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The West Side Waltz
by Ernest Thompson

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Highlights

5

Small Cast

3

Female

2

Male
90 mins Interior Set American Comedy

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

Themes American Drama

Press Reviews

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

— The New York Times

Publication

Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822212331
ISBN-10 0822212331

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

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