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The Quiet Hotel: A Farcical Sketch in One Act

Frank Dumont

9781465657442
213 pages
Library of Alexandria
Overview
Susan and Rubber-Neck keep a country hotel advertised as “very quiet.” Miss Calcium, an actress, comes with her wardrobe in one suit-case. “You may stay just one day on that baggage.” Rubber-Neck wants to be an actor. Miss Calcium’s attempt at tragedy scares Rubber-Neck and Susan. “This is a quiet hotel.” She shows them how to do it. “You are tied to the track.” “Hold on, maybe dat train don’t stop here.” The thrilling rescue scene. Rubber-Neck’s train of cars. “You’re both real actors. We’ll do a sister act in vaudeville.” “All right; it’s better than keeping a quiet hotel.”