The Hot l Baltimore (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Lanford Wilson
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Baltimore, Maryland
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Values, 1970’s, Prostitution or prostitutes, Friendship, Loyalty, Hotels, motels, or inns, Baltimore
- Locales: Baltimore, MD
Characters Discussed
The Girl, a call girl who resides at the hotel. Blonde, youthful, and attractive despite her professional and other past experiences, she has traveled through all fifty states and is particularly attached to railroads, whose demise she laments greatly. She is extremely talkative and curious, making everybody’s business her affair. Energetic and positive, she believes in conviction. She announces that she will not vacate the hotel even though it is scheduled for demolition.
Bill Lewis, the night clerk at the hotel. He is thirty years old and...
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