Description:The Hero of Santa Maria: A Ridiculous Tragedy in One Act One of the first books with Ben Hecht's name on the cover; this is a sharp comedy about a Civil War veteran's dilemma when he learns his disinherited, disgraceful son has died heroically in battle. He is a man of great honesty and has always resented that the government has refused him a pension because it doubts his word about his military service. But the pension will now be granted if he keeps quiet about having disowned his heroic son. When his son turns up alive (he never went to war at all, and paid another man to serve under his name) the old veteran is tested still further.The Hero of Santa Maria was originally presented at the Comedy Theatre, New York City, on February 12, 1917.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Hero of Santa Maria. To get started finding The Hero of Santa Maria, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: The Hero of Santa Maria: A Ridiculous Tragedy in One Act One of the first books with Ben Hecht's name on the cover; this is a sharp comedy about a Civil War veteran's dilemma when he learns his disinherited, disgraceful son has died heroically in battle. He is a man of great honesty and has always resented that the government has refused him a pension because it doubts his word about his military service. But the pension will now be granted if he keeps quiet about having disowned his heroic son. When his son turns up alive (he never went to war at all, and paid another man to serve under his name) the old veteran is tested still further.The Hero of Santa Maria was originally presented at the Comedy Theatre, New York City, on February 12, 1917.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Hero of Santa Maria. To get started finding The Hero of Santa Maria, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.