The Torch-Bearers: A Satirical Comedy in Three Acts by George Kelly
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"The Torch-Bearers: A Satirical Comedy in Three Acts" by George Kelly is a stage play written in 1922. A housewife takes to the stage while her husband is away on business, embracing amateur theatrics with consequences. The three-act structure follows a rehearsal at the couple's home, the actual performance, and the aftermath. Set within the Little Theatre Movement, Kelly's satire skewers the pretensions and follies of community theater. The play premiered in
New Jersey before transferring to Broadway and has enjoyed multiple revivals. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kelly, George, 1887-1974 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Macgowan, Kenneth, 1888-1963 |
| Title | The Torch-Bearers: A Satirical Comedy in Three Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Torch-Bearers |
| Credits |
Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, Buley Library (Southern Connecticut State University) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Interpersonal relations -- Drama |
| Subject | Upper class -- Drama |
| Subject | Amateur theater -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60523 |
| Release Date | Oct 19, 2019 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 400 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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