THE SEDUCERS: A Musical by Mario Fratti and Ed Scott (based on Fratti's "Academy"). Book by Mario Fratti. Music and Lyrics by Ed Scott.

(New York: Laura Dubman Agency), 1974., 1974.. Very good. - Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover. A mechanically reproduced typescript bound with 2 brass studs in a light blue folder. The folder is lightly soiled & rubbed with the edges lightly creased. Title, character list & 51 pages with a biography of Mario Fratti glued to the last page. The edges of the title are darkened, else the contents are very good.

"The Seducers" is a sardonic comedy-drama about a school for young gigolos in Venice. Run by a middle-aged ex-Fascist, the academy teaches young Italians how to charm rich American women on vacation.

There is an underlining and addition in red ink on the character list page. Laid in are two pages of photocopied reviews and an original photograph showing four scenes from the New York production.

With the distribution slip of the "Laura Dubman Agency" tipped on to the title page. Dubman, a child prodigy classical pianist, was the wife of Mario Fratti.

The Italian author Mario Fratti was the New York drama critic for several European newspapers and a professor of Italian literature at Columbia University. His plays, produced in hundreds of theaters, and translated into several languages, include "Cage", "Suicide", "Academy", "Mafia", "E.Duse", "Chinese Friend", "Refrigerators", "Che Guevara", "Cile 1973", "Madam Senator", "Dialogue With a Negro", and "Patty Hearst", among others.