Question
After an 1895 showing of this author's play Guy Domville, it was met with hissing from the gallery, leading it to show for just four weeks. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this playwright who wrote dramatizations of his novella Daisy Miller and his novel The American.
ANSWER: Henry James
[10m] After various theatrical flops, James tried again with a play starring actress Ellen Terry titled for this time period. A play titled for this time period centers on Catherine Holly, who accuses Sebastian of being gay.
ANSWER: summer [or Summersoft; or Suddenly Last Summer]
[10h] After giving up playwriting, James helped Elizabeth Robins with writings about this author. This author's plays were popularized by Edmund Gosse and William Archer.
ANSWER: Henrik Ibsen
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