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100 1 _aCabell, James Branch,
_d1879-1958
245 1 0 _aPoor Jack: A play in one act
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aAttributed to James Branch Cabell, but he denied responsibility.
500 _aDramatization of Cabell's story Love Letters of Falstaff, first published in The Line of Love, 1905.
500 _aRelease date is 2022-07-21
508 _aCharlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Poor Jack: A play in one act" by James Branch Cabell is a theatrical work written in the early 20th century. The play revisits the familiar character Sir John Falstaff, a character made famous by William Shakespeare, and reflects on themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. In this one-act play, Cabell blends humor and poignancy, examining the remnants of past friendships and the inevitability of aging. The narrative centers around Sir John Falstaff, who is now a much-diminished version of his former self, engaging in conversations with Dame Quickly and Bardolph before the unexpected arrival of Lady Sylvia Vernon, once known as Sylvia Darke. Falstaff and Sylvia share a melancholic reunion, contemplating lost youth and the passage of time. Their dialogue reveals the depth of their past affection and sadness over what has been lost. As they exchange memories, the weight of their current realities sets in, culminating in a bittersweet reflection on love that endures despite the ravages of time. The play captures the essence of nostalgia and the complex emotions tied to aging and unfulfilled longing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Privately Printed, 1906
653 _aFalstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/poorjackplayinon00jbcprich/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68576
999 _c109380
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