Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: In Mizzoura
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About This Book
Set in the rural Missouri town of the title, In Mizzoura explores the clash between tradition and progress in a small, close-knit community. The play begins with the return of Willard Curtis, a young man who left his hometown to seek success in the city. Upon his return, he finds his childhood sweetheart, Laura, now married to a local farmer, and the town grappling with modern changes that threaten its traditional ways of life.As Willard navigates his feelings for Laura and his discomfort with the evolving town, the play introduces other characters, such as the determined town doctor and a cyn...
Chapters (12)
- A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS
- AUGUSTUS THOMAS
- IN MIZZOURA
- PREFACE.
- =HOOLEY'S THEATRE,=
- IN MIZZOURA.
- ACT II.
- SCENE. VERNON'S blacksmith shop, adjoining his living-room. Forge. Door to living-room above forge. Bellows down stage below forge. Bench with vise at left. Big double doors. Trusses. Tub of water back of anvil.
- ACT III.
- SCENE. Same as ACT I, but tidy. Doors closed and lamp lighted. Song in blacksmith shop before rise of curtain.
- ACT IV.
- SCENE. Exterior of JIM RADBURN'S cabin-front, stoop and steps showing. Rail-fence partly broken down is across the stage at right and continues in painting on the panorama back-drop of rough country with stacks of cord wood. Many stumps showing. A mud road winds into the distance, a stile crosses fence.
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