The Pleasure of His Company

The Pleasure of His Company (1958), is a play written by American playwright and screenwriter Samuel Taylor  (1912-2000) and American author and actress Cornelia Otis Skinner  (1899-1979).

Translations and adaptations
A 1961 comedy film with the same name starring Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds, directed by George Seaton and released by Paramount Pictures was based on this play.

Performance history in South Africa
Presented by the Brian Brooke Company, Brooke Theatre, 1960.

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