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The Lady of Larkspur Lotion

10 Minute Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m

Tennessee Williams

Mrs. Hardwicke-Moore is a long-time tenant in a cockroach-infested boarding house – but she lives convinced that she owns a Brazillian rubber plantation.

The Lady of Larkspur Lotion

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Mrs. Hardwicke-Moore is a long-time tenant in a cockroach-infested boarding house – but she lives convinced that she owns a Brazillian rubber plantation. The landlady has always humored her, but when Mrs. Hardwicke-Moore can't make her rent the two women start to argue. Just then, a mysterious writer steps in on the side of fantasy.

History

The Lady of Larkspur Lotion premiered at the Monceau Theatre in Paris in 1948.

Performing Groups
MRS. HARDWICKE-MOORE
MRS. WIRE
THE WRITER
  • Setting

    A wretchedly furnished room in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes

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Authors

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) explored passion with daring honesty and forged a poetic theatre of raw psychological insight that shattered conventional proprieties and transformed the American stage. The autobiographical The Glass Menagerie brought what Mr. Williams called “ ...
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