{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3487", "width": "2053", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "Class T fid CIS\\nBook .H3^^\\n\u00c2\u00b0l", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "Tne Ruby Kihg\\nconePY w one act\\nBY\\nANITA VIVANTI CHARTRES\\n1900", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "39709\\nLibrki y \u00c2\u00bbf Congrew\\nhwu Cunts Received\\nAUG2S 1900\\nCopyright \u00c2\u00bbntry\\nAUG 23 1900\\n,...a,zw.\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\\nSECOND COPY.\\nDfliv\u00c2\u00abr\u00c2\u00bb(1 tc\\nOfJDER DIVISION,\\nSE p 5 1900\\nCOPYRIGHT, igoo,\\nBy ANITA VIVANTI CHARTRES", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "THE RUBY RING\\nDRAMATIS PERSONS.\\nTom Carrington,\\nGrace Carrington, his wife.\\nFlFlNE La CORDERIE, a French girl.\\nReginald- Wilkins, an Englishman.\\nJacob Rosenstein, a jeweler.\\nServant.\\nThe curtain rises discovering Tom put-\\nting on liis overcoat and getting ready to\\ngo out. He goes across stage with his hat\\nat the back of his head, opens door L.\\nandtalks to someone inside.)\\nTOM.\\nWell, ta-ta, Gracie, (lighting his cigar). I shall\\nbe back at seven. Eh? No! No, I don t think I\\nshall come in for tea. I I don t care much for tea,\\nanyway. Bad for my nerves, you know.\\nTurns away smiling, with hand on the\\ndoor.)\\nDon t mope, there s a dear girl.\\n(Closes door and turns to go, whistling.)\\n(Enter Fifine, very chic, very French,\\nvery dashingly dressed. Hurries in\\nthrough M. entrance and almost falls into\\nTom s arms. She rattles off her speeches\\nvolubly, with the Freneh r pronounced\\nin her throat.)", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "2\\nFlFlNE.\\nOh! (In French.) Pardon! Pardon! Yon are\\nMr. Carrington, no? Grade s husband! How is\\nGracie? You are quite nice looking. I am so glad\\nfor Grade? Ah! Gracie was so good, so dear. An\\nangel! In school we were at school together I am\\nFifine La Corderie\u00e2\u0080\u0094 {very guttural r s.\\nTom.\\nDelighted.\\nFifine.\\nWith suecftii/g curtsey.)\\nThank you. In school we used to call Gracie\\nGrracious Goodness for short.\\nTom.\\nFor short?\\nFifine.\\nWell, not for short, but because she was so\\ngood so good.\\nTom.\\nShe is still (i?nitating her) so good.\\nFifine.\\n{Clasping her hands.)\\nWhat? Married, and still still Gracious Good-\\nness! Ah, that is a mistake on her part or (glanc-\\ning slyly at him) on yours! You are going out?\\nGood-by. Let me see Gracie.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "Tom.\\n(Crosses back to door L. opening door.)\\nMy dear, here is a young lady Miss Laer-r-r-\\nsomething to see you. She says she was at school\\nwith you.\\n(Enter Grace slowly. She is dressed in\\nwhite, with soft, parted hair and gentle\\nexpression.)\\nFlFlNE.\\nGrracie!!\\nGrace.\\nFifine! Dear! I am so glad to see you.\\n(Fifine flings herself into Grace s arms\\nand hisses her wildly three or four times.)\\nFifine.\\nI have just come back from Brussels. Ah,\\nBr-r-ussels! It is even worse than Paris! [Clasp-\\ning her hands^ Ah, much worse! Much nicer!!\\nGrace.\\n(Laughing.)\\nYou must tell me all about it.\\nFifine.\\n(Excitedly\\nNo! You must tell\\n(Suddenly remembers Tom and turns to\\nhim.)\\nAh, so sorry you cannot stay. You insist upon\\ngoing? Desolated! Good-by.