Synopsis
The Flutter of the Goldleaf opens a window into a tense family drama and a world where science, imagination, and family duty collide on a cluttered attic work table. This one‑act play, set in the Warner family home, follows Philo, a brilliant but troubled student, as his parents and local doctors wrestle with what his obsession with electricity and discovery might cost them all. The result is a tight, character-driven confrontation that blends scientific curiosity with emotional stakes.
Across the page, the exchange between parents, neighbors, and the ailing young inventor builds a charged mood—part anxious home drama, part scientific parable. Readers glimpse the pull between ambition and practicality, the fear of the unknown, and the stubborn love that both enlivens and unsettles a family. The scene is rich with period detail and vivid dialogue that keeps the tension taut while leaving room for reflection on responsibility, care, and the price of genius.
What you’ll experience
- A tightly paced drama centered on a young inventor, his mother, and his father as they navigate medicine, risk, and control.
- Thematic threads about science, illness, and the pull between progress and family duty.
- Run‑of‑the‑play stage directions and a vivid snapshot of a bygone era’s domestic life.
- A companion piece within a collection that also includes other plays by Olive Tilford Dargan and Frederick Peterson.
Ideal for readers who enjoy classic American plays, intimate family studies, and stories where science and emotion collide on a single stage.
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Such a mess! And the doctors will be here in half an hour! (tries to get busy but seems bothered. Crosses to table and looks at a little machine that stands upon it.) That's what's driving my boy crazy! If I only dared to smash it! The right sort of a mother would do just that! (looks at machine with dire meditation.)
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