TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maugham,W.Somerset
TI  - Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English drama -- 20th century
KW  - Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama
KW  - Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Drama
N1  - Release date is 2015-11-04; Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
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N2  - "Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts" by W. Somerset Maugham is a play written in the early 20th century. This comedic work revolves around themes of social class, deception, and the folly of pretentiousness, focusing particularly on the character Jack Straw, a clever and resourceful man who assumes the identity of a royal figure.   The opening of the play introduces the lounge of the Grand Babylon Hotel, where a conversation unfolds between Lady Wanley and Ambrose Holland about their encounters with the newly wealthy Parker-Jennings family. Lady Wanley recounts how she once introduced them to high society, only to be snubbed by Mrs. Parker-Jennings, raising her status while Wallace’s charm is revealed through the interactions with other characters, setting the stage for the ensuing concoction of a scheme involving Jack Straw impersonating an archduke to expose the snobbery of the Parker-Jennings family. As the characters navigate through the entanglements of their social standing, the tension and humor build, providing a glimpse into the farcical nature of the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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ER  -