\\n(Extends her hand.)", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "So sorry if I never see you again. Desolated!\\n{To Grace, in loud aside so as to be\\nheard by Tom.)\\nBeautiful eyes he has!\\nTom.\\nBut surely you will stay and take tea here.\\nFlFlNE.\\n{To Grace.\\nIf I may.\\n{To Tom?)\\nBut do you come home for tea?\\nTom.\\nOh oh yes. I I like tea. It is good for my\\nnerves, you know. Yes. I shall be back to tea.\\nGrace.\\n{Astonished.)\\nOh, Tom! Really?\\nTom.\\nWhy, yes.\\nGrace.\\nOh! I am so glad.\\nFifine.\\n{Quickly aside to Grace.)\\nDon t do that. Bad for him.\\n{To Tom curtseying.)\\nAu revoir.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "5\\nTom.\\nAu revoir.\\n(Grace presses his hand. Exit Tom.)\\nFlFINE.\\nWhy did you say, Oh, so glad?\\nGrace.\\nBecause I was.\\nFlFINE.\\nAll the more reason for not saying so.\\n{Sits down, taking off her hat, puffing\\nup her hair, putting- her feet on a stool\\nand fluffing her skirts around her.)\\nNow tell me all about it.\\nGrace.\\n{Sitting near her.)\\nAbout what?\\nFlFINE.\\nAbout honeymoons, and husbands, and wedding\\ntours.\\nGrace.\\nOh, of course. {Hesitating.) We went to Lon-\\ndon and Paris. And we crossed on the Majestic.\\nAnd and London is a very large city\\nFlFINE.\\n{Leaning- back and closing her eyes.)\\nWake me up when you ve finished with the geo-\\ngr-r-aphical part.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "Grace.\\nWell, what am I to tell you?\\nFlFINE.\\nThe honeymoon part.\\nGrace.\\nSen ten tio u s ly\\nThere s nothing to it.\\nFlFINE.\\nNot? {Nodding her head) I thought as much.\\nAnd aren t you happy? (Grace shakes her head.)\\nNot at all? Not with his eyes so beautiful! And\\nthat lovely trousseau that you had those dreams of\\ndresses? You are not happy?\\nGrace.\\n{Bursting into tears.)\\nI am miserable. It is all wrong, all wretched!\\nI wish I were at school, I wish I had never married,\\nI wish we were all dead.\\nFlFINE.\\n{Solemnly, looking at her.)\\nI am desolated.\\nGrace.\\nHe is cruel and heartless. He came home alter\\nhalf -past seven yesterday evening, (weeping) and the\\ndinner was horrid. And my hair was out of curl,\\nI had cried so and washed my face so often. And I\\nresolved that I would be a stranger to him, and he\\nnever even noticed it. And he (sobbing) ate a huge", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "dinner! Boohoo! And he only kissed my cheek when\\nhe went out this morning; and he only turned round\\nfour times to look up at the window, and NOT (with\\na great burst of tears) when he got to the corner!\\nFlFINE.\\nThe brrute!\\nGrace.\\nWhat shall I do? What shall I do?\\nFlFINE.\\nYou must leave him forever.\\nGrace.\\nWeeping\\nBut I love him so.\\nFlFINE.\\n(Horrified.)\\nDoes he know it? Have you told him so?\\nGrace.\\n{Eagerly.)\\nNo! (Pause.) Not since lunch.\\n(Fifine takes out her -watch. Grace con-\\ntinues shamefacedly.)\\nWe lunch at one. It s almost half-past two now.\\nFlFINE.\\nBut you told him this morning? (Grace nods.)\\nAnd yesterday? And always you are always tell-\\ning him that you love him!", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "8\\nGrace.\\n{Desperately.\\nYes, I am.\\nFlFINE.\\nWhat makes you do it? Do you want to drive\\nhim from you?\\nGrace.\\n{Sitting on footstool at Fifink s\\nOh Fifine, I want to be a model wife to him.\\nI am gentle, I am sweet tempered, I am loving I am\\neconomical.