{"1": {"fulltext": "NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.\\nPS 3523\\n.1943\\nD5\\n1900\\nCopy 1\\n^MER 3 Coition\\nm or Pl7\\\\y:5\\n..\u00c2\u00abs.3i :^rc3:^;^(^3Mi^3K^^^ :ig\\nDIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS\\nCOPVrtiG+HT, 1889. BY WALT tn H. BAKE.R CO", "height": "3534", "width": "2250", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "tk, W. PINERO S PLAYS. I\\nyAiL Uniformly Bound in Stiff Paper Covers, ijv\\nJAv Price, 50 cents each. ylC\\n/\u00e2\u0099\u00a6S t^\\nThe publication of the plays of this popular author, made feasible by the new ^l^\\nCopyright Act, under which his valuable stage rights can be fully protected, /iv\\nenai)les us to offer to amateur actors a series of modern pieces of the highest\\nt class, all of which have met Avith distinguished success in the leading English ifAV\\nand American theatres, and most of which are singularly well adapted for ama- ^f*\\niiV teur performance. This publication was originally intended for the benefit of ilAW\\nI* readers only, but the increasing demand for the plays for acting purposes has ^XS\\nifiW far outrun their merely literary success. With the idea of placing this excel- ifiv\\nf* lent series within the feach of the largest possible number of amateur clubs, we f3\\niiV have obtained authority to offer them for acting purposes at an author s roy- ifiv\\n9W altyof 9XS\\nj/k\\\\ Ten Dollars for Each Performance. iiv\\nilw This rate does not apply to ]jro/essional performances, for which terms will be illC\\nrjjy made known on application. wm\\\\\\nfss Has\\nTWF AMA701\\\\r^ A Farcical Romance in Three Acts. By Arthur\\n1 r\\\\C. rviVirvz^ WlNJ ^^y^ Pkneko. Seven male and five female char-\\nacters. Costumes, modern; scenery, an exterior\\nand an iiiterior, not at all difficult. This admirable farce is too well known\\nthrough its recent performance by the Lvceum Theatre Conipany, New York, to Mf\\nsv\\n\\\\k g need description. It is especially recommended to young ladies schools and\\nMf colleges. (1805.)\\n\\\\y THE CABINET MINISTER. I l,,S;^f v^ pSh\u00e2\u0080\u009e.^t?u ,n? l M/\\nWljl and nine female characters, ^k d\\nMr Costumes, modern society scenery, three interiors. A very amusing piece, in- Mr\\n^lif genious ill constructiui and brilliant in dialogue. (1892.) ^k 4\\nDAN DY DTO I Farce in Three Acts. By. Arthur W. Pisero. Mf\\nk|^ i- z-vi \u00c2\u00abj^ X j^iVrfX-^* Seven male, four female characters. Costumes, mod- ^k d\\nMr ern scenery, two interiors. This very amusing piece Mr\\nfkk A was another success in the New York and Boston theatres, and has been ex- ^k g\\nMr tensiveiy played from manuscript by amateurs, for whom it is in every respect Mr\\n^k d suited. It provides an unusualnumber of capital character parts, is very funny, ^k\\nMr and an excellent acting piece. Plays two hours and a half. (1893.) Mr\\ni^ S THF HORRV HOR^sF I a Comedy in Three Acts. By Arthir ^A m\\nMf i^rilL n^^DDX riKjr^^XL*] w. Pineko. Ten male, live female char- Mf\\nactei s. Scenery, two interiors and an ex\\nterior costunies, modern. This piece is best known in this country thr\\nadmirable performance of Mr. fjohn Hare, who produced it in all the\\ncities, its story presents a clever gatire of false philanthropy, and\\ninterest and humor. Well adapted for amateurs, by whom it has been success\\nfully acted. Plays two hours and a half. (1892.)\\nind an ex-\\nrough the \\\\|f\\nprim-ipal ^k\\nis full of Mf\\n?K LADY ROTTTSTTTFITT I P^^y Four Acts. By Arthur W. W\\nW PWUIN 1 irUi^\u00c2\u00ab I pi^ERO. Eight male and seven female chal-- iU\\n?K 1 acters. Costumes, modern scenery, four W\\nyta interiors, not easy. A play of powerful sympathetic interest, little sombre in Mi\\nI. i^\u00c2\u00aby, but not unrelieved by humorous touches. (1892.)\\nW vf", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "A DiiFerence in Clocks\\nA Sketch in One Scene\\nBy Ethel Livingston\\nBOSTON\\nWALTER H. BAKER CO\\n1900", "height": "3565", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "L.H rary of Congress\\nTwo Cf Pit\u00c2\u00a3 RECEIVED\\nC iyrigh* entry.