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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Matchgirls

The Matchgirls

Owen, Bill

Paperback

General MusicMusic Instruction: GeneralPlays

ISBN10: 0573080445
ISBN13: 9780573080449
Publisher: Samuel French Trade
Published: Dec 1 1967
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.14 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Based on fact, the story tells of a strike by the girls in a match factory in 1888, when unions were still groping for recognition and mass withdrawal of labour was an almost unheard-of strategy in industrial relations. The match-cutters finally rebel against working conditions in which young girls had their jaws rotted away by phosphorus, and discipline was maintained by a system of crippling fines and sanctions. A grim episode, perhaps, but not many minutes of the play are allowed to pass before the natural ebullience of the traditional Cockney sparrow helps to create sparkling entertainment which warms the heart, yet retains the essential drama of the central theme.13 women, 5 men

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