\\nFifine.\\nAh! Fatal! Fatal!\\nGrace.\\nI try to be always the same to him.\\nFifine.\\nExclaim ing.\\nYou miserrable creature! A man never wants\\nthe same. You must be different every time he sees\\nyou.\\nGrace.\\n(Continuing.}\\nI mend things for him\\nFifine.\\n(Starting up and catching her by the\\nwrist. In horrified whisper,)\\nHis vsocks? Have you mended his socks? Has\\nhe seen you do it? (Grace nods.) Then he has al-\\nready betrayed you!", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "Grace.\\n(With a cry.)\\nNo!\\nFlFlNE.\\nHe must have. They always do. (Gravely and\\nsententiously No wife that lets her husband see\\nher mending his socks can keep that husband faithful.\\nHave you looked through his pockets?\\nGrace.\\nNot all of them.\\nFifine.\\nThat overcoat?\\n(Points to hall where overcoat hangs.)\\nGrace.\\n(Nodding.)\\nYes.\\nHis dress suit?\\nNo.\\nFifine.\\nGrace.\\nFifine.\\n(Excited.\\nWhen did he have it on?\\nGrace.\\n(Also excited.)\\nLast night. Oh dear!\\nFifine.\\nGo. Fetch it. We will look. Poor Gracie!\\nAh, these Anglo-Saxon wifes\\n(Grace goes. Fifine follows her and\\ntalks to the door.)", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "10\\nwho still believe in being good to their husbands.\\nWhen I marry 7?-reginald, I shall manage him in\\nFrench, not in English. I shall be st-r-range, I\\nshall be unwholesome, I shall be unexpected, I shall\\nbe impossible! Ah, 7?-reginald!\\n{Re-enter Grace with dress suit.\\nGrace.\\nIf I find anything I shall die!\\nFlFlNE.\\nLet me see.\\n{They sit on the floor and go hurriedly\\nthrough the pockets. They take out a\\npair of gloves and a silk handkerchief,\\nwhich Fifine sniffs at.)\\nGrace.\\nWith a shriek, holding a piece of paper\\ncrushed in her hand.)\\nAh!! I have found something.\\nFifine.\\nGive it to me. I will read it. Hold my hand.\\n[Opens paper carefully) Ah!\\nGrace.\\n{Hysterically.)\\nWhat is it?\\nFifine.\\n{Sepulchrally reading.\\nMy dear boy vulgar creature! They always\\ncall men their dear boys,", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "11\\nGrace.\\nWho is it? Give it to me.\\n{Grasps it and reads.)\\nDo not ask me this month for any more money.\\nIt s all right. It s from his father.\\nFifine.\\nBut only think from whom it might have been.\\nYou are too trusting, too\\n{She stops and reads a piece of paper.\\nHer eyes dilate.)\\nAh, here it is! Here is the proof. (Reads.)\\nr r r\\nHuitres bisque d ecrevisse homard\\nGrace.\\nWhat is that?\\nFifine.\\nA bill of fare! A French bill of fare! Two\\nportions of everything! And such things! Martini\\ncocktails, caviare, oysters, foie gras, devilled lobster\\nmy dear, do not tell me that that is a moral bill of\\nfare! And Clicquot two bottles! Oh, Gracie!\\nPoor Gracie!\\nGrace.\\nHow infamous! How disgraceful! But, Fifine\\nhe might have been with a another man.\\nFifine.\\nOh, Gracie, what nonsense! Why, there is the\\ngrreatest difference between men s and women s\\nbills of fare. Now look at this. Martini cocktails,\\ncaviare, (Crescendo), foie gras, devilled lobster", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "12\\n{Hitting her finger on the ca?~d.)\\nthere was a woman here, I tell you, a woman.\\n(Pauses.) And probably a blonde.\\nGrace.\\nOh, Fifine! Oh, Fifine!\\nFlFINE.\\n{Consulting card.)