Elegant Rescue

a short comedy

An ambitious songwriter's latest hit, “A Bird in a Gilded Cage,” draws accusations from a young socialite who sees it as a personal attack, forcing him to address the fallout.
  
Characters
ARTHUR LAMB, male, 30, a songwriter from England
POLLY KNICKERBOCKER, female, 22, formerly a showgirl, now a socialite
 
Setting
Parlor in the Knickerbocker mansion, upper Fifth Avenue, New York
  
Time
1900