Bell, Book, and Candle: A Comedy in Three Acts

by John Van Druten

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Gillian Holroyd is one of the few modern people who can actually cast spells and perform feats of supernaturalism. She casts a spell over an unattached publisher, Shepherd Henderson, partly to keep him away from a rival and partly because she is attracted to him. He falls head over heels in love with her at once, and wants to marry her. But witches, unfortunately, cannot fall in love, and this minute imperfection leads into a number of difficulties. Ultimately Gillian breaks off with her show more companions in witchery, preferring the normal and human love offered her by the attractive publisher. But before the happy conclusion of the romance, however, Gillian comes very near losing him--but doesn't. show less

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A romantic comedy that's fun to stage, but— well, community theatre fare. Sorta like the television show I dream of Jeannie (yes, an attractive witch is the main character). I designed the lighting for a showcase in New York.
A pioneer in the modern humorous. sympathetic version of witchcraft very like the later Bewitched. It was done as a high school play when I was in high school, and I enjoyed it then.
impossible to dislike. Book editor falls for Greenwich Village neighbor. Or does he? She's a witch who's put a spell on him, stealing him from a snooty college friend. It's a funny comedy, as light as a feather.
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Nov 12, 2025English (UK)

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Canonical title
Bell, Book, and Candle: A Comedy in Three Acts
Original publication date
1950
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Related movies
Bell Book and Candle (1958 | IMDb)

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Fiction and Literature, Fantasy
DDC/MDS
812Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican drama in English
LCC
PR6043 .A4 .B5Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1900-1960

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