![]() ![]() ![]() Abby and Martha see their actions as a service-they assume these men live sad and lonely lives, and believe they are putting them out of their misery. Once the unlucky visitor passes away, Abby and Martha bury him in the cellar, where Teddy digs graves that he believes to be the Panama Canal. They have a special stock of poisoned, home-brewed elderberry wine, which they serve to any lonely old men they encounter. Much to his shock, his aunts confess to the murder, saying that it is one of many they carried out. Horrified, Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha, assuming Teddy was responsible. As Mortimer prepares to leave, he stumbles upon the dead body of an older man in the living room. He also informs Abby and Martha of their recent engagement. Mortimer, a theater critic, soon arrives to take Elaine out to see a play. Harper hopes to help the aunts place Teddy at Happy Dale Sanitarium to ensure he will be safe after they pass away. Harper, whose daughter Elaine is in a relationship with their other nephew, Mortimer Brewster. Abby and Martha chat with local Reverend Dr. It is inhabited by spinsters Abby and Martha Brewster and their nephew Teddy Brewster, who thinks he is President Theodore Roosevelt. The entirety of Arsenic and Old Lace takes place in the Brewster family home. Please be advised that Arsenic and Old Lace features outdated and insensitive portrayals of psychiatric conditions. ![]() ![]() Page numbers in your edition may vary slightly. This guide correlates to the official script published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. ![]()
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