The Purple Cow and a Prisoner's Wife
A domestic scene centers on Anna Granger and her husband Robert in a Westfield home. Anna's calm defense of family life contrasts with Robert's sudden temper as their son reenters from a reading of Burgess Nonsense. A guest, Miss Mary Graham, arrives as Anna plans to manage moods and promises amid a tense marriage.
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Obert Granger, JR
Maddie
Harold
Robert
Anna
Bobs
Robert Granger
Westfield
Cranford
Brady
Inness
Amna
Bridget
Mary Graham
Anns
Graham
Hudson
Ossining
Cornelius Brady
Miss Graham
Granger
Robert Junior
Heath
Dresden
Mr. Brady
Babs
Her Children Suit Her to Perfection in Granger Home
The scene unfolds in the Granger drawing room where Anna and Robert reveal tensions around Brady, a social outsider. Brady flatters Anna while Robert watches with guarded pride as the family dynamics mix ambition, vanity, and flirtation. The evening ends with Anna's sly tease and the couple's wary bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Miss Graham
Robert Junior
Robert Senior
Atom
Anna
Granger
Vaudeville Snippet and Bargain Talk at Smither's
A humorous exchange at Smither's department store notes half the elevators marked down and light chatter about bargains. A joke fades between an Englishman and an Irishman at a French table d hoté, ending with whimsical wordplay on language and identity.
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Virginia Leila Wentz
Man and
Wife
YORKS
American Press Association
Play
William J. Hurlburt
Bis
Warren
Penn’n Ave. W
Warren, PA