Adam and Eve on a Ferry
by Tennessee Williams
Synopsis
A comic portrait of D.H.
Lawrence as someone who functions as an analyst for repressed women.
Embroidering on his porch, Lawrence is visited by Miss Peabody.
Adopting a Sherlock-Holmesian intuition, Lawrence divines that spinsterish Miss Peabody was propositioned by a man aboard a ferry, but in her passionate excitement she forgot his name and where they were to meet.
Lawrence helps Miss Peabody recover her memory.
Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays
Characters
| Character |
|---|
CARL a cinema usher |
BOY a newly hired usher |
GLADYS a girl |
MAN an older patron |
GIRL a friend of Gladys |
MR. KROGER the cinema manager |
CASHIER |
A POLICEMAN |
Publication
Adam and Eve on a Ferry is a comedy play written by Tennessee Williams and published by Samuel French (2005).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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Samuel French · 2005 · 245 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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