At its climax, a little girl falls into a fountain while her brother, hidden in the trees, shoots himself with a revolver; neither of those two figures speak throughout the entire play.
In this work, a man complains about having to wear a chef's hat, and a pale blue envelope containing money is laid on a mahogany table in the dress shop of a woman who speaks half in Spanish. One subplot in this play results from a man sending his wife away with his secretary to start a new family and the subsequent death of that secretary, leaving the family in poverty. At its climax, a little girl falls into a fountain while her brother, hidden in the trees, shoots himself with a revolver; neither of those two figures speak throughout the entire play. The death of the girl causes the Stepdaughter to flee in events that were supposed to be fantasy but played out as reality. For 10 points, a family asks a Director and his actors to play out their drama in what work of Luigi Pirandello?
In this work, a man complains about having to wear a chef's hat, and a pale blue envelope containing money is laid on a mahogany table in the dress shop of a woman who speaks half in Spanish.
Six Characters in Search of an Author or [Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore]