Daily Dialogue — June 29, 2016

“This is your neighbor speaking. I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say that something must be done about your garbage cans in the alley, here. It is definitely second-rate garbage! Now, by next week, I want to see a better class of garbage. More empty champagne bottles and caviar cans. I’m sure you’re all behind me on this, so let’s snap it up and get on the ball!”

— A Thousand Clowns (1965), screenplay by Herb Gardner, based on his original play

The Daily Dialogue for the week: Rant. Today’s suggestion by Will King.

Trivia: The original Broadway production of “A Thousand Clowns” by Herb Gardner opened at the Eugene O’Neill Theater in New York on April 5, 1962, ran for 428 performances and was nominated for the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play. Jason Robards, Gene Saks, William Daniels and Barry Gordon recreated their stage roles in the filmed production. Gordon was nominated for the 1963 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Sandy Dennis who did not recreate her stage role, won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Will: “Murray Burns, a former comedy writer for a children’s TV show, finds modern society the biggest joke of all, and feels little reticence about displaying his distaste for it.”

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