THE STORY: SAND MOUNTAIN MATCHMAKING, deals with an attractive young widow, Rebecca, who is wooed by a succession of thoroughly objectionable suitors: the first a conceited stud who is sure that she is physically attracted to him; the second a coarse old farmer who is looking for a compliant slave and who has already buried two wives; and the third a Bible-spouting bore whose last wife deserted him. In desperation Rebecca seeks the counsel of Lottie, a wise old hill woman, who tells her that all is not lost; she can find the right man by posing a simple (if suggestive) question to those who come to court her. This Rebecca does, and her reward, happily enough, is Sam Bean—a strapping young widower with a mind of his own who gives Rebecca as good as he gets and is more than a match for her and the memory of her late husband.
“With generosity and humor, he shows his people in their natural plumage, living full lives in the shadow of desperation and poverty. One might suggest that if theatregoers want to lift their own spirits, they should try the tonic of a comedy by Romulus Linney.” —The New York Times.
“took the audience into realms of imagination where theatre hardly ever dares venture anymore.” —Philadelphia Inquirer.
“Crammed with laughter” —Variety.
Included in the collection
Sand Mountain.
