Category: Humour

Bottoms Up: An Application of the Slapstick to Satire

Nathan, George Jean, 1882-1958· 3 chapters· 1,562 words

At Tonio’s signal, the curtains open disclosing a cross-roads with a rude portable theatre and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt with a party of débutantes. The distant sounds of a cracked trumpet and belabored drum call the peasants together, and they greet with joy the familiar char...

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1. Act I

At Tonio’s signal, the curtains open disclosing a cross-roads with a rude portable theatre and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt with a party of débutantes. The distant sounds of a crac...

2. Act III

3. Act III

1. Black moustache | 20 points | 2. Riding boots | 36 points | 3. Riding boots and crop | 47 points | 4. Foreign accent (save Irish) | 29 points | 5. Top hat | 8 points | 6. Pat...