They can't take away the pleasure that Neil Simon's plays have given
literally millions of theatergoers in the past quarter of a century.
They and the critics agree that a trip to see any one of this master of
comedy's stage triumphs ranks among the most wonderful experiences that
the American theater offers. The eight plays in this, the second volume
of "The Collected Plays of Neil Simon," bear eloquent witness to the
unique genius of this master playwright who so magnificently blends the
joy of laughter and the love of life.