Word: nob
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...called "Marmaduke." In this comedy a story will be told of the many troubles, mostly humorous, that will overtake a man who allows his good nature and good disposition to be imposed upon. Marmaduke is the name of a wealthy Californian of the present day, whose palatial residence on "Nob Hill," where he keeps open house, is over-run by hangers-on, and whose boundless hospitality is shamefully abused. He is particularly beset by two so-called friends, who use his house as their own for selfish ends, the one to provide his daily food and lodgings, the other...