27 wagons full of cotton. -- The purification. -- The lady of Larkspur lotion. -- The last of my solid gold watches. -- Portrait of a madona. -- Auto-da-fe. -- Lord Byron's love letter. -- The strangest kind of romance. -- The long goodbye. -- Hello from Bertha. -- This property is condemned. -- Talk to me like the rain. -- Something unspoken.
Summary:
27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON. Swift and passionate scene. (2 men, 1 woman.) THE PURIFICATION. Poetic drama in New Mexico. (9 men, 6 women.) THE LADY OF LARKSPUR LOTION. Powerful sketch about derelicts. (1 man, 2 women.) THE LAST OF MY SOLID GOLD WATCHES. A character sketch about a salesman. (3 men.) PORTRAIT OF A MADONNA. A sketch of a demented spinster. (4 men, 2 women.) AUTO-DA-F{226}E. Tragic Study of fanaticism. (1 man, 3 women.) LORD BYRON'S LOVE LETTER. A romantic story involving the poet. (1 man, 3 women.) THE STRANGEST KIND OF ROMANCE. Sketch of a lonely worker's devotion to his cat. (3 men, 1 woman.) THE LONG GOODBYE. A short study of family life. (2 men, 2 women.) HELLO FROM BERTHA. A tour-de-force sketch set in St. Louis. (4 women.) THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED. A dramatic dialogue. (1 boy, 1 girl.) TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN AND LET ME LISTEN{21203d} "Morning-After" scene of moving drama wherein a wife decides to leave her husband under tragic circumstances. (1 man, 1 woman.) SOMETHING UNSPOKEN. Character sketch in which two characters are developed with remarkable insight. A play with an underlying current of irony and horror. (2 women.)
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