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Cast 2 men, 12 women. One of the great successes of this distinguished writer. A serious and adult play about two women who run a school for girls. After a malicious youngster starts a rumor about the two women, the rumor soon turns to scandal. As the young girl comes to understand... Read Full Overview

One of the great successes of distinguished writer Lillian Hellman, this serious play about two women who run a school for girls highlights the real-life consequences of a lie told by a disgruntled student. After the malicious youngster starts a rumor about the two women, it... Read Full Overview

Cast 2 men, 12 women. One of the great successes of this distinguished writer. A serious and adult play about two women who run a school for girls. After a malicious youngster starts a rumor about the two women, the rumor soon turns to scandal. As the young girl comes to understand... Read Full Overview

The Children's Hour is a play written by Lillian Hellman, first produced on Broadway in 1934. The story is set in an all-girls boarding school run by two women, Karen Wright and Martha Dobie. When a malicious student, Mary Tilford, accuses the two women of having a lesbian relationship,... Read Full Overview

THE STORY: One of the great successes of this distinguished writer. A serious and adult play about two women who run a school for girls. After a malicious youngster starts a rumor about the two women, the rumor soon turns to scandal. As the young g

The Children's Hour is a play written by Lillian Hellman, first performed in 1934. The story is set in an all-girls boarding school run by two women, Karen Wright and Martha Dobie. When a malicious student, Mary Tilford, accuses the two women of having a lesbian relationship,... Read Full Overview

The Children's Hour is a play written by Lillian Hellman, which is available in a large print edition. The play tells the story of two women who run a boarding school for girls, and are accused of having a lesbian relationship. The accusation is made by a student who is angry... Read Full Overview

The Children's Hour is a play written by Lillian Hellman that tells the story of two women who run a boarding school for girls in New England. When a vindictive student accuses them of having a lesbian relationship, their lives are turned upside down as the scandal spreads throughout... Read Full Overview

The Children's Hour is a play written by Lillian Hellman, first published in 1934. The story takes place in an all-girls boarding school run by two women, Karen Wright and Martha Dobie. When a malicious student, Mary Tilford, spreads a rumor that the two women are in a romantic... Read Full Overview