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Dilemma
Author(s):
Joan Brampton
Susan Ethridge, a young heiress, meets a handsome adventurer, Garth Desmond, through her cousin, Val. After making sure that Susan's grandfather doesn't have long to live, Garth cuts short his affair with Val, and quickly persuades Susan to marry him. On the day of the wedding, however, Susan gets a call from her grandfather, who begs her to change her mind. She is about to tell him the wedding has already taken place, when a second stroke seizes him, and it is clear that it will prove fatal in a very short time. Susan then finds Garth and Val in a compromising situation, and Susan, whose heart is weak and who has been unaware of their relationship, collapses. Garth and Val, horrified, send for a doctor. But Susan dies before he can arrive, and consequently Garth will lose her fortune unless he can make it appear that she outlived her grandfather. Garth persuades Val to impersonate Susan in front of the doctor, and, in spite of some awkward moments, they succeed. But Susan's friends are suspicious, and Garth and Val become caught in a net of their own weaving. The play ends with an unexpected twist which is both dramatic and moving.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 6 | | Male Characters: | 3 | | Female Characters: | 3 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $40 per performance. MS
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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