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Arsenic and Old Lace

Start: Hello. Oh, hello, Al. My, it’s g...

Overview

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Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act One
Time & Place
Brooklyn, Victorian House, 1940
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)

Context

Text

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Start:

Hello. Oh, hello, Al. My, it’s good to hear your voice. Oh, no, Al, I’m sober as a lark, I just called you because I was feeling a little Pirandello--Piran--you wouldn’t know, Al.

[... … …]

End:

You get ahold of George! (He hangs up and sits a moment, trying to collect himself.) Now let’s see, where were we? (He suddenly leaps from stool.) TWELVE!

For the full extended monologue, refer to Joseph Kesselring, Arsenic and Old Lace. Dramatists Play Service, 1969. pp. 25.

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