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A Comedy in One Act by Stuart Ready.
Played by the Station Radio Players
Scene: The kitchen of Matilda Parson's cottage at Withingbottom

Mrs. Matilda Parsons ia preparing tea for her lodger, Captain Emmanuel Cook. She has discovered that he is 'partial to shrimps' and she makes it her business to please him, in spite of the fact that he declares himself proof against matrimonial entanglements.
Emma Dowsett, an ill-natured spinster, is the snake in the grass, but the widow is more than a match for her.

Contributors

Writer:
Stuart Ready
Captain Emmanuel Cook, a Retired Sailor:
Donald Davies
Benjamin Spragget, a Grocer:
Jacque Thomas
John Dutton, a Butcher:
Tom Jones
Emma Dowsett, a Spinster:
Gwen James
Matilda Parsons:
Mary MacDonald-Taylor

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