\\nIt was in Paris! You know the things that\\nAmericans and English do in Paris! When was he\\nin Paris?\\nGrace.\\nDespairingly.)\\nOn our wedding tour. Never before nor after.\\n(Wildly.) Fifine! You do not think that then\\nthen he was taking creatures, blonde creatures, to\\ndinner?\\nFifine.\\nYes. It was then. Here you have the proof.\\nGrace.\\nInfamous! Disgraceful!\\nFifine.\\nI am desolated.\\nGrace.\\nBut what ought I to do? What ought I to do?\\nFifine.\\n{Dramatically.\\nYou must win him back.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "13\\nGrace.\\n{Perplexed.\\nMust I? Doesn t it seem rather soon? We ve\\nonly been married four months.\\nFifine.\\nMy dear, you see (pointing to bill of fare) a wo-\\nman must sometimes begin winning; a husband back\\nbefore they ve been married four days.\\nGrace.\\nBut how am I to do it?\\nFifine.\\nScare him, startle him, surprise him. Make him\\nanxious, make him jealous, make him miserable.\\nWhy, with 7?-reginald, I am always doing things-\\ntaking poison; being shot at by a frenzied lover; hav-\\ning diamond rings sent to me by passionate suitors\\nand I am not married to him yet!\\nGrace.\\nPerhaps you never will be.\\nFifine. (Continuing.)\\nAnd i?-reginald adores me. He trrembles al-\\nways and always wonders what next. And he is\\nbeautiful and languid and English\u00e2\u0080\u0094 oh so be-autifully\\nEnglish!\\n{Imitates zvalk and tired expression.)\\nGrace.\\nBut what shall /do? I am afraid of poison, and\\nnobody will shoot me, and", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "14\\nFlFINE.\\nYou only pretend about the poison. You write\\na letter to Tom, and leave an empty arsenic bottle\\naround, and powder your face in a darkened room.\\nAs for the shooting, you cut a hole through the sleeve\\nof an old waist and burn the edges a little, and you\\nput a little piece of mustard plaster on your arm\\nwhere the bullet grrazed past you; and you rrefuse\\nto divulge the man s name!\\n{Attitude.)\\nThat is very Frrench, verry exciting.\\nGrace.\\nI can t do it, Fifine.\\nFifine.\\nThen do the jewelry business. Get a man to\\nsend you a priceless gem.\\nGrace.\\nI don t know a soul that would do such a thing.\\nMen don t.\\nFifine.\\nNo. Not easily. But you go to a jeweler; you\\nselect your ring; you take it onapprroval. You send\\nit to yourself with a note and a bunch of flowers;\\nthen your husband makes scene of jealousy; you win\\nhim back; and you return ring to jeweller who re-\\nfunds you the money. Ha!\\nGrace.\\nOh! That s lovely! I ll do it to-morrow.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "15\\nFlFINE.\\nDo it now. I know a jeweler down the street.\\nI ll go and choose the ring for you. You re not\\ndressed.\\nGrace.\\nOh, you darling! Run along.\\n{Goes to desk and gets purse. Opens and\\ncounts money.\\nHere. I have fifty sixty\u00e2\u0080\u0094 sixty-two dollars. Get\\nme a stunner for sixty; and two dollars for the flow-\\ners. {Clapping her hands) Go on! Poor Tom!\\n(/Is Fifine turns to take her pockelbook\\nfrom table.\\nRun along never mind. Take my purse.\\n{Hurries Fifine out, zv ho goes, laughing.)\\nGrace.\\n{Alone.)\\nWhat fun! What fun! Howl like the idea of\\nwinning him back! If only all wives would take the\\ntrouble to win their husbands back, what a peaceful\\nplace the world would be!\\n{Sees Fifink s purse on the table. Takes\\nit up.)