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The Quiet Hotel
A Farcical Sketch in One Act
BY
FRANK DUMONT
Author of “HOW A WOMAN KEEPS A SECRET”,
“THE DEPOT LUNCH COUNTER,” etc.
PHILADELPHIA
THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
1912
Copyright 1912 by The Penn Publishing Company
The Quiet Hotel
CHARACTERS
| Miss Calcium | An actress, looking for rest. |
| Susan | Who runs the Quiet Hotel. |
| Rubber-Neck | Colored porter and general assistant. |
Note.—Rubber-Neck may easily be played as a whitecharacter part if preferred.
Time:—Twenty-five minutes.
STORY OF THE SKETCH
Susan and Rubber-Neck k