Project Gutenberg 2013-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 165 Strong, Grace Cooke The Templeton Teapot: A Farce in One Act Produced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "The Templeton Teapot: A Farce in One Act" by Grace Cooke Strong is a lighthearted play written during the early 20th century. This comedic work revolves around a family dealing with the complications that arise from tradition, romance, and the sentimental value of a prized heirloom. The story takes place in a comfortable old-fashioned library, filled with antique decorations that reflect the protagonist's passion for history and nostalgia. In the play, the Templeton family finds themselves in a comedic whirlwind of circumstances when Hilda, their daughter, rebels against the traditional expectations imposed on her, particularly concerning a marriage proposal from the much older Professor Gates, who has a keen interest in their valuable antique teapot. As Hilda contemplates running away to chase a more modern and free-spirited life, a series of misunderstandings involving Hilda's suitor, Eric Dean, and the teapot generates a raucous mix of mistaken identities and familial chaos. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a humorous resolution that brings the characters to new understandings of love, tradition, and the value of heirlooms in shaping one's destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42123/42123-h/images/teapotcover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Drama Comedy plays PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 94366 2025-09-17T06:12:18.561400 text/html 72465 2024-10-23T14:11:51 text/html 129244 2025-09-17T06:12:21.531366 application/epub+zip 128423 2025-09-17T06:12:19.069386 application/epub+zip 92250 2025-09-17T06:12:18.798379 application/epub+zip 196087 2025-09-17T06:12:23.317366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177364 2025-09-17T06:12:21.258357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135291 2022-09-19T09:14:18.861551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67784 2025-09-17T06:12:18.239403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47774 2024-10-23T14:11:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16000 2025-09-17T06:12:23.436387 application/rdf+xml 32830 2025-09-17T06:12:18.870396 image/jpeg 4274 2025-09-17T06:12:18.834393 image/jpeg 113795 2025-09-17T06:12:18.572392 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog