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041 7 _aen
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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aAmbient, Mark,
_d1860-1937
245 1 0 _aOh! Susannah! :
_bA Farcical Comedy in Three Acts
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-06-12
508 _aProduced by David Widger
520 _a"Oh! Susannah!" by Mark Ambient is a play written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a doctor's consulting room in Pimlico, where a series of humorous misunderstandings and romantic entanglements emerge. The story primarily revolves around the character of Doctor Sheppard, who has just secretly married his beloved Flo and is unexpectedly confronted with a visit from his maiden aunt, Aunt Susannah, amidst the arrival of various female characters who bring their own desires and intentions into the fray. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Aurora, the doctor's servant, who is lovingly preparing for his return while secretly harboring her own feelings for him. The scene is set with a comedic tone as a conversation between Aurora and Tupper, the page, unfolds—revealing the doctor's supposed fortunes, the pressure of patient expectations, and the absurdity of the chaotic household. As the doctor arrives and prepares for unexpected visitors, the themes of mistaken identity, the pressures of romantic expectations, and the farcical nature of social conventions are cleverly set in motion, hinting at the comedic entanglements to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComedy plays
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21820
999 _c62964
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