ONE-ACT PLAYS: COMEDIES. He Said and She Said - Alice Gerstenberg. His Return - Percival Wilde - 1 m., 3 f. The History of Why the Chicken Crossed the Road - Jennye James - 1 m., 1 f. The Incompatibles - Horace Holley. The Interview - Octave Mirbeau. An Irish Engagement - Walter Watts. Award Winning Plays for Competition and Stage. SYNOPSIS: After comedy has been outlawed in society, two bottom-of-the-barrel comics face trial for committing comedy, along with the young woman who broke the law by laughing at them. Confronted by a stern lady magistrate, they discover humor is no laughing matter.