Pyhä Yrjänä, eli Runous, rakkaus ja raha : kolminäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

A bustling drawing‑room in the mayor’s Helsinki home sets the stage for a lively comedy of manners. The night’s guests—politicians, actors, a flamboyant writer, and a nervous newcomer—spill in and out, each bringing their own quirks and hidden agendas. Hans Korp, a pale young author with cracked shoes, fidgets over a manuscript while the mayor’s wife Ruth greets arrivals with a smile that quickly turns uneasy. A pair of lovers attempt a secret kiss behind a pillar, only to be interrupted by a heated, tongue‑in‑cheek exchange between Korp and the blustery actor Lennart Raiko, who is searched for a missing handbag.

The dialogue crackles with witty banter about poetry, romance, and the absurdities of a society that values both art and wealth. As characters navigate misunderstandings and pretensions, the play offers a satirical glimpse into the world of theatrical elites, hinting at deeper entanglements while keeping the tone breezy and farcical. Listeners will be drawn into the tangled web of egos and eccentricities that promise more delightful chaos ahead.