Doctor Death
Mark Chandler
One Toe In The Grave
by Jack Sharkey
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Readers find this play to be highly entertaining and exceptionally funny. It resonates well with those who enjoy comedic narratives, and its premise piques interest among audiences looking for humor in unexpected situations.
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Synopsis
Jason Kingsley is treasurer of a billion-dollar patent medicine corporation that requires its officers to be married.
Jason claims his wife has a rare disease that prevents her from entertaining or attending corporate functions.
A cure is accidentally discovered in one of the company's patent medicines and Jason's ecstatic boss is arriving any minute with the company doctor to administer the cure and then bask in the publicity.
Jason however doesn't really have a wife so he cons his fiancée Nicki into pretending to be invalid.
Other imposters appear: Poopsie Magruder who initially refused shows up anyhow and Vonga the Jungle Girl was pressed into service by the helpful housekeeper.
The cure involves a two-inch needle in the armpit and it develops that the disease is contagious which only complicates the hilarity.
Publication
PublisherSamuel French
Year2017
BindingPaperback
Pages100
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573618482
ISBN-100573618488
LCCN88109450
LCCPS3569.H3427 O6 1986
DCC812/.54
One Toe In The Grave is a American comedy play written by Jack Sharkey and published by Samuel French in New York (2017).
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