Results: Dumb Waiters (Part 3 of 4)
This series is not about stupid servers, but rather, the small freight elevators or lifts used to carry food, laundry, or other items from one floor to another. Originally manually-powered with a rope and pulley system, most of today's dumb waiters are powered by electric motors developed in the 1920's.
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In 1957 Harold Pinter published a one act play called, "The Dumb Waiter". Set in a dingy basement, 2 hired assassins banter and argue as they wait for their latest target to arrive. Investigating a sound from the wall, they see a dumb waiter bearing a piece of paper with a list of food on it. Papers continue to arrive with increasingly odd food requests they can't fill. The play ends with a confrontation. What's your connection to "The Dumb Waiter"?
I've never heard of it.
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1026 votes
I was familiar with the name of the play.
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131 votes
I read the play.
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79 votes
I've seen the play performed, and liked it.
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61 votes
I've seen the play performed, and didn't understand it.
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41 votes
I've seen the play performed, and disliked it.
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27 votes
N/A
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685 votes
I've seen Robert Altman's 1987 TV production starring John Travolta and Tom Conti as the hitmen.
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49 votes
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