Still Stands The House
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''Still Stands the House'' is a 1938 play by
Gwen Pharis Ringwood Gwen Pharis Ringwood (13 August 1910 Anatone, Washington – 24 May 1984 Williams Lake, British Columbia) was a Canadian playwright. Life She graduated from the University of Alberta. She worked part-time as a secretary for Elizabeth Sterling Hay ...
. It premiered on 3 March 1938 at the Carolina Playmakers School in North Carolina.


Characters

* ''Manning'' * ''Ruth Warren'' * ''Hester Warren'' * ''Bruce Warren''


Plot

Bruce agrees to sell the Warren farm to Mr. Manning, after his pregnant wife Ruth encourages him to do so. Bruce's sister Hester doesn't want to leave the family house, because of memories of her dead father. Ruth and Hester argue about it during which Bruce goes after a horse that escapes. Hester knowing that their lanterns won't stay lit for long enough to get back, sends Ruth after Bruce to the snowstorm where they both end up dying.


References

{{reflist 1938 plays Plays set in the 1930s