Project Gutenberg 2016-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 82 Guptill, Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) 1870 Answering the Phone: A Farce Produced by Emmy, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Answering the Phone: A Farce" by Elizabeth F. Guptill is a comedic play written in the early 20th century. This light-hearted farce revolves around the misunderstandings and misadventures that arise from a simple miscommunication regarding telephone etiquette in a home setting. The play captures the humorous elements of everyday life and the character dynamics that emerge in a domestic environment. The plot follows Mrs. Courtney and her daughter, Miss Eleanora Courtney, who leave their home with specific instructions for their new maid, Nora Flanagan, regarding how to handle phone calls while they are away. Nora, however, struggles to understand the purpose and function of the telephone, leading to a series of comical miscommunications. As Nora interacts with callers, she unwittingly engages with Miss Courtney's intended suitor, Reginald, resulting in a chaotic yet amusing mix-up. The play cleverly highlights themes of social class and communication while delivering a delightful commentary on early 20th-century domestic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama Comedies Household employees -- Drama Telephone -- Drama PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 66889 66898 2024-09-22T08:08:38.113467 2023-09-23T06:39:16.732706 text/html text/html 63627 2017-07-08T08:21:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 701892 2017-07-08T08:23:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 540841 2024-09-22T08:08:40.591489 application/epub+zip 539579 2024-09-22T08:08:38.723448 application/epub+zip 84254 2024-09-22T08:08:38.410501 application/epub+zip 581193 2024-09-22T08:08:42.236464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571015 2024-09-22T08:08:40.279619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117188 2022-09-24T08:48:08.933163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53842 53656 2024-09-22T08:08:37.767494 2023-09-23T06:39:16.413646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53949 2017-07-08T08:21:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 21276 2017-07-08T08:23:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18730 2024-09-22T08:08:42.365450 application/rdf+xml 26063 2024-09-22T08:08:38.485459 image/jpeg 3831 2024-09-22T08:08:38.447454 image/jpeg 703920 2024-09-22T08:08:38.148470 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