Freezing a Mother-in-Law; or, Suspended Animation: A farce in one act

"Freezing a Mother-in-Law; or, Suspended Animation: A farce in one act" by T. Edgar Pemberton is a funny play from the late 1800s that makes fun of marriage and difficult family members. The story is about Mr. Watmuff and his daughter Emily, who wants to marry Walter Litherland. But Emily's mom, Mrs. Watmuff, is totally against it. Then, their nephew Ferdinand Swift shows up with a crazy invention that can freeze people, which makes Walter come up with a cunning plan about his mother-in-law and her constant meddling in his future wedding plans, even though the mother-in-law finds out. The play delivers goofy situations, clever conversations, so it's a wild ride of schemes and surprises about how families can drive each other nuts.