Herra "Valtuusmies": Kaksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

In this lively two‑act comedy the scene opens in the tastefully over‑decorated drawing‑room of a respectable merchant family. Mrs. Kauppelin tries to keep order while her bright‑minded daughter Eveliina flits between gossip, riddles and playful banter, turning ordinary conversation into a mirror of the town’s chatter. The dialogue introduces a colorful cast—an over‑confident leech, a seasoned clerk, a fashionable chambermaid, a pompous doctor, and others—each hinting at the small‑town intrigues that will tangle the household.

As visitors arrive—a well‑to‑do courtier, a boisterous clerk, and the ever‑present chambermaid—social niceties quickly give way to whispered scheming and comic misunderstandings. The play’s wit rests on the clash between propriety and the characters’ hidden ambitions, with the mirror on the wall serving as a visual cue for the audience’s own reflection on appearances. Listeners will enjoy the rapid, tongue‑in‑cheek repartee that sets the tone for a charmingly chaotic domestic farce.