"The Albany Depot: A Farce" by William Dean Howells is a funny play set in a Boston train station's waiting area, where everyday interactions turn hilariously chaotic. Mr. Edward Roberts is waiting to meet his family's new cook, but because he does not know what she looks like, he ends up talking to the wrong woman. This causes a series of funny mix-ups that draw in his friend, Willis Campbell, and an angry husband, making the situation even more ridiculous. The whole story shows how easily things can go wrong and how humor can be found even when things get really confusing, leading to the cook's eventual arrival and a funny resolution.
The Albany Depot : a Farce
By William Dean Howells
In a bustling depot, mistaken identities and comical encounters explode when a man searches for the new cook, sparking a whirlwind of uproarious misunderstandings with friends and strangers alike.
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About the AuthorWilliam Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day," which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day," which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
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