\\nShe s forgotten her purse. How fat it is. Love\\nletters I suppose.\\n{Takes out scraps of paper and reads.)\\nCucumber, milk and lemon. Rub on at night to\\nprevent wrinkles. Hair wash: to impart golden\\nlustre and fashionable reddish tint Oh!\\n{Puts it in the bosom of her dress. Draws\\nvisiting card from purse. Reading.)", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "16\\nMr. R. B. Wilkins, Madison Square. That s\\nclose by.\\n{Opening another piece of paper.\\nTo impart passionate glow to eyes, annoint\\neyelids with Oh! this might help me to win him\\nback. I ll copy it.\\n(Sits dozvn to write. Hears voices and\\nhurriedly puts paper back in the purse.\\nThe visiting card falls out on the foor\\nand remains there. Enter Fifine with\\nRosenstein.)\\nGracf.\\nWhat! Back already?\\nFifine.\\nDear, this is Mr. Rosenstein. He has brought a\\nring to show you. He would not let me have it for\\nsixty dollars.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n(With Jewish accent and gestures, and a\\nrolling r.\\nAch, Lady, I haf heRe a Ring, a vahnderful Ruby\\nRing. {Hands her a case.) Tree hahndreddahlars!\\nVahnderful Ring!\\nGrace.\\nBut I haven t got\\nFifine.\\nNonsense. Mr. 7?osenstein, you said two hun-\\ndred and fifty in the store; and you meant two; and\\nyou d take a hundred and fifty, and we re going to\\ngive you a hundred: And you ll take sixty on ac-\\ncount.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "17\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nAch! Vaht a vahnderrful calculator! Vaht a\\nbeesiness voman! Vaht I gif to haf such a beesiness\\nvoman in my beesiness!\\nFIFINE,\\nWell, you leave us the ring. Here are sixty dol-\\nlars on account, and you shall have the rest to-morrow\\nor the ring back.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nAch, but that vahnderful R-ruby R-ring\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I calm\\nnot\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that R-ruby R-ring is vorth\\nFIFINE.\\nThat rruby rr mg is going to stay here, and you\\ngive us a receipt. Writes.)\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n(To Grace.)\\nThat R-roooby alone is vorth two hahndrred\\ndahlars!\\nGRACE.\\n(Innocently.\\nIs it?\\nFIFINE.\\n(Having written.}\\nHere. deceived of Mrs. Carrington sixty dol-\\nlars on account for ruby ring. Sign it.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nAch, but the R-roooby alone\\nFIFINE.\\nNonsense, nonsense. Sign it.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "18\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Sighing\\nAch! Vaht a beesiness voman! Vaht she make\\nine do! And if you change your mind I R-risk lose a\\nsale!\\nFIFINE.\\nGood-bye, good-bye, Mr. Rosenstein.\\n{Hurries him out.)\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nBut if I lose a sale!\\n{Exit.\\nGRACE.\\nWhat a joke! I feel so excited. Now, what do\\nI do next? It s four o clock. Tom will be back\\nFIFINE.\\n{Starting.)\\nFour o clock! What! And I have an appoint-\\nment with 7?reginald at three thirty!\\nGRACE.\\nBut, my dear, you said you d stay to tea.\\nFIFINE.\\n{Excitedly.)\\nI forgot the appointment! I forgot 7?reginald!\\nAh, how could I!\\n{Puts on her gloves hurriedly.)\\nGRACE.\\nBut what shall I do about the ruby ring?\\n{Bell rings violently. Grace starts.)\\nWho s that?", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "19\\nFIFINE.