From this dramatic, bloody scene in a Manhattan hotel room, Kennedy moves his plotline both forward and backward, the events ranging from 1884 to 1912. Eventually, and ever so deliberately, much of the truth about the love nest killings will be revealed.
Surprises are in store.
The development of Edward's play writing career coincides with Katrina's increasing withdrawal from the world of reality. But The Flaming Corsage also portrays some more unsavory parts of town, depicted with acute precision in venues like the red-light tents of the State Fair. Albany as venue has by now become indelibly associated with Kennedy. Another virtual Kennedy trademark is the presence of rollicking fun during certain situations that have the trappings of disaster.