Esoteric Chimneys
Photograph by cosmonautirussi
Since Christmas seems earlier than normal this year, I will continue to reference it today. Still in keeping with our Esoteric Saturday theme, let’s have a quick look at a holiday play called Sorry, Wrong Chimney. I came across this because Picayune On Stage (Mississippi) is doing a current production of it. Written by Jack Sharkey and Leo W. Sears, its hilarity as a play involves hypnosis antics. The plot seems to be based on the idea that our main character secretly moonlights as Santa Claus so that he can buy his new wife a totally fabulous gift for Christmas. Now bring in their neighbor, a psychiatrist with a handy-dandy knack for hypnosis and you get an idea where this probably goes. It is one thing to pretend to be Santa Claus. It is totally another to believe you are the noble Father Christmas.
Anyway, if you are in Mississippi and get a chance to see a performance of this or have seen it else where, please feel free to leave comments. Otherwise, you can read the Picayune Item review or glance over the script.
Happy early holiday thoughts!