\\nTWO COPIES KtCElVE.\\nLibrary of Cebgr\u00c2\u00abs%\\nQffleo cf tbi\\nlie-\\n64436\\nMAY 2 11900\\nliter cf Ccpfpig\\nl2^\\nHcglttcr cf Ccpfpiglfft\\n^mm COPY.\\nDelivwed t(^\\nORDER OlVISlO^i\\nA Diiierence m Clocks\\nJUL 3 I90U\\nCHARACTERS\\n-i^\\nv\\nMiss Maria, spinster.\\nJoshua Stebbins, bachelor.\\nJoshua should be played as a slow deliberate man with a\\nslight drawl. Miss Maria, quick and excitable.\\nCOSTUMES, IN CHARACTER.\\nCopyright, 1900, by Walter H. Baker Co.", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "A Difference In Clocks,\\nSCENE. An old-fashioned sitting-room open fi^ e r., kettle\\nover fire, mantel with clock and niirror. Table l., set ivith\\ncloth and one or two dishes. Door c. Doors l. and r.\\nOld-fashioned dresser with dishes l. of c. door. Hat-tree\\nR. of c. door. Easy chair front of fire. Rocking-chair c.\\nFumbling with key at door heard ontside.\\nEnter Miss Maria dressed in old-fashioned dress, bonnet^\\nshawl, gloves, etc., laden with bundles.\\nMiss Maria {out of breath, putting key under clock on\\nmantel Thar I ll jest put thet key under the clock so s not\\nto fergit it. {Hurriedly takes off outside wraps.) My, but\\nI m late Most six o clock, and Joshuvvay alius comes to tea\\nat six prompt. {Puts on white apron, peeps into kettle over\\nfire, scurries back and forth from dresser to table, setting\\ntable with dishes, talking all the time.) Ef Joshuway\\nStebbins ain t the most persistent man alive. He s bin comin\\nto tea ev ry Friday night reg lar for the last thirty years. I\\ns pose I d bin Mrs. Stebbins by this time ef we could only\\nagree bout one blessed thing. But we can t, though we hev\\ntried so many years. Mercy me {Rushes out door l. and\\nreturns with potatoes in covered dish in one hand and sausages\\nin covered dish in the other.) Law s sakes But I nearly fer-\\ngot them pertaties and sassage. {Sui veying table with appar-\\nent satisfaction.) Thar I guess ev rything s ready all but\\nputtin on the tea, and I shan t do thet till I hear him comin\\n{Knock at door.) Law me Thar he is now. {Rushing\\nwildly from fire to table and back again, and finally puttiw^ tea\\non table and vibrating between glass and door, putting touches\\nto curls, necktie, apron, etc., while the knocking at the c. door\\ngrows louder and more impatient.) Thar 1 Thar I m", "height": "3565", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "4 A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS.\\ncomin I m comin Bless the man He s dretful impa-\\ntient\\n{^Opeiis c. door. Joshua enters, cap, coat, muffler, mittens,\\netc.)\\nJoshua. Evenin Mis Maria. Thought I should be late,\\nfer my watch said six jest as I reached the top of meetin -house\\nhill. (^Bloius finders, stamps feet, removes outside wrappings\\nand approaches fire with evident relish. Holding out hands\\nto the blaze. It s so cold I jest about run all the Avay.\\nMiss M. {takes hat, etc. and hangs them up carefully on hat-\\ntree). Yes, I know it. I most froze my nose off jest goin\\ndown to Aunt Sarah s. But, Joshuway, it ain t but two min-\\nnits to six now.\\nJoshua. Your clock must be slow, Mis Maria, cause I\\ncert inly looked at my watch.\\nMiss M. {bustling about, putting final touches to table).\\nNow, Joshuway, you know my clock keeps the best time of\\nanybody s in the village, and your watch is alius fast. I s pose\\nit s the comp ny it keeps. {Snickers at her owjtjoke.)\\nJoshua {goes to clock, takes out watch and compares them\\nearnestly). Wal, Mis Maria, I ve carried thet watch nigh\\nonto thirty years, and I jest know it Avouldn t go back on me\\nnow. Your clock\\nMiss M. {excitedly). My clock s all right; it belonged to\\ngrandfather, and don t I wind it up ev ry night reg lar and give\\nit a little shake and\\nJoshua {contemptuously). Huh A woman don t know how\\nto take care of a clock, anyhow. This watch I wind up ev ry\\nnight at nine o clock exact, and I alius hang the key right back\\non the watch chain soon s I git through.