Chapter Two

Chapter Two (1977), a comedy by Neil Simon. [ Imperial Theatre, 857 perf.] “Chapter Two in the life of George Schneider” begins when he returns home from a trip abroad, a trip designed to distract him from his grief at the death of his wife. George (Judd Hirsch) is a novelist and is looking for a researcher to help him with his new book. Mistaking her name and number for a suggested helper, he phones a divorced actress, Jennie Malone (Anita Gillette). Their relationship blossoms and before long they are married. Nevertheless, memories of his first wife obsess George, for a time even threatening the marriage. Finally he realizes how much he fears being happy with Jennie and the couple begin to work out their problems together. Another in Simon's long line of observant, witty comedies, the play was said to be semiautobiographical, written after Simon's remarriage following the death of his own first wife. It was also the second play written subsequent to his move to California, and while the two‐apartment set remained throughout the play, the short, quickly moving scenes reflected cinematographic practices. A commentary on theatrical economics was offered when this play with a cast of four was booked into a large musical house.

Chapter Two refers to a second chapter, but the term may also refer to:

• Chapter Two (play), a play and film by Neil Simon
• Chapter II (album), an album by Ashanti
• Chapter Two (Roberta Flack album), an album by Roberta Flack
• Chapter Two (Viking Skull album), an album by Viking Skull
• In the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the prosecution procedure when a demand under Article 31 PCT is made

See also

• Second Chapter, an album by Danny Kirwan

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