Black for Luck TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text 'Francis,' said Elizabeth, 'does this cat belong to anyone here?'<br><br>'No, miss. That cat's a stray, that cat is. I been trying to locate that cat's owner for days.'<br><br>Francis spent his time trying to locate things. It was the one recreation of his eventless life. Sometimes it was a noise, sometimes a lost letter, sometimes a piece of ice which had gone astray in the dumb-waiter--whatever it was, Francis tried to locate it.<br><br>'Has he been round here long, then?'<br><br>'I seen him snooping about a considerable time.'<br><br>'I shall keep him.'<br><br>'Black cats bring luck,' said Francis sententiously.<br><br>'I certainly shan't object to that,' said Elizabeth. She was feeling that morning that a little luck would be a pleasing novelty. COMMENTS: Visual Text A guy and gal meet through the attentions of a mutually-fed alley cat. The couple thinks the cat has brought them luck, until one day it dsiappears and....This is a sweet story, but unworthy of Wodehouse's reputation, and ultimately unsatisfying and one-note-y. Not enough events or conflict to drive a piece in the theatre. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: BlackforLuck.pdf
