One More River

by Ashley Dukes

A comedy written in blank verse, with the following dedication:

"To the dramatists of the drawing-room
This trifle is dedicated with a bow."

The plot is set in a boarding house for recently divorced persons. Complications ensue when two men invade the household in an attempt to reunite with their estranged wives.

81 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1927

About the author

Ashley Dukes (29 May 1885 – 4 May 1959) was an English playwright, critic, and theatre manager.
In 1933, he founded the Mercury Theatre of London and wrote plays that appeared in the London West End and on Broadway. The Ashley Dukes Company was an important interwar promoter of serious drama, and a training ground for actors.[1]
He was the husband of Marie Rambert as well as the older brother of British MI6 spy Paul Dukes and respected pathologist Cuthbert Dukes.

Reviews

[Bruce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ashley Dukes is a favorite playwright, all the more beloved because he seems to be largely forgotten today. One More River is indeed a trifle, as announced in the dedication, but permeated with his benevolent view of man's foibles. This drawing-room comedy, written in iambic pentameter, would make a delightful evening of theater if well-played.