Synopsis
The Phony Physician
Published by Samuel French Inc
5 Male 3 Female
Skelly is the laziest fool in the village
He refuses to cut down trees because they are his only friends
To get even with her layabout husband, Mavis tells a wealthy man that Skelly is the most skilled physician in ten counties
And that to get him to work, Skelly must be beaten with a broom
So poor, bullied Skelly is forced to become a doctor and to the city he goes - with resulting comic confusions and side-splitting satirical commentary on the medical profession
In the end he cures Lucy (she was only faking her illness to avoid a pre-arranged marriage) and becomes the hero of the day
Filled with farcical action and vaudeville-like jokes, this comedy is easily staged and a guaranteed audience-pleaser