THE STORY: Rodney Lodge has one supreme desire—to have a room of his own. The family says he has one, but Rodney knows only too well that he occupies the sewing-room. He needs a place for all his valuable possessions. One of these treasures is a cornet, and his family suffers through the “modern” music Rod loves. There is one way Rodney will get his own room. If his sister, Phyllis, gets married, he could have hers! There is Lyman, and earnest life-insurance salesman, who admires Phyllis; and there is Bill, but he and Phyllis have quarreled. Bill collects stamps and once traded with Rodney, who also collects. When Bill calls up and Rodney answers the phone, Rod sees his chance and a mild deception takes place. Bill arrives and finds things not quite as Rodney has pictured them. But the escape of Rodney’s pet snake causes Phyllis to faint at a crucial moment; then she and Bill are reconciled, and announce their engagement. Victory is assured; and the cornet swings into a lively rendition of the Wedding March as Rodney’s dream comes true!
An amusing, lively play for high schools.
