Synopsis
The Owl and the Pussycat
Published by Samuel French Inc
1 Male 1 Female
She figures he owes her a pad for the night, an arrangement that leads to hilarity. She is practically illiterate but quickly absorbs language skills; it does trouble her that having learned to pronounce "impeccable" she can't find a sentence to fit it into
He begins to melt and they find themselves falling in love, a circumstance that can lead only to two things: suicide which they try with clumsy abandon or turning square he as a bookstore clerk and she as a bona fide receptionist
"The first nighters laughed maniacally" ~ N.Y. Daily News
"Animated ... vivid and comic.... Startling intensity and truth" ~ N.Y. Times
"It is a long time since I recall two characters who creep so effectively into the heart of the audience" ~ N.Y. Journal American