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The Orphans' Home Cycle, Part One: The Story of a Childhood
Horton Foote
Lily Dale
by Horton Foote
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the author's honesty and introspective approach in exploring her experiences with mediums at Lily Dale. However, some note that the protagonist's selfishness detracts from the overall narrative.
Honest exploration of experiencesEngaging storytellingProtagonist feels selfish
Synopsis
THE STORY: After the death of his alcoholic father, and his mother's remarriage, young Horace Robedaux remained in Harrison, Texas, clerking in a dry goods store.
When his mother invites him to visit her and his teenage sister, Lily, in Houston, Ho
Press Reviews
"This richly textured, deeply affecting work is part of the nine-play cycle, The Orphans’ Home. Dealing with the saga of the Robedaux family of Harrison, Texas, in the early 1900s, the present play focuses on the troubled youth of Horace Robedaux, who journeys to Houston to visit his recently remarried mother and his coquettish sister, Lily Dale Robedaux, with whom he has lost touch since their father's untimely death. “It has a shimmering sense of a world remembered…The play is one to remember."
— New York Post
"Warm-natured LILY DALE kindles feelings that embrace us all."
— Newsday (NY)
Publication
PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year1998
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822206675
ISBN-100822206676
LCCN90150369
LCCPS3511.O344 L55 1987
Lily Dale is a American play written by Horton Foote and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 72 pp
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