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'The Devil and Tom Walker' by Gerald P. Murphy - additional information.


'The Devil and Tom Walker' by Gerald P. Murphy
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Period and Geography
Location: USA. Time Period: 18th Century
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 1
Setting: Forest
Set Requirements: Backdrops/simple flats
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Style:
A short fantasy melodrama, adapted from the Washington Irving short story. Compèred by rhyming narrators.
Synopsis:
Tom Walker meets the Devil, who offers him buried treasure in exchange for his soul. Eventually Tom agrees to the bargain and becomes a merciless moneylender, hoarding his great fortune. Later, Tom begins to fear damnation and makes a great show of being religious. Despite Tom's newfound piety, the Devil comes for him on a black horse, and Tom is never seen again.

 
 

 
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