\\nMiss M. {with aft appare7it effort). Well, well, set down\\nand have some supper anyway. I know my clock s right, but\\nnever mind.\\n{They both sit at table, Joshua facing clock.)\\nJoshua. Now I know my watch s right, but as you say,\\nnever mind.\\nMiss M. Here s your tea, Joshuway. Don t give me sech\\na big pertater. That ll do, thank ye.\\n{They help each other to the various dishes. Joshua eats\\nfor a moment in silence, and then rises abruptly, pushes", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS. 5\\nchair back, takes out bi bandanna handkerchief and\\nthrows it over the face of the clock then takes large old-\\nfashioned timepiece from pocket and leans it against clock,\\nresumes seat in silence, and with a sigh of relief begins\\nto eat again. Maria during the proceeding has sat bolt\\nupright with knife and fork held straight up, mouth open,\\nstaring at Joshua.)\\nMiss M, Joshuway Stebbins, be you crazy?\\nJoshua {mouth full). I couldn t set thar any longer with\\nthet clock a-starin me in the face, a-tellin lies ev ry minnit.\\n(Miss M. gives a sniff of disdain. A short silence ensues.\\nJoshua might pour tea into saucer and blow it.)\\nJoshua. I heerd some talk down to the store bout Elder\\nNevvcombe s family bein so poor.\\nMiss M. Poor Why it s nothin but closeness, thet s\\nwhat tis. Elder Newcombe he s close as the varnish to wood,\\nand they do say thet his family hev cornbread made out oi saw-\\ndust ev ry mornin for breakfast.\\nJoshua. Is thet so Wal, I swan. Have some more\\nsassage\\nMiss M. No, thank ye, I guess not. I hed some tea down\\nto Aunt Sarah s. You know. Aunt Sarah s as lively as a\\ncricket fer all her eighty odd years.\\nJoshua. Eighty odd Why, she s ninety, ef she s a day.\\nMiss M. She ain t either. She was jest eighty-seven her\\nlast birthday, which came on the day thet the speckled hen\\nfell into the brook and you fished her out. Don t you remem-\\nber how I wropped her up in a flannel petticoat and set her in\\nfront of the fire, so s she wouldn t ketch cold\\nJoshua. He he he. Yes, I remember thet but Aunt\\nSarah s ninety jest the same. {Emphatic nod of head.)\\nMiss M. (angrily). Well, I guess I know how old my own\\naunt is, Joshuway\\nJoshua. I can t help thet, but I know thet she s ninety\\nbut let s not argy.\\nMiss M, I m not argyin but ain t thar a single thing thet\\nyou kin talk about, Joshuway Stebbins, without contradictin\\nme?\\n{Durino; the above discussion they have pushed back from\\nthe table and are now standing facing each other.)", "height": "3565", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "6 A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS.\\nJoshua {sloivly 7vith an effort^. I don t know s thar\\nis, but {Lon^ pause.)\\nMiss M. {impatiently). Wal, but\\nJoshua (bashfully, fitting toe into imaginary crack and cast-\\ning a sheepish glance at Miss Maria). But but but you\\nknow, Mis Maria, Aunt Sarah d hev bin my aunt too, ef you d\\nseen fit to say what I wanted yer to years ago and\\nMiss M. Now, you know, Joshuway, thet I said I d never\\nchange my mind till we could agree better n we do now.\\nJoshua. I know, I know, but thet was thirty years ago and\\nTve bin tryin and tryin to agree ever sence but you won t\\nagree at all.\\nMiss M. Why, Joshuway, F d agree all right but you jest\\nwon t. As soon s I say anything then you turn round and say\\njest the opposite, so how kin I agree\\nJoshua. You know I don t, Maria. I agree alius but you\\ndon t.\\nMiss M\u00e2\u0080\u009e How kin you say thet? alius agree with ev ry-\\nbody, unless they disagree with me.\\nJoshua {Jieatedly). I I I (^Pause.^ Thar you go\\nagin, Maria Let s talk about something else.\\nMiss M. Well, I d like to talk bout something we kin\\nagree on. (^Aside.) Ef thar s anything on this airth thet we\\nkin.\\nJoshua (^sits in front of fire It s awful cold out, Maria.