SCRIPT REVIEW "Dearly Departed" (1910) by Stanley Houghton (1881-1913)
Thursday 13 June 2013
Three Male Three Female
One act Comedy
Running time 20 mins
Setting mentions a staircase, cupboard and clock.
Script mentions an old relative and ten year old, but the lines work with a teen, and adult and gender swap.
The Slater family don't see the Jordan family very often. Although in-laws, they are not very close. Indeed they enjoy the sort of familiarity that breeds contempt. The sentiment peaks as their inheritance is decided.
Full text online
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1303331.txt