The Good Hope / (In "The Drama: A Quarterly Review of Dramatic Literature")

A social-realist drama set in a coastal community traces the economic and moral consequences when the proprietors of a small fishing vessel prioritize profit over safety. Tensions among the crew, their families, and the owner escalate as financial hardship, superstition, and communal loyalties collide; a sea voyage ordered despite warnings leads to catastrophe, prompting public outrage and a search for accountability while examining exploitation, solidarity, and working-class endurance.