The estimated word count of Bud Abbott Alone: A One-Person Play in Two Acts is 9,610 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 0 hrs 39 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 5 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 0 hrs 22 mins.
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Slow | 150 words/min | 1 hrs 5 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 0 hrs 39 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 0 hrs 22 mins |
for Bud Abbott Alone: A One-Person Play in Two Acts
“Bud Abbott was the greatest straight man ever.” – Groucho Marx.During their prime in the 1940s and early 1950s, Abbott and Costello were the most popular comedy duo in show business. They first became a team in burlesque, graduated to radio with Kate Smith, then Broadway with comedian Bobby Clark and Carmen Miranda; and, ultimately, to the movies, making their debut supporting Allan Jones and Nancy Kelly in ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS (1940). Their own films, including BUCK PRIVATES and IN THE NAVY (1941), RIO RITA (1942), HIT THE ICE (1943) and their biggest hit, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) made them one of biggest movie box-office stars of their day. Yet, all was not well with Bud and Lou. Aside from both of them having major health problems, there were disputes over money, billing and a tragedy that changed their lives forever. The team broke up in 1957. Costello would die two years later, and Abbott would be faced with major issues from the Internal Revenue Service. Michael B. Druxman’s one-person play, BUD ABBOTT ALONE, joins the retired straight man, now living on his Social Security, contemplating voicing himself in an animated cartoon TV series based on him and his late partner. He ponders his life, remembering the salad days of his career.One simple set.