The Widow Claire
by Horton Foote

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90 mins Unit Set/Multiple Settings American

Synopsis

THE STORY: After returning to Harrison, Texas, from his disastrous visit with his mother and sister (and his new stepfather) in Houston, Horace Robedaux has moved into a local boarding house prior to returning to Houston to take a six week business

Press Reviews

"Part of the author's nine play cycle entitled The Orphans’ Home. Following Lily Dale in time, the play deals with the vicissitudes of young Horace Robedaux after he returns to Harrison, Texas, and conceives a futile passion for a comely but rather flighty young widow.   “Foote as ever is a graceful, gentlemanly writer with a compassionate understanding of the needs and hungers of his Texas backwater folk."

— Variety

"…THE WIDOW CLAIRE has the lucid details and buried poignancy of a naturalistic American short story from the era in which it is set."

— The New York Times

Publication

Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 58
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822212539
ISBN-10 0822212536

The Widow Claire is a American play written by Horton Foote and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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