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George Bernard (GB) Shaw
A hotel sitting room, the 1910s.
Having fallen on hard times, Ermyntrude, widow of a millionaire, takes up a position with a Princess. A mysterious stranger claiming to represent the Inca of Perusalem arrives to visit the Princess, ostensibly to arrange a marriage between her and one of the Inca's sons. It is Ermyntrude, however, who really catches his eye ...
Plays General
One Act
4
2
6
09 October 1916
Presented at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Selected Short Plays by George Bernard Shaw
1988
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