Lardner said he would rather forget Come the Revolution, a political satire. "If my play were produced, besides getting bad reviews it would probably provoke a lawsuit from Mrs. Onassis," he said.
The prize is given by playwright Robert Anderson in memory of his wife. Judges this year were Harry T. Levin, Irving Babbit Professor of Comparative Literature, Cedric Whitman, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature, and David Wheeler, director of the Theatre Company of Boston.
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