The plays made along this storyline were named "flying doctor comedies" because the false doctor, who had to move quickly from the roof of a house to the ground floor and back (to create the illusion that he was two people), was attached by a rope to a hoop connected to the main beam of the stage, and he appeared to be flying when he was carried between the two locations.
The performances based on this narrative were referred to as "flying doctor comedies" due to the false doctor, who had to swiftly traverse from the roof of a house to the ground floor and back (to create the illusion that he was two people), being suspended by a rope connected to a hoop tied to the main beam of the stage, and he appeared to be flying when he was transported between the two locations.