\\n{Going towards M. E.)\\nIt s the boy with the flowers. I ordered them at\\nthe corner as I came along.\\n{Takes jlozvers from someone off, and\\ncomes dozen stage again.)\\nGRACE.\\nHow you do think of everything! But what am\\nI to do now?\\nFIFINE.\\n{Embracing her.)\\nIf you love me, you let me go to TtVeginald. He\\nwas to meet me at Sector s. I am sure he has given\\nme up\\n{She powders her face rapidly with pock-\\net-pnff while she speaks.)\\nand I have missed him and he will be heartbroken.\\nIf he has gone, I shall come back to you for tea.\\nGRACE.\\nTrying to detain her.)\\nBut how shall I\u00e2\u0080\u0094?\\nFIFINE.\\n{Hurriedly.}\\nYou write your love letter to yourself. And don t\\nbe afraid about making it passionate. Good-by,\\ndear.\\n{Kisses her at the door.)\\nGRACE.\\nOh, Fifine! I don t know what to say.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "20\\nFIFINE.\\nSay: My adorred Grracie: This little rruby\\nrring is only a wrretched token that kind of\\nthing. Ta! Ta!\\n{Runs off.)\\nGRACE.\\nOh dear, oh dear!\\nFIFINE.\\n{Running back.)\\nAnd don t use your own letter paper.\\n{Exit, laughing.)\\nGRACE.\\n{Alone. Looking round her.)\\nWell, here I am with my flowers and my jewels.\\nIn for a penny\\n{Takes pen and paper from desk and brings\\nthem to the table, front.\\nin for a pound.\\n{Picks up visiting card from the floor as she\\npasses and looks at it carelessly.)\\nThis R. B. Wilkins again. I ve stolen him from\\nFifine. I don t suppose she ll miss him.\\n{Tosses the card aside and sits down to\\nwrite.)\\nI ll use this pad. Now then, what did she say?\\n{Imitating Fifine s throaty r s.\\nMy adorred Grracie. What nonsense! I am\\nashamed to write it. And I must disguise my hand-\\nwriting.\\n{Busi?iess. Finally writes standing up,\\ntwisting herself half round the table.)", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "21\\nMy adored Grade. Now what? (Writing.)\\nThis little ruby ring\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Oh! What rubbish! I m\\nnot going to do it. There! I won t. If I can t win\\nTom back without such\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Who s that?\\n(Crumples the paper tip and hides it in\\nguilty haste as Tom enters.)\\nTOM.\\n(Coming in cheerfully.)\\nWell? Tea ready? (Surprised.) Why, where s\\nMademoiselle Crrrl Not gone?\\nGRACE.\\n(Nervously.)\\nYes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 no\u00e2\u0080\u0094 she s coming back\u00e2\u0080\u0094 she s gone out\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTOM.\\nWhy, I thought she d stay to tea.\\nGRACE.\\n(Getting rid of the paper and talking\\nlightly.)\\nShe couldn t. She remembered an appointment\\nand she\\nTOM.\\n(Taking up the flowers.)\\nWho sent these? -Pretty.\\n(Smells them.)\\nGRACE.\\n(Aside.)\\nOh, I shall never dare to do it!\\n(To Tom, Stammering.)\\nThey re\u00e2\u0080\u0094 they they belong to Fifine.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "22\\nTOM.\\nDo the) r I didn t see her bring them in.\\nGRACE.\\n{Hurriedly.\\nNo. She sent for them.\\nTOM.\\nDid she? What for?\\nGRACE.\\nTo to to take with her.\\nTOM.\\nWell, why did she leave them here?\\n{Looks at Grace, zvho stares at him with a\\nbewildered face.\\nGRACE.\\nWith a forced smile.\\nShe bought them for me. She s She s always\\nso thoughtful.\\nTOM.