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The West Side Waltz
by Ernest Thompson

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5

Small Cast

3

Female

2

Male

90 minsInterior SetAmericanComedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: Holding out indomitably against advancing age, dwindling finances and failing health, Margaret Mary Elderdice, a widow and former concert pianist, resists the attempts of her violin-playing spinster neighbor, Cara Varnum, to move in with

ThemesAmericanDrama

Press Reviews

"…an unquestioned hit.” —Variety. “…Mr. Thompson stands up boldly for the old verities."

— The New York Times

Publication

PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year1998
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822212331
ISBN-100822212331

The West Side Waltz is a American comedy play written by Ernest Thompson and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 72 pp

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