NOTE: This play is not about a bloodsucking vampire, rather a "femme fatale" or a woman who distracts men from their true interests.
Miss Todd’s Vampire is a one-act comedy play published around 1920 (most notably by Walter H. Baker & Co.). The story centers on a young woman named Sue, who is on the verge of losing her "fine young man" to a rival—a woman described as a "vampire" (a common early 20th-century slang term for a "femme fatale" or a woman who distracts men from their true interests). The plot follows the clever and eccentric Miss Todd as she intervenes to outwit the rival, block her "little game," and ensure that Sue and her suitor remain together.
• Genre: Comedy
• Cast: 1 Male, 4 Females
• Setting: A simple interior sitting room
• Run Time: Approximately 30 minutes
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