Last of the Thorntons
Horton Foote
The Last Of The Thorntons
by Horton Foote
Synopsis
THE STORY: Not only does town busybody Fannie Mae bring medication to the residents of a nursing home in Harrison, Texas, she also brings the gift of gab and a thorough command of local knowledge, useful among folks who are inclined to forget the y
Press Reviews
"…wonderful and heartbreaking…finds a cosmic poetry in the rhythms of old age…” —The New York Times. ”…made with delicacy, craft and much care…[THE LAST OF THE THORNTONS] makes the kind of quiet inroads into our hearts that music does. By the end you're surprised at how deeply—and almost imperceptibly—you've been affected."
— Variety
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 2001
Binding Paperback
Edition Revised
Pages 72
Place New York, N.Y
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822218050
ISBN-10 0822218054
LCCN 2001277820
LCC PS3511.O344 L37 2001
The Last Of The Thorntons is a American comedy play written by Horton Foote and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York, N.Y (2001).
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