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Debuting on broadway in 1941, it ran for three years and over fourteen hundred performances. A selfaware play by design, arsenic and old lace pokes fun at itself by taking on murder mystery cliches and soap opera twists in the name of theatrical satire. An easygoing drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle aunts have a. Arsenic and old lace by joseph kesselring audiobook. Arsenic and old lace acting edition acting edition for theater productions joseph kesselring on. Two dotty sisters run a boarding house for lonely old men. Jun 29, 2019 listen to arsenic and old lace audiobook by joseph kesselring.
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