Project Gutenberg 2025-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 158 Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.) 1883 1969 Tuttle, Wilbur C. Tuttle, Wilbur Coleman Warren, Jack "The curse of drink" $aNew York :$bDoubleday, Doran & Company, $c1929. Produced from the April 10, 1929 issue of Short Stories magazine. Reading ease score: 92.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Curse of Drink" by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the fictional cowtown of San Pablo, where the townsfolk aim to put on a theatrical production for a charitable cause. The narrative blends elements of comedy and drama, with a clear focus on the interactions and shenanigans of its quirky characters as they prepare for a play that revolves around a weighty topic: the detrimental effects of alcohol. The plot centers around Hank Boll-Weevil Potts, owner of the local saloon, and his involvement in a community theater project led by the dramatic teacher Eveline Annabel Wimple. As the characters scramble to put on a successful show titled "The Curse of Drink," chaos ensues with various romantic entanglements and mishaps, including a raucous showdown between two rival towns. Amidst the comedic turmoil, they find themselves drastically underprepared, with even the lead actor becoming incapacitated. Tuttle expertly weaves humor into themes of community, charity, and the folly of human nature, culminating in a riotous performance that leaves its mark on the townspeople and, ultimately, on the audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241220193151tuttle 1929 US en Short stories Western stories Humorous stories Cowboys -- Fiction Theater -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 80728 2025-04-29T15:27:31.226217 text/html 56262 2025-01-01T16:10:12 text/html 1011535 2025-04-29T15:27:34.702198 application/epub+zip 1011633 2025-04-29T15:27:32.374227 application/epub+zip 259118 2025-04-29T15:27:31.724227 application/epub+zip 1886564 2025-04-29T15:27:36.474214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1879638 2025-04-29T15:27:34.162208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70940 2025-04-29T15:27:30.974212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51180 2025-01-01T16:10:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16844 2025-04-29T15:27:36.640177 application/rdf+xml 30119 2025-04-29T15:27:31.932207 image/jpeg 4802 2025-04-29T15:27:31.824206 image/jpeg 1084580 2025-04-29T15:27:31.262217 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