\\nWhat s the matter, Gracie?\\nGRACE.\\n{Exaggeratedly unconcerned.}\\nNothing. Nothing at all.\\nTOM.\\nWhat are you telling me fibs for?\\nGRACE.\\n{Indignant?)\\nOh oh, Tom! Fibs!! How can you?", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "23\\n(Tom has been staring -at the jewel case on\\nthe table. Grace follows his glance with\\nagitated gaze. She tries to sit up on the\\ntable and hide it from him.)\\nHow how can you accuse me of\\nTOM.\\nWhat s that you are trying to hide?\\nGRACE.\\nHide? I?\\nTOM.\\n(Putting out his hand to take the box.)\\nYes. You.\\nGRACE.\\n(Bewildered, clutching at the box.)\\nNo! Don t! I m not ready yet I mean it s noth-\\ning really it s\\n(Tom takes box from her and opens it.)\\nTOM.\\nThe deuce! Where does this come from? Is it\\nFifine s?\\nGRACE.\\n(Eagerly and earnestly.)\\nNo!\\nTOM.\\nOh! Wh\\nose\\nis\\nit?\\nYours?\\nGRACE.\\nYes.\\nSin i ling pa infu 11 y\\nNew?\\nTOM.\\nYes.\\nGRACE.\\n(Tom opens his eyes.)\\nNo! No, no! You know why I no! I ve\\nalways had it always!", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "24\\nTOM.\\nGrace! What are you telling me lies for? Did\\nyou buy the thing?\\ngrace.\\n{Earnestly.)\\nNo! No. I didn t buy it.\\nTOM.\\nI didn t suppose so. Very quietly.) Who gave\\nit to you?\\nGRACE.\\n{Aside.\\nOh, I shall never do it. I shall never daresay it.\\nTOM.\\nWhat s that? You ll never dare? Eh?\\nGRACE.\\nI I don t know anything about the ring. I\\nthere! I never saw it before. I don t know whose\\nit is.\\nTOM.\\nNor the flowers?\\nGRACE.\\nNor the flowers. You don t suppose {pointing\\nto her tea gown) I went out and got them, do you?\\nTOM.\\nVery ster?i.)\\nI do not. What I want to know is where did you\\nget them from?\\nGRACE.\\nI I assure you I I", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "25\\nTOM.\\nWho has picked up the visiting card.\\nMr.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 R.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Wilkins? Who s he?\\n{Looks tip at her with stern gaze.)\\nGRACE.\\nI I don t know.\\nTOM.\\nOh! You don t know? Mr. R. B. Wilkins s\\ncard is here with some jewelry and flowers, and you\\nsay you don t know him.\\nGRACE.\\nIn gleeful and astonished aside.)\\nWhy! I m doing it! I m doing it without know-\\ning it! This is all right.\\nTOM.\\nI want an explanation, do you hear? Who is\\nthis Wilkins and how does he dare to send you a\\nruby ring?\\nGRACE.\\nOh, don t Tom! Don t! You frighten me.\\nTOM.\\nAnswer me, Madam. Where have you met this\\nman?\\nGRACE.\\nNowhere! Nowhere! I dont know him.\\nTOM.\\n(Sarcastically.\\nOh! You don t know him! I suppose you will\\nadmit that you have seen him?", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "26\\nGRACE.\\nY-ye-es. I ve seen him. I ve just seen Him.\\n(Aside.) I must admit this if I m to do it at all.\\nTOM.\\nAh! You ve seen him. How often?\\nGRACE.\\nTrembling.}\\nJust once or twice.\\nTOM.\\n{Blandly.\\nAh! Just once or twice!\\ngrace.\\n{Aside.\\nI am winning him back.\\nTOM.\\n{Roaring.}\\nAnd how, Madam\\n(Grace starts.)\\ndo you account for your conduct in allowing a man\\nwhom you have seen once or twice to make you pres-\\nents of jewelry? Has he been to this house?\\ngrace.\\n{Falling on her knees.)\\nNo! I swear it! Oh, Tom!\\nTOM.\\nWhere have you met him? When did you speak\\nto him?\\nGRACE.