02273cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000240011324500450013726400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850801990039952012290059853400450182765300100187265300170188285600430189999900170194242123UtSlPG20260610133950.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aStrong, Grace Cooke14aThe Templeton Teapot: A Farce in One Act 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-02-18  aProduced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online
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by the Library of Congress)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDrama  aComedy plays40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42123  c82962d82962