''Niobe'', also known as ''Niobe: All Smiles'', is a

farce Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity o ...

written by Harry Paulton in 1892. The show had more than five hundred performances at the Royal Strand Theatre in London's West End. The play toured other countries, including

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and with other companies

Plot

The play revolves around the Edwardian family values being tested by unusual circumstances. The household contains a marble statue of Niobe. The moment of magical transformation occurs as the statue is bought to life by a quaint electrical storm.

References

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