Overview

Tony, a professor of American literature and quintessential WASP, concentrates on staging a party to end all parties. His aim appears to be, as a member of the WASP former ruling class, to teach America how to entertain properly. He has also invited a critic from a 'major New York newspaper' in the hope of getting a perfect review for the perfect party, but the critic announces that the evening lacks 'the essential element of danger'.