Set in the town of Hillsboro, this play begins with a boy telling a girl that she and her whole family were once "worms" or "blobs of jelly.
In one scene in this play, a character takes off his coat to reveal purple suspenders which he bought in Nebraska. In another scene, a character tells the story of "Golden Dancer," a beautiful rocking horse from his youth that broke when he rode it. This play ends with a character dying of a "broken belly" and another character balancing two books in his hands before departing. Set in the town of Hillsboro, this play begins with a boy telling a girl that she and her whole family were once "worms" or "blobs of jelly." The first act ends with the line "Hello, Devil, welcome to Hell," spoken by cynical reporter E.K. Hornbeck, who works for the Baltimore Herald. This play's plot involves lawyer Henry Drummond defending teacher Bertram Cates from the fundamentalist Matthew Harrison Brady. For 10 points, name this play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, a fictionalization of the Scopes trial.
In one scene in this play, a character takes off his coat to reveal purple suspenders which he bought in Nebraska.
Inherit the Wind