Overview

This striking and preeminently human play of emotions, produced with outstanding success in England and America, centers about the Linden family, inhabitants of the English countryside. After an absence of several years, Henry brings home his bride Mariella, who differs somewhat from her husband's people in that she is only half English and not quite sympathetic toward the "real thing." She is attracted, however, to her brother-in-law, David, with whom she falls in love. This situation is further complicated by the fact that she thinks very highly of David's wife. The story develops swifty up to the emotional climax where the development of this situation nearly wrecks the family. The plot moves fast and with striking dramatic effect, and holds the audience from the very rise of the curtain. Though this play is designed primarily for skilled actors it is something that will appeal to practically any audience that cares about the finer things in the theatre.