\\nMiss M. (^begins to clear off table, puts things on tray ready\\nto carry out). Yes, but tain t so cold as I ve known it to be\\nthis time of year.\\nJoshua. Wal, I don t know. They were sayin down to\\nthe store thet twas colder for November than it hed bin for\\ntwenty years.\\nMiss M. O, no, tain t. Why, last year bout this time\\ntwas colder than this.\\nJoshua (rises). Why, Mis Maria, last year bout this time\\nI wore my single mittens, and now already I ve got on my\\ndoubles.\\nMiss M. {quickly). Well, I hain t carried my hot soapstun\\nto church yit, and I know I did last year by this time.\\nJoshua. You hed a cold last year and it 7nay have seemed\\ncolder to you, but twan t, really.\\nMiss M. (picks up tray of dishes and departs, saying as she\\ndoes so). I ll take these dishes out in the kitchen, and p raps\\nby thet time you ll feel better; but tivas colder all the same.", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS. 7\\nGoes out L. closes door with bang. Joshua hurries after her.)\\nJoshua (^loudly). It is colder 7iow. (^Looks blankly at the\\nclosed door for a moment, then resumes seat by fire with a\\nsigh, shaking head dolefully.) Too bad Too bad Thet\\nMis Maria should hev. such a temper. Such a nice woman,\\ntoo Nobody kin beat her biscuits, and as for her whaffles\\nm-m-m Seem s queer she should be so disagreein (Slowly.)\\nShe said ef we d jest agree once she d take me but thet was\\nnigh onto thirty years ago, and we hevn t agreed once, yit.\\n{Looks about.) Strange she doesn t come back. (^Catches\\nsight of clock on mantel.) Thar s thet lyin old clock. I ll\\njest set it forrard two minutes, and then Mis Maria 11 think\\nshe made a mistake, p raps we ll agree once. {Sets hands of\\nclock forward two minu-tes, as he speaks, and stops clock with-\\nout knowing it.) Thar Now I guess I ll go out into the\\nkitchen and hunt her up. Guess I ll take my watch.\\n{Takes watch from i7iantel, stumbles over rug, lays watch on\\ntable, goes back to straighten rug and then goes out for-\\ngetting watch.)\\nMiss M. enters from r., carrying knitting she speaks as she\\nenters.\\nMiss M. I went upstairs to git my knittin so I came down\\nthe front stairs, and jest as I got why, he ain t here He\\nain t gone home, for thar s his hat. Bless the man I hope\\nhe ain t fallen into the fire. {Pokes fire looks toward table\\nsees Joshua s watch, which he has forgotten.) He ain t taken\\nhis watch, anyway. {Takes it up and shakes it.) The pesky\\nthing I ll jest set it back two minnits, and then Joshua U\\nthink he made a mistake. {Gets carving knife, while speak-\\nijig, and with much pursing of mouth and nodding of head,\\nlaboriously opens watch and fixes hands.) Thar {Listens.)\\nGoodness gracious Here he comes now. {Drops watch on\\nfloor, picks it up hastily, throws it down on table, hurries to\\nrocking-chair c, takes knitting and begins to knit, counting\\nstitches, as Joshua enters l. She is apparently unaware of his\\nentrance.) One, two, three, four, five, six\\nJoshua {aside, seeing watch on table, putting it in his pocket\\nwithout looking at it). Guess I ll take my watch. {Aloud,\\ndropping into chair 7iear fire.) I was jest lookin for you out\\nin the kitchen, Mis Maria.\\nMiss M. {starting). Gracious, Joshuway, how you did", "height": "3565", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "8 A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS.\\nStartle me made me drop a stitch. Thought I d git my knit-\\ntin so s we could hev a good talk. What d you hear down\\nto the store to-day?\\nJoshua. Mrs. Twombley has fell down her stairs and broke\\nher arm.\\nMiss M. (^dropping knitting). Dew tell I alius said she d\\nfall on thet ragged old carpet. But thar Mr. Twombley he\\ndon t care so long s he kin set by the fire and smoke.\\nJoshua (gleans forward, says mysteriously And they do\\nsay thet they called in thet new doctor thet young feller who s\\njest moved to town.\\nMiss M. Is thet so? Why, they alius used to hev old Dr.