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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

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 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