Synopsis
The Monkey's Paw
W. W. Jacobs & Louis N. Parker
Published by Samuel French Inc
4 Male 1 Female
++ PUBLIC DOMAIN ++
This Louis N. Parker adaptation is in the Public Domain and does not require a licensing fee for performance
One-act adaptation of the classic ghost story ...
This cautionary tale begins when Major Morris, of the British army in India, sharing the tale of a troublesome monkey's paw with a married couple, Mr. and Mrs. White, and their only son, Herbert
The superstition is that its possessor may have three wishes
Mr White listens to the old soldier's warning that the paw has hitherto brought only disaster
Despite this, the Whites take the gruesome thing
Mr White wishes for $200
Then Mr Sampson appears with the tragic news that their son has been killed at work
But the firm - as a mark of sympathy - is giving them $200
The White's then make their second wish - that the son be restored to life
They wait
Then - finally - there is a knock
The distraught mother struggles to open the door
While she does so, Mr White makes his third wish ...