Word: mamma
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mamma's Affair," the 47 Workshop prize play at the Fulton is a delightfully refreshing change from the monotony of the usual run of plotless and pointless comedies. It is a clever farce, well-acted and well staged, dealing with a young physician's unique treatment of difficult "Mamma," who is always worrying about her health...
...winner of the prize in 1919, the first year in which it was offered by Mr. Morosco, was Miss. Rachel Barton Butler. Her play, entitled "Mamma's Affair," was awarded the prize on December 12, 1919, over more than forty other plays, three of which were also accepted for production. The judges of this competition were Mr. Morosco, Professor Baker, and Mr. Winthrop Ames '95. "Mamma's Affair" was produced in Providence on January 5, in Washington on January 12, and at the Little Theatre in New York City on January 19. On February 9 it was transferred...
...success of "Mamma's Affair," the 47 Workshop Prize Play by Rachel Barton Butler, which is now being enthusiastically received in New York, has encouraged Mr. Oliver Morosco to renew his prize of $500 for the best drama written by a past or present member of Professor Baker's courses...
...wiles of the hypochondriac. Tap the vein of comedy that ran through "The Molluse' of blessed memory. Add a smattering from the lore of the psychoanalyst. Stir violently and you will have the deft, original and uncommonly entertaining piece which, under the clumsy and inept title of "Mamma's Affair," arrived last evening at the reopened Little Theatre...
...playgoer lies in wait for the slightest lurking excuse to descend into the sub-conscious--discovering clues and symptoms of which playwright, producer and players are blissfully unaware. He sees an inhibition at every turn, and with the slightest encouragement would talk about the Psycho-Anabasis of Xenophon. But "Mamma's Affair' really invites his special attention...