\\nBrown. {^Knits vigorously for a moment in silence^ while Joshua\\nturns first one boot to the fire and then the other. Then drops\\nknitting in lap, draws chair foot nearer Joshua and leans for\\nward.) Now, why do you s pose they changed doctors?\\nJoshua. Didn t you know, Mis Maria, thet young Dr.\\nAndrew s wife is Mrs. Twombley s sister s husband s half\\nbrother s second wife s cousin?\\nMiss M. (gleans back, purses up mouth, nods head while she\\napparently tells off the relations to herself, then getting it fixed\\nto her liking she beams upon Joshua). Why, yes, I didn t\\nknow twas so near.\\nJoshua. Besides Dr. Brown s gittin purty old to doctor,\\nanyway.\\nMiss M. (resumes knitting). He ain t more than seventy-\\nnine, and I declare I think he s the best doctor I ever see.\\nJoshua. Hm m m. Wal, I d enuff sight ruther hev a\\nyounger man, anyway.\\nMiss M. (regarding him with a look of indignation). You\\nkin hev who you want to, but as for me, I don t think much\\nof a little young whipper snapper of a man \\\\\\\\\\\\.q your doctor,\\nJoshua (with growing excitement). You needn t, but I\\nguess I know whether I want to be killed or\\nMiss M. Thet s jest it, thet s jest it. J don t want to be\\nkilled.\\nJoshua. But you will be ef you keep on with a man who\\ncan t see and\\nMiss M. (crushingly). Well, it s ray own business whether\\nI git killed or not.\\nJoshua (ndw has risen by this time excitedly). I I\\nI Controls himself with great effort, sits down and looks\\nat fire.) I shouldn t wonder ef we had a fall of snow to-morrer.", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS. g\\nMiss M. {glances at him over her spectacles). It does seem\\nto hev grown chilly.\\nJoshua. It must be gittin late; guess I d better be goin\\ntoward home. {Takes out watch, looks at it, jumps up. Land\\nof Liberty It s stopped.\\nMiss M. {uneasily). What s stopped\\nJoshua (inournfully). My watch, thet I ve carried most\\nthirty years. My father give it to me when I was gittin\\ngrowed up, and it s kep good time ever sence, till now it s\\nstopped.\\nMiss M. (aside). It must hev stopped when I dropped it.\\nI can t tell him thet. {Aloud.) Don t feel so, Joshuway. You\\ncan set it agin by my clock.\\nJoshua. But your clock s two minutes slow. {Happens to\\nthink he has changed it.) O, so I kin. {Goes to clock, looks\\nat it, starts, adjusts spectacles, looks again, listens, then turns\\nslowly.) I swan. Mis Maria, your clock s stopped too.\\nMiss M. {gasps). My clock {Rushes to it.) Why, thet\\nclock ain t stopped sence grandfather left it to me.\\nJoshua {aside, rubbiiig chin). I must hev stopped it when\\nI put it forrard. We d never agree ef I should tell her thet.\\nGoes to clock, shakes it, lays his watch on mantel while ke\\ndoes so.)\\nMiss M. {taking out capacious handkerchief^. I ^jest\\ncan t stand it.\\n{Lays her head on mantel and sobs. In putting out her\\nhand to steady herself she touches Joshua s watch, looks\\nat it at first carelessly, then more intently and then ear-\\nnestly compares it with clock. When she took out her\\nhandkerchief, Joshua walked to c. and from there has\\nbeen regarding her uneasily. Sees her comparing watch\\nand clock arid says.)\\nJoshua. What s the matter, Mis Maria?\\nMiss M. Matter Matter Why, Joshuway Stebbins, these\\ntwo timepieces hev stopped at exactly the same time. Do\\nyou s pose it s a warnin\\nJoshua {laughs uneasily). Warnin No, of course not.\\nWhat should it be a warnin of? {Aside.) Wonder ef I d\\nbetter tell her.\\nMiss M. It may be a sign of sudden death. {Shakes head\\ndolefully,) I shall feel most dretful anxious bout this time to-", "height": "3565", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "10 A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS.\\nmorrer night. {Aside.) Would it do to tell him what I ve\\ndone? But jest because I put his watch back two minnits\\nwouldn t hev stopped em both at the same time. {Aloud?)