The Flattering Word and Other One Act Plays is a collection of plays written by George Kelly. The book includes four one-act plays, each with its own unique characters and plot. The title play, The Flattering Word, is a comedic piece about a young woman who becomes enamored with her own beauty and the flattering words of those around her. The other plays in the collection are The Torch-Bearers, The Show-Off, and The Fatal Weakness. The Torch-Bearers is a satire on amateur theatrical productions, while The Show-Off is a ...
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The Flattering Word and Other One Act Plays is a collection of plays written by George Kelly. The book includes four one-act plays, each with its own unique characters and plot. The title play, The Flattering Word, is a comedic piece about a young woman who becomes enamored with her own beauty and the flattering words of those around her. The other plays in the collection are The Torch-Bearers, The Show-Off, and The Fatal Weakness. The Torch-Bearers is a satire on amateur theatrical productions, while The Show-Off is a comedy about a man who constantly boasts about his accomplishments. The Fatal Weakness is a drama about a woman who struggles to maintain her marriage despite her husband's infidelity. Overall, The Flattering Word and Other One Act Plays offers a diverse set of plays that explore a range of themes and emotions.1930. The great American comic dramatist George Kelly s The Flattering Word is a comic pastiche about an actor who charms a prejudiced Midwestern parson out of his disapproval of the theater. Contents: The Flattering Word, A Satire in One Act; Smarty s Party; The Weak Spot; and Poor Aubrey, A Domestic Comedy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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