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A review by brandie185
The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman
4.0
The Children's Hour is a play that takes place mostly at an all girls school on the east coast in the 1950's.
One student, Mary, who is unhappy at the school, sets out to cause trouble. She wants to go back home and not stay at the school, so she decides to tell her grandma that the two young woman in charge are behaving inappropriately. Grandma instantly pulls her out and notifies the other parents.
A second student (who is all but forced to by Mary) corroborates the story.
And what have the woman done?
Did they beat the students? Not feed them? Not teach them? Make them do all the work like in Annie?
Nope.
They kissed.
Yep, Mary accuses them of being homosexuals and the you know what hits the fan.
Even though it's a lie, the damage is done.
Just a reminder of how the good old days weren't actually all that good.
One student, Mary, who is unhappy at the school, sets out to cause trouble. She wants to go back home and not stay at the school, so she decides to tell her grandma that the two young woman in charge are behaving inappropriately. Grandma instantly pulls her out and notifies the other parents.
A second student (who is all but forced to by Mary) corroborates the story.
And what have the woman done?
Did they beat the students? Not feed them? Not teach them? Make them do all the work like in Annie?
Nope.
They kissed.
Yep, Mary accuses them of being homosexuals and the you know what hits the fan.
Even though it's a lie, the damage is done.
Just a reminder of how the good old days weren't actually all that good.