\\nYes, it must be a warnin\\n(Joshua sits by fire staring at it dismally, while Miss M.\\nsits in rocking-chair c. shaking head nwurnfully.\\nMiss M. I ve heard tell thet a clock often stops when its\\nowner s goin to die. {Pause sniffs.) Do you s pose we ll\\nboth die at the same time? {Pause s?iiffs.) Your lot in the\\ncemetery ain t fur from mine. {Pause; sniffs.) V^q might h^\\nburied at the same time.\\nWeeps in handkerchief, Joshua holds his to his face and\\npeeps out, to watch Miss Maria, furtively now and then.\\nLong pause only interrupted by sobs from Miss Maria.)\\nMiss M. {after wiping her eyes, chokes down her sobs and\\nsays brokenly). It s best to look sech things in the face, and\\nI ve bin thinkin Joshuway, thet p raps I ve bin to blame con-\\nsid able in our disagreein\\nJoshua {not to be outdone in generosity). No, no. Mis*\\nMaria. was most to blame and and\\nMiss M. And, Joshuway, I ve bin thinkin too thet it\\nwouldn t do any harm ef we should be buried on the same lot.\\n{More mournfully And {sobs) and {sobs) and we might\\nhev some sort of an inscription like this Though divided in\\nlife they were not separated in death.\\n{Pause, durijig which Miss Maria sobs in handkerchief and\\nJoshua gazes in fire he suddenly starts, smiles, rises and\\ngoes to Miss Maria saying as he does so.)\\nJoshua. Why, Mis Maria, thar ain t nobody goin to die.\\nOur clocks stopped jest the same time to show us thet we d\\nbetter agree before it s too late. I guess it means we d better\\nhev a weddin stead of a funeral. With a comfortable\\nchuckle.) Seems to me twould be a heap pleasanter to be\\nmarried than buried. What do you think, Mis Maria?\\nMiss M. {regarding Joshua loith undisguised amazement).\\nJoshuway Stebbins I believe you air right.\\nJoshua. Right, of course, I m right. Ain t your time-\\npiece agreein and so why shouldn t we?\\nMiss M. I do believe thar s a providence in it and {slowly)\\nof course, tain t in the nater of things for a human bein to hold", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "A DIFFERENCE IN CLOCKS. II\\nout agin providence, still we might be mistakin the\\nvvarnin\\nJoshua. Wal, Mis Maria, I think I d orter tell you thet I\\ntried to set your clock forrard, and you see it s stopped now,\\nI ain t providence, and\\nMiss M. You did Joshuway Stebbins, I set your watch back,\\nand then I heard you comin so I dropped it and Why\\nYou and me s the only providence in this matter. {Angrily,^\\nSiill, I do think, Joshuway, you might hev left my clock alone,\\nJoshua. Wal, Mis Maria, you might hev left my watch\\nalone, the watch my father gave me.\\nMiss M. You tetched my clock fust the clock thet be-\\nlonged to my grandfather, and I can t fergit how I felt when I\\nthought I was goin to die. (^Impressively. So we hevn t\\nagreed once yit.\\nJoshua {slowly). No but {hopefully) but we may yit.\\nI ll come again next Friday night. {Takes coal, hat, puts\\nthem on, goes to c. door.) Good-night, Mis Maria,\\nMiss M. Good-night, Joshuway. {Follows him to door,\\nholds lighted candle high above her head to light him out.)\\nTake care of the ice on the steps. Good-night.\\n{Closes door, sighs, puts knitting away, turns out light, and\\nfi7ially sits in rocking-chair front of fire. An oldfash-\\nioned melody such as Auld Lang Syne could be played\\nsoftly until fall of curtain.)\\nMiss M. P raps I ve been to blame all this time. Joshu-\\nway s good and he s kind and folks say thar ain t an honester\\nman about than Joshuway Stebbins. {Rises quickly, lights\\ncandle, goes to door r.) I ll jest see what time tis by the clock in\\nthe hall. {Goes out r., returns to clock on mantel, takes key and\\nivinds clock sets hands carefully, saying as she does so.) I ll\\nset this clock one minnit forrard of the other, and then it ll be\\ngivin in half to Joshuway. I really couldn t give in the\\nThar {Leaves lighted candle on mantel, sits in rocking-chair\\nby fire.) I m sorry I argyed with him. I d orter told him I\\nwas sorry. Sometimes, I think\\n{Pause, during which she rocks quietly and gazes into fire,\\nc. door opens softly; Joshua s head appears. Then he\\ntiptoes in, coughs gently. Miss Maria turns, sees him, and\\nrises.)", "height": "3565", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "12 A DIFFEREN CE IN CLOCKS.