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The Orphans' Home Cycle, Part Two: The Story of a Marriage
Horton Foote
The Widow Claire
by Horton Foote
What readers are saying
Readers find that while the play continues Horace's saga, it lacks significant action. There is a humorous observation about the children's sleep patterns that adds a quirky touch to the story.
Humorous observationsContinues engaging sagaLacks significant action
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
PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year1998
BindingPaperback
Pages58
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822212539
ISBN-100822212536
The Widow Claire is a American play written by Horton Foote and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 58 pp
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