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 theatrical pieces based on this narrative were referred to as "flying doctor comedies" because the fake doctor, who had to rapidly move from the roof of a house to the ground floor and back (to create the illusion that he was two people), was suspended by a rope connected to a hoop attached to the main beam of the stage, and he appeared to be flying when he was carried between the two locations.