\\nJoshua {bashfully^. Mis Maria, it was so cold goin down\\nmeed n -house hill, and I felt lonely and\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and I thought I d\\ncome back and and tell you I was sorry and\\nMiss M. {quickiy). Well, Joshuway, I m sorry too, and I\\nwas jest wishin I d told you so while I hed the chance. I m\\nmost to blame and\\nJoshua {interrupting). No, I am and I come back to tell\\nyou so and to tell you thet I stepped into Mr. Twombley s\\nhouse on my way down the bill, and set my watch back one\\nminnit so s to give in half to you. {Suddenly takes out watch.)\\nI declare ef I won t give in the hull two minnits to you.\\nMiss M. {with a gasp). Why, I ve jest set mine one minnit\\nforrard by the hall clock.\\n(Joshua steps to mantel and compares clock and watch by\\nthe light of the one candle which remains lighted on shelf.\\nJoshua {joyfully). Why, Maria, we hev agreed at last.\\n{They clasp hands as curtain goes doivn.)", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "Jki THF MAH-T^sTR ATF I ^^^^^e in Three Acts. By Arthitu W. ^P\\nyi^ 1 niL lVlAUi 1 1^ A X r.\u00c2\u00ab I p,j,,EKo. Twelve male, four female char-\\n^C acters. Costumes, modern scenery, all ^i^\\n0m\\\\ interior. The merits of this excellent and amusing piece, one of the mostpopu- /Am\\njiZ lar of its author s plays, are well attested hy long and repeated runs in the a:\\n0m\\\\ principal American theatres. It is of the highest class of dramatic writing, and /IV\\nJkV uproariously funny, and at tUe same time unexceptionable in tone. Its entire aC\\n/i\\\\ suitability for amateur performance has been shown by hundreds of such pro- #lV\\njl: ductions from manuscript during the past three years. Plays two hours and %k\\na half. (1892.) ^j\\\\\\n^{N THE NOTORIOUS\\nt MRS. EBBSMITH\\nA Drama in Four Acts. By Arthur W. /i^\\nPiNERO. Eight male and five female charac-\\nters; scenery, all interiors. This is a prob-\\nlem play continuing the series to which The\\nProfligate and The Second Mrs.Tanqueray\\nifiV l^elong, and while strongly dramatic, and intensely interesting is not suited for iiw\\n^f^ amateur performance. It is recommended for Heading (Jlubs. (1895.) ffj^\\nA TRF PROFT TriATF I A Play in Four Acts. By Arthur W. Pike- ^Y;\\n/l\\\\ in.IL r-rsvV-^rJ^l^/\\\\lIL. jjo. seven male and five female characters. /A\\\\\\njiC Scenery, three interiors, rather elaborate ^v\\nwm\\\\ costumes, modern. This is a piece of serions interest, powerfully dramatic in #AV\\nj[c moveuient, and tragic in its event. An admirable play, but not suited for ama-\\nfm\\\\ teur perfoanance. (1892.)\\nTHE SECOND\\nMRS. TANQUERAY*\\nA Play in Four Acts. By Arthi R W.\\nPtnero. Eight male and five femalechar-\\nacters. Costumes, modern scenery, three\\ninteriors. This well-known and powerful\\nplay is not well suited for amateur per\\nt\\nrVS XMF ^r T-TOOT MT^XPF^^ A Farce in Three Acts. ByARTnrR\\nA\\\\ A nn D^^nVJV^i^lVllO 1 I^JLOD* W. Pinkro. Nine male, seven fe- iiw\\nffy 1 male characters. Costumes, mod- ^1^\\n/AV n scenery, three interiors, easily arranged. This ingenious and laughable iik\\nr|3 farce Avas played by Miss Kosina Vokes during her last season in America with ^W\\ngreat success. Its plot is amusing, its action rapid and full of incident, its dia- jui\\nlogue brilliant, and its scheme of character especially rich in quaint and humor- wV\\\\\\nous types. The Hon. VereQueckett and Peggy are especially strong. The piece *v\\nis in all respects suitable for amateurs. (1894.) m\\\\\\nvv\\n\\\\l# forniance. It is oifered to Mr. Piuero s admirers among the reading public in iTA^\\n^r answer to the demand which its wide discussion as an acted plav has cieated. Mr\\nM (1804.) Also in Cloth, $1.00. ^A^\\nsWFFT T AVFMDFR I Comedy in Three Acts. By Arthtr ^1/\\nW OWnni J^/lVniNl^rJ^. W. Pinero. seven male and fonr temale\\n\\\\f/ (baracters. Scene, a single interior, the\\ntTA^ same for all three acts; costumes, jnodern and fashionable. This well known\\n\\\\i/ and popular piece is admirably suited to amateur players, by whom it has been\\nk A j often given during the last few years. Its story is strongly sympathetic, and its\\n\\\\l# comedy-interest abundant and strong. (1893.) ml/\\nXHF TTTVTFS I a comedy in Four Acts. By Arthur W. Ptxero. Six Vf\\n\\\\l/ xi.vj-i-\u00c2\u00abj\u00c2\u00ab niale and seven female characters. Scene, a single ele- kAif\\n_ gjj^j interior; costumes, modern and fashionable. An M/r\\n\\\\iJ entertaining piece, of strong dramatic interest and admirable satirical humor. kAif\\nW (1892.) Mf\\n}K THF WFAKFR sF 5r I Comedy in Three Acts. By Artitur JJ\\nyk4 lllC Wli/VCVC-IV OIW^ W. PiXERO. Eight male and eight female \\\\U\\n.V, characters. Costumes, modern scenery,\\nVi# two interiors, not difficnlt. This vej-y amusing comedy was a popular feature of W#\\nyj. the renertoire of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in this country. It presents a plot of iV.\\nstrong dramatic interest, and its incidental satire of Woman s Rights em- %l#\\n^y. plovs some adinirably humorous characters, and inspires many very clever lines. ?K\\n%l# Its leading characters are nnusually even in strength and prominence, which %IJ", "height": "3565", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "/IS\\nt\\nCHS\\nI\\nCHS\\ncji\\\\\\n/Is\\n\\\\i/\\nM/\\nf\\nf\\nM/\\n\\\\i/\\n\\\\i/\\nM/\\nNEW OPERETTAS\\n016 235 793\\nLIBRARY OF CONGRESS\\nEDITH S ukEaM.I\\nan \u00c2\u00a9pcretta far Cfjtltiren. J^|^\\nWords by MARGARET FEZANDIE and EDGAR MORETTE. /I\\\\\\nMusic by EUGENE FEZANDIE, Jr.\\nEleven characters, girls and boys, or all girls, as preferred ten or more addi-\\ntional for chorus. Scenery unnecessary costumes, pretty and fanciful, hut\\neasily arranged at home. This admirable little piece is printed complete with\\nmusic. It is very tuneful and gracefully imagined, and is strongly recommended\\nfor private theatricals or for schools. It is particularly well suited for the latter\\nuse, as it deals whimsically with the question of youthful study, inculcating,\\nhowever, an excellent moral.\\nPrice\\n35 cents.\\nODD OPERASSEVEN TIDE.\\nA Collection of Short and Simple Musical\\nEntertainments for Children.\\nBy MRS. G. N. BORDMAN.\\nThis collection provides a simple operetta, a fairy opera, a picturesque motion\\nsong, a quaint musical pantomime, a pretty musical sketch, and two original\\nhumorous recitations for children, complete, with all the music, and full instruc-\\ntions for performance. The music is tuneful and simple, and is specially written\\nAvith the tastes and limitations of children in view. The solos are easily learned\\nand sung, and all the choruses are written for voices in unison. The collection\\nis strongly recommended for its simplicity and perfect practicability. Neither\\nstage nor scenery is demanded, nor any other requirements that cannot be met\\nwithout trouble by the equipment of the ordinary hall or church vestry, and the\\nzeal of the most economical committee of arrangements.\\nPrice\\n50 cents.\\nA Glimpse of the Brownies. A\\nM usical Sketch for Children. Any\\nnumber of boys.\\nMarket Day. A n Operetta for Young\\nPeople. Seven speaking parts and\\nchorus.\\nQueen Flora s Day Dream. An\\nOperetta for Children. Six speak-\\ning parts and chorus.\\n]s\\nIS\\nIS\\nIS\\ns\\ni\\nV\\nCONTENTS.\\nTlie Boating Party. A Musical\\nSketch for Little Children. Thirty\\nboys and girls.\\nSix Little Orandniias. A Musical\\nPantomime for very Little Children.\\nSix very little girls.\\nJimmy Crow. A Recitation for a\\nLittle Girl.\\nA House in the Moon. A Recita-\\ntion for a Child.", "height": "3565", "width": "2199", "jp2-path": "differenceincloc00livi_0016.jp2"}}