherthe play is presented for charity or gain and zwhether ornot admission is charged.  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