The Scrubtown sewing circle's Thanksgiving : An old ladies' sociable by Gray
"The genial sultan; The princess who could not see; Late for the coronation" is a short theatrical piece written in the early 20th century. It reads like a community-stage comedy centered on small-town life, likely intended for amateur performance, and its topic is a New England sewing circle’s Thanksgiving gathering filled with testimonies, gossip, and gentle satire. The play unfolds in Mrs. Gossip’s parlor, where President Mrs. Tattle and Secretary Mary Ann
Green preside over the Scrubtown Sewing Circle. After minutes recount a well-meaning but comically mismatched donation party for the bereaved Minister, the ladies share what they’re thankful for. Granny Noddle, endearingly deaf and literal, repeatedly derails the proceedings with misheard comments, while her granddaughter Betsey proudly explains how she scrimped to buy a turkey and invites the lonely Minister to dinner. Percilla Primp announces her engagement with smug flourish, sparking tart asides from Mary Ann. Between Mrs. Gossip’s long-winded family roll call and Mrs. Tattle’s vanity and hopes for remarriage, the humor mixes with warmth as Granny delivers a trembling, heartfelt meditation on faith and readiness for the hereafter. The meeting adjourns with a light song, winking that the “old ladies” have been playacting their age all along. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gray, Maude Livingston Hall, 1877-1952 |
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| LoC No. | tmp96006553 |
| Title | The Scrubtown sewing circle's Thanksgiving : An old ladies' sociable |
| Original Publication | New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1910. |
| Credits | Charlene Taylor, Raymond Papworth, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | One-act plays |
| Subject | Thanksgiving Day -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77284 |
| Release Date | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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