The Madras House
Madras House, The Author: Harley Granville Barker
First Performance: 1910, London
Published: 1911; rev. 1925
Genre: Com. in 4 acts
Setting: The Huxtables' and Madras's homes and business offices, London, 1900s
Cast: 8m, 17f
Henry Huxtable, recovering from an illness, is preparing to sell the drapery business that he co-owns and manages with his nephew Philip Madras, who wishes to leave the trade so that he can become a reformer. Huxtable is unhappy to learn that Philip's father is returning from abroad to be involved in the negotiations for the sale. Madras Senior is in ill odour with Huxtable, because he left his wife, Huxtable's sister, 30 years previously. We also meet Huxtable's six daughters, who are at a loss how to fill their time meaningfully. The next day at the office, Philip has to adjudicate a...
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