Brother Fire
Thornton Wilder
The Acolyte
by Thornton Wilder
Synopsis
An old mission in South California...
The scene is laid in the Vestry of the old San Jeronimus...
An ancient and honorable mission, with roots back to the legendary Spanish missionary Junipero Serra himself, is in financial trouble.
To pay bills the mission must sell off precious cloths and vestments.
A mother with a trousseau in mind, and the bank account to pay for it, inspects the goods with her beautiful, soon-to-be married daughter.
Questions involving faith and material possessions are soon injected into the scene through the presence of Jeronimus, a saint-like curate assigned to handle this unhappy business.
Will the deal go down?
This short play is included in the collection Thornton Wilder's Playlets: Short, Short Plays for 3-5 Persons .
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
The Acolyte is a play written by Thornton Wilder and published by Samuel French .
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