The Quiet Hotel: A Farcical Sketch in One Act by Frank Dumont

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Author Dumont, Frank, 1848-1919
Title The Quiet Hotel: A Farcical Sketch in One Act
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Summary "The Quiet Hotel: A Farcical Sketch in One Act" by Frank Dumont is a comedic play written in the early 20th century. This one-act farce centers around a quirky country hotel run by a single staff member, Susan, and a colored porter named Rubber-Neck, who has aspirations of becoming an actor. The work encapsulates the challenges and humorous misadventures that arise when an actress, Miss Calcium, arrives seeking rest yet inadvertently disrupts the tranquility of the hotel with her theatrical ambitions. In the story, Miss Calcium arrives at the “very quiet” hotel, only to encounter the eccentric staff and their humorous interactions. Susan, who essentially runs the whole hotel, and the oblivious Rubber-Neck, engage in a comedic dialogue that reveals their lack of hotel management experience and a shared desire to be involved in theatrical performance. As Miss Calcium attempts to teach them about acting, chaos ensues, culminating in absurd scenarios such as a staged rescue from an imaginary train. The humor lies in the characters’ misunderstandings and aspirations, leading to the creation of their makeshift theater performance, aptly named the Calcium Comedy Company. This lighthearted sketch serves not only as entertainment but also as a satire on the theatrical world and the dreams of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject American drama
Subject Actresses -- Drama
Subject Farces
Subject Hotels -- Drama
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EBook-No. 65716
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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