Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 235 Ferber, Edna 1885 1968 Cheerful—By Request Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Cheerful: by request -- The gay old dog -- The tough guy -- The eldest -- That's marriage -- The woman who tried to be good -- The girl who went right -- The hooker-up-the-back -- The guiding Miss Gowd -- Sophy-as-she-might-have-been -- The three of them -- Shore leave. Produced by Janet Kegg and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Cheerful—By Request" by Edna Ferber is a novel written during the late 1910s. The story primarily revolves around Josie Fifer, a struggling actress-turned-costume keeper in a theatrical warehouse, navigating her complex life in the doldrums of the New York theater scene. The narrative emphasizes the stark contrast between the grim realities of theater production and the author’s desire for a more uplifting tale in a post-war society. The opening portion introduces readers to the world of Josie Fifer, who is entrenched in the behind-the-scenes aspect of theater, managing the costumes of failed productions. The dialogue sets a tone of discontent with the prevailing gloomy and "realistic" narratives common at the time. Josie is depicted with a sharp wit and a somewhat jaded outlook, having faced years of disappointment and hardship within the industry. Through a series of vignettes, we see her reflections on her past aspirations, her current position, and her interactions with others, including Sid Hahn, a prominent theatrical manager. The opening establishes a pitch for a "cheerful" story, hinting at Josie's desire for both recognition and a more hopeful narrative amidst the tragedy she finds herself surrounded by. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, American Manners and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 576637 576073 2024-10-05T09:25:05.318757 2023-10-05T09:12:31.414598 text/html text/html 576234 2020-12-25T19:54:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 213598 2020-12-25T19:54:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285011 2024-10-05T09:25:13.770447 application/epub+zip 292345 2024-10-05T09:25:07.344482 application/epub+zip 292343 2024-10-05T09:25:06.078553 application/epub+zip 503152 2024-10-05T09:25:18.865923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476393 2024-10-05T09:25:13.003580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439750 2022-09-05T13:03:42.258205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517510 517473 2024-10-05T09:25:03.723506 2023-10-05T09:12:30.001615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 518857 2020-12-25T19:54:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206459 2020-12-25T19:54:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 518851 2020-12-25T19:54:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206367 2020-12-25T19:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21961 2024-10-05T09:25:18.999895 application/rdf+xml 13090 2024-10-05T09:25:06.657475 image/jpeg 3468 2024-10-05T09:25:06.368455 image/jpeg 278088 2024-10-05T09:25:05.368504 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia