An Evening Performance (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: George Garrett
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Plot: Sketch
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: The rural southern United States
- Principal Characters: Stella, A lame man, Angel, A merchant
- Genres: Short fiction, Sketch
- Subjects: Values, Christianity, Diving or divers
- Locales: South (U.S.)
The Story
This brief story opens with a description of the promised performance: High atop a tower rising to the clouds stands a plump woman in a spangled bathing suit, poised to plunge into the flaming tub far below. Posters bearing this picture proclaim that “ONE OF THE FABULOUS WONDERS OF MODERN TIMES/ STELLA THE HIGH DIVER” will dive one hundred feet into a “FLAMING CAULDRON.” The posters appear suddenly; some are torn down by grumbling citizens and police officers; a few remain for several weeks, silently enticing the residents of the quiet rural town.
Then,...
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