Dearest Friends and Distant Family Members,

Welcome to Upton Abbey for the will reading of the late Earl of Grey. We know it was a great hardship for many of you to brave the wicked storm and traverse the troubling roads out of London.

As well, we laud your courage in leaving the safety of your own home on this cold, dark night. What with the recent dreadful atrocities of the frightful murderer, Jack the Ripper.

For now, please put all concerns aside, and pay close attention to what is contained in the Earl’s will. Perhaps he has left some small fortune to you!

Your hosts this evening:

Lady Chastity, Lady Katherine, Lady Charity, and Clive the Butler

Playwright: James Leonard Koponen
(This play is fully protected under all domestic and international copyright laws)