The Mystery Of Miz Arnette
by Alan Bailey, Ronnie Claire Edwards

Name: The Mystery Of Miz Arnette
Brand: Alan Bailey
SKU: 9780573700545
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 mins 1930s Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Interior Set Period Costumes American Historical Comedy

Synopsis

The Mystery of Miz Arnette is set in Oklahoma's devastating Dust Bowl.

The time is 1934 when Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd along with their gangs roamed the territory.

Out of the desolate nowhere arrives Miz Arnette to rent the room that had been advertised and leased four months ago.

With the family farm at stake and desperate for the additional income young Floy Kate strikes a deal and takes in the intriguing stranger that would forever change her life.

Press Reviews

"If future productions are as rewarding as this one, Miz Arnette should repeat the success of Wedding Belles, the first Bailey/Edwards collaboration."
— Theaterjones.com

"The play captures an era that laughed at corny jokes and used quaint words like ‘chiffarobe’ and ‘counterpane’… But even without the nostalgia factor, The Mystery of Miz Arnette is a sweet, original comedy… Regaling the girl with tales of world travels, plus dramatic re-enactments of the more colorful chapters of the Old Testament, Miz Arnette livens up a dull household."
— The Dallas Observer

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Reuben Landers taciturn farmer, 40 to 50	—	40-50	taciturn farmer, 40 to 50
Oleta sassy waitress at the local beer joint, 35-45	—	35-45	sassy waitress at the local beer joint, 35-45
Sheriff Trotter commited but sympathetic local lawman, 40-55	—	40-55	commited but sympathetic local lawman, 40-55
Miz Arnette Flamboyant, literate, eccentric, adventuress, 45-55	—	45-55	Flamboyant, literate, eccentric, adventuress, 45-55
Floy Kate Landers an innocent 14-year-old farm girl	—	—	an innocent 14-year-old farm girl