The Kentucky Marriage Proposal

But she neglects to tell Natalie the purpose of John's visit - which leads to a series of hilarious misunderstandings, compounded by an acidulous dispute over who really owns a certain piece of property that both claim

After John exits in a huff Natalie learns the real purpose of his visit, and Ma is sent off to retrieve the would-be suitor. Whereupon the desired proposal is made, and accepted, and another argument begins - as Ma sustains herself with the wine she has provided for a betrothal toast

Based on a play by Anton Chekhov. Ideally suited for play contest and school use, this delightful short comedy deals with the stormy courtship of a nervous (but opinionated) bachelor and a rather plain (but equally opinionated) spinster, with her widowed mother acting as referee