The Queen's (!) ask questions and puzzle out the mystery. Dead guy is a sleazy lawyer. He was drinking booze at the play and had a kid go get him Ginger Ale as a mixer. His hat is missing--hence the title. All the seats around him, weirdly, were empty even though the play is a smash hit. Body discovered by timid man. Doorman (old) can't remember if anyone entered the theatre during the second act. Still fun, though reviews make me wonder how much longer the fun will last.
"To all humankind, Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends, she was only a frequently passing thought." Angel Clare is a good character. He's "enlightened," in so many ways, but when Tess's confesses her "crime," he reverts to ancestral form . . . Tess's "confession" comes earlier than I expected, right after Angel reveals that he has had a bad moment with a woman. Tess points out the similarity in their transgressions, though his is the only true transgression, expecting forgiveness. She doesn't get it. She returns to her mother . . . realizes she can't stay with her. Thoughts to suicide. Unhappiness that divorce is not possible. Departs. Tragic in that the two, if Angel could just see clearly, would indeed be a great couple, each adding to the other. Nature as a definite force involved in the tragedy. It's not neutral--when things go bad, the very skies mock Tess. Tess as unaware of the power of her bea...
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