Third Book of Short Plays (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Third Book of Short Plays<br><br>The Weak-end<br><br>A Farce in Three Acts.<br><br>Characters as they appear.<br><br>Ethel, an essentially calm and detached young woman, niece to Mrs. Winthrop.<br><br>Jerry, a very excitable and sympathetic young man, nephew to Mrs. Winthrop.<br><br>Mrs. Winthrop, a slightly more than middle-aged widow with an actively romantic interest in the love affairs of youth.<br><br>Gwendolyn, a guest, tall and willowy, but without will.<br><br>Jim, a guest, the fat-tenor type of young man, with a rich cigarette cough and an aptitude for misfortune.<br><br>Leander, a guest, also tall and willowy, but without will.<br><br>Miss Gottschalk, rich, elderly, deaf, with little consideration for non-essentials, friend to Mrs. Winthrop.<br><br>Miss Russell, whose interests are long in intentions, but short in vocabulary, secretary to Mrs. Winthrop.<br><br>Ange, a guest, pretty, attractive, clever.<br><br>Liz, a guest, plump, athletic, with a bull-terrier.<br><br>Walter, a guest, a sensible young man.<br><br>Alan, who is uninvited, a small young man with all the will anyone else may lack.<br><br>Charlotte, who is also uninvited, the feminine prototype of Alan.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.