A send up of silent screen westerns, this wacky comedy takes place in a room above the saloon where Clara is packing for her honeymoon. A stranger interrupts to tell her he has won her in a poker game. They fight and might fall for each other, but not before they realize they are victims of an inventive scam. An optional third character can add a silent screen era touch by flipping through title cards complimenting the action.
Published in Cross Country: Seven More One Act Plays.
CLARA AND THE GAMBLER was originally produced by Silver Lining Productions at the Sanford Meisner Theatre in New York on April 20, 1988 under the direction of Stefanie Milligan.