\\nNever! I have never spoken to him. I I", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "27\\nTOM.\\nAnd you want me to believe that a man who has\\njust happened to see you where did he see you?\\nGRACE.\\nI I don t know. Out just at the window in\\nthe street when he was passing.\\nTOM.\\nYou ve been carrying on a vulgar flirtation from\\nthe window. Is that it?\\nGRACE.\\nOh, forgive me, Tom!\\nTOM.\\n{Somewhat mollified.*)\\nWell, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. As\\nfor Mr. Wilkins, of {reading) 23 Madison Square,\\nI ll go and hunt him up and tell him what I think of\\nhim.\\n{Puts his hatid to his pistol pocket.\\nGRACE.\\n{Shrieking.)\\nNo! Tom! Don t! You mustn t! It isn t his\\nfault! It s me! It s all me! He knows nothing.\\nTOM.\\nWhat!\\nGRACE.\\n{Desperately.)\\nNo! He doesn t know me! He doesn t know\\nwho I am.\\nTOM.\\nDo you mean to say that he doesn t know you\\nare my wife?", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "28\\nGRACE.\\n(Wildly.)\\nNo! No! He doesn t.\\nTOM.\\nWell, in that case the sooner he finds it out the\\nbetter.\\nTakes ring and tears a piece of paper\\noff pad. Wrapping tip the ring.)\\nBring me a card.\\nGRACE.\\nWhat card?\\nTOM.\\nYour card. (Severely.) Mrs. Thomas Carring-\\nton s card. As for you, Madam, I shall have to deal\\nwith you later on.\\n(Wraps the flozvers up angrily in large\\npaper.\\nGRACE.\\nWho has brought a card from her desk.)\\nWhat are you going to do?\\nTOM.\\n(Icily.)\\nI am going to send the things back to him.\\nGRACE.\\nOh, don t do that! Tom! Let me tell you\\nTOM.\\nNot a word. Not ia word until these damned\\nthings have been returned. Then according to what", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "29\\nyou tell me, I will or will not break the man s head\\nbesides.\\n(Rises, rings bell and goes to M. E.)\\nGRACE.\\n(Run n ing after h im\\nBut, Tom! You mustn t do that, you mustn t\\nsend\\n(Enter servant.)\\nTOM.\\n(To Grace.)\\nSilence! Barnes, take this to Mr. Wilkins, 23\\nMadison Square. Just round the corner. No answer.\\nLeave it and come away.\\n(Exit servant.)\\nGRACE.\\nWringing her hands.)\\nOh, dear! Oh, dear! What shall I do? What\\nshall I do?\\nTOM.\\n(Patting his hands in his pockets and\\nleaning against the mantelpiece.)\\nNow I am ready to hear your explanation.\\nGRACE.\\nOh dear! Get those things back! Oh, how shall I\\ntell you? Well, it was this morning oh dear! it\\nwas Fifine\\n(Fifine enters, rustling.)\\nFIFINE.\\nWhat about Fifine? Did you think I should not\\ncome back? My dearr! (To GRACE.) I missed", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "30\\nivVeginald! I thought I had trrained him prroperr-\\nly to wait for me at least one hour or two, and after\\nforrty minutes off he goes! Ah, he needs trraining.\\n{Looking at them both.\\nWhat s the matter?\\nTOM.\\n(Solemnly\\nNothing at all, Madam. Nothing.\\nGRACE.\\n(ylsFiFiNE turns interrogatively to her.)\\nOh nothing\\n{Blinks and winks at her. Fifine makes\\ngesture to her finger. Grace nods. Fi-\\nfine laughs softly, and nods encourage-\\nment to Grace.)\\nFIFINE.\\nWhat about tea? Didn t you offer me some tea?\\nGRACE.\\nYes. Yes, certainly. Tom would you mind tell-\\ning Hobbs to serve tea in the drawing-room? I have\\nsuch a headache you must excuse me, Fifine. I shall\\nlie down a little\\nFIFINE.\\nWhy, of course, my poor little darkling.\\n{Puts her arