Last one. Early parts of play: roles include Victor, Amanda; they encounter - lucklessly, in vacation - Elyot, Sybil! (7,5) P_I_A_T_ / _I_E_. PRIVATE LIVES??? Please parse, TIA
Perhaps writer of Happy Birthday's more friendly not initially(4) I _ E _. The "Happy Birthday's" is in italics. I think it might be IVER, as in e-greetings, but other half is giving me grief. TIA :)...