Palvelusväkeä : Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä by Roderich Benedix
"Palvelusväkeä : Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä by Roderich Benedix" is a one-act comedic play, most akin to a light social farce, likely written in the late 19th century. Set entirely in a manor house kitchen, it explores the lives of servants—flirtations, jealousy, gossip, and superstition—leading to a sudden stroke of luck that reshapes their futures. In the kitchen bustle, maid Hanna and stablehand Pekka are engaged, but the bookkeeper Aukusti flirts with Hanna, provoking
the spiteful jealousy of the lady’s maid Anna. Slander travels upstairs: Pekka is summarily dismissed (under the pretext of a lame horse), and Hanna is fired for supposed impropriety. Ristiina the cook, guided by a vivid dream, splits a raffle ticket with Hanna; soon Reetta brings news that their ticket has won a major prize. Fortune reverses the injustice: Pekka and Hanna can now marry and start a life of their own, while the steady coachman Juronen—long prudent and patient—proposes to Ristiina, and they plan to open a well-run eatery. Amid banter and quick turns, camaraderie and chance triumph over malice and class-bound pettiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Benedix, Roderich, 1811-1873 |
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| Translator | Piirinen, E., 1869-1949 |
| Uniform Title | Die Dienstboten. Finnish |
| Title | Palvelusväkeä : Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Kust.Oy Kirja, 1913. |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | One-act plays |
| Subject | German drama (Comedy) -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76729 |
| Release Date | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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