The Cocktail Party Av T. S. Eliot

<p>''Obviously something more than a successful play, it is the practical demonstration of a patently conceived theory of dramatic form, and as such of high historical interest.'' <i>Times Literary Supplement</i><br><br>''Eliot has attempted here something very daring and well worth doing. He has taken the ordinary West End drawing room comedy convention - understatement, upper-class accents and all - and used it as a vehicle for utterly serious ideas.'' <i>Observer</i></p>