Cover of Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

We meet the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously "acceptable" roomers; the antics of their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of the other brother these require no further description or amplification here. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is a must for all nonprofessionals, a ready-made comedy hit.

Genre
humorliterary fictionmysterycrimehistorical fiction
Themes
theatremoviesmurder
Setting
20th centuryhigh schoolnew yorkUSA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 104 pages
Form
playspoetry

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