Synopsis
A quick, sparkling farce about a Christmas dinner that goes off the rails in an elevator.
A witty stage comedy set in a Boston drawing room where guests gather for a formal holiday meal. The tension and humor stem from social roles, mistaken arrivals, and a surprisingly modern elevator that becomes the absurd center of a family-sized adventure.
- Meet a cast of neighbors and relatives as they navigate etiquette, flirtations, and the mismatch between grand plans and everyday life.
- Experience rapid-fire dialogue, humor about class, manners, and the little embarrassments that make a party memorable.
- Watch the group cope with an escalating predicament as the elevator stalls, leading to improvisation, sympathy, and human small talk under pressure.
- See how fear, courage, and comic vanity play out in close quarters, with a buoyant ending that keeps the mood light.
Ideal for readers who enjoy classic stage farces, social satire, and fast-paced ensembles that turn a single mishap into a memorable social comedy.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Intet. I. THROUGH the curtained doorway of Mrs. Edward ltobcrts's pretty dra vi ng -rOOD1, in Hotel Bellingham, shows the snovy and gicallling array of a table set for dinner, under the dun. light of gas-burners turned low. An air o£ expectancy pervades the place, ancl the uneasiness of ]Ir. Roberts, 1n ev~n .. iog dress, expresses something more as he turDS from a glance into the elining. 6
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