TY  - BOOK
AU  - Strong,Grace Cooke
TI  - The Templeton Teapot: A Farce in One Act
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Drama
KW  - Comedy plays
N1  - Release date is 2013-02-18; Produced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online
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N2  - "The Templeton Teapot: A Farce in One Act" by Grace Cooke Strong is a lighthearted play written during the early 20th century. This comedic work revolves around a family dealing with the complications that arise from tradition, romance, and the sentimental value of a prized heirloom. The story takes place in a comfortable old-fashioned library, filled with antique decorations that reflect the protagonist's passion for history and nostalgia.  In the play, the Templeton family finds themselves in a comedic whirlwind of circumstances when Hilda, their daughter, rebels against the traditional expectations imposed on her, particularly concerning a marriage proposal from the much older Professor Gates, who has a keen interest in their valuable antique teapot. As Hilda contemplates running away to chase a more modern and free-spirited life, a series of misunderstandings involving Hilda's suitor, Eric Dean, and the teapot generates a raucous mix of mistaken identities and familial chaos. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a humorous resolution that brings the characters to new understandings of love, tradition, and the value of heirlooms in shaping one's destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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