Hearts and clubs : A comedy in three acts by Amy Ella Blanchard
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"Hearts and clubs : A comedy in three acts by Amy Ella Blanchard" is a comedic stage play written in the late 19th to early 20th century. The work presents a light-hearted social satire set in a seaside hotel, and its main topic revolves around the contrast between traditional and modern ideas about women's roles, health, and courtship, particularly focusing on the trend of physical culture and women's clubs. The story centers
on two groups: the gentlemen, particularly Mr. Fossil—a stubborn older man with strict opinions on women's health—and the ladies of the newly formed X.Y.Z. Club. Mintra Triptoe, niece to the flamboyant Miss Doting, is secretly engaged to Tom Bestman, Mr. Fossil's nephew. Mr. Fossil strongly disapproves of fashionable young women with “wasp waists” and high-heeled shoes, insisting Tom should marry a strong, sensibly dressed woman. Meanwhile, the women, including the hypochondriac Mrs. Alljoy, embrace physical culture for their own varied reasons. The plot unfolds as Mintra transforms herself to meet Mr. Fossil’s ideals, the women prepare a physical culture exhibition, and comic misunderstandings ensue about identities and intentions. Ultimately, Mr. Fossil is charmed by Mintra’s apparent sensibleness, unwittingly approves his nephew's choice, and both the romantic and marital conflicts are resolved with cheer—demonstrating that while “clubs are trumps,” hearts win out in the end. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Blanchard, Amy Ella, 1856-1926 |
|---|---|
| Title | Hearts and clubs : A comedy in three acts |
| Original Publication | United States: The Penn Publishing Company, 1896, 1913. |
| Credits | Carol Brown, Aaron Adrignola 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: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | American drama -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 75848 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-75848-0 |
| Release Date | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 261 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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