None so deaf as those who won't hear

A one-act comedy set in a genteel parlor where a father’s acquired deafness generates farcical misunderstandings that frustrate his young daughter’s social hopes. The daughter’s boredom, a loud-witted servant, incoming letters about potential suitors, and an advertised cure for deafness produce comic readings, misread intentions, and stubborn paternal refusals. Performed with a small cast and domestic stage business, the piece satirizes miscommunication, parental control, and social tedium while relying on situational humor and character-driven exchanges.