《Sherwood Anderson： The Triumph of the Egg》.doc

Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941, The Triumph of the Egg Electronic Edition by Alexander Street Press, L.L.C., 2011 . ? Sherwood Anderson. Also published in Plays: Winesburg and Others, Charles Scribners Sons, New York, NY, 1937. [Author Information] [Bibliographic Details] [View Production Details] [Character Information] [1937] [PL033496] Characters Father Mother, his wife Joe Kane TIME: The present. A spring evening. PLACE: A restaurant near a railroad station. Act SCENE: A restaurant. The stage is divided into two sections. The larger, on the right, is the restaurant. There is an entrance in the back wall, to the right. It is summer, and only the screen door across the entrance is closed. In the back wall, about center, is a large window. The street and a street lamp are dimly noticeable through the window and the screen door. A shaded, hanging oil-lamp lights the room. Along the right wall, well downstage, are two small tables with straight chairs, above and below them. They are covered with linen, none too white, and the usual array of salt and pepper shakers, mustard jars, ash trays, and sugar bowls is on each table. Down center is a third table, with two chairs, one right and one left of it, and a similar array of condiments on top of it. Backstage, right and left of the window, are shelves, containing small boxes of cereal, cigars, cigarettes, etc. The counter runs parallel to the back wall and is set far enough out from the wall to allow a person to move about behind it. The right end of the counter, near the outer door, is closed, but the left end of the counter, near the bedroom, is open. There is sufficient room between the left end of the counter and the door to the bedroom for a person to move about without difficulty. On the counter are plates of apples, eggs, and doughnuts, heaped up with no attempt at the decorative. Back of the counter and below it are evidently shelves for dishes, and a hot plate where coffee is kept steaming. The small room t