The Kelly, George 1887-1974 creator Macgowan, Kenneth 1888-1963 text utu 2019 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Torch-Bearers: A Satirical Comedy in Three Acts" by George Kelly is a stage play written in 1922. A housewife takes to the stage while her husband is away on business, embracing amateur theatrics with consequences. The three-act structure follows a rehearsal at the couple's home, the actual performance, and the aftermath. Set within the Little Theatre Movement, Kelly's satire skewers the pretensions and follies of community theater. The play premiered in New Jersey before transferring to Broadway and has enjoyed multiple revivals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Torch-Bearers Release date is 2019-10-19 Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, Buley Library (Southern Connecticut State University) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Interpersonal relations -- Drama Upper class -- Drama Amateur theater -- Drama PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60523 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60523 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134409.0 60523