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Word: predieament (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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...young lady, cast out by her cruel step-father and robbed by him of her $500 inheritance (less than the usual theatrical fortune), is in a difficult predieament, but she scrubs and cooks so delightfully in return for her room and board that all four young men fall in love with her. Obviously four lovers are three too many, but it takes three acts to eliminate the three unfortunates. If we had been the young lady, we would have picked Houston Richards, who was put out in the semifinals, but of course the script of the play...

Author: By R. S. F., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 11/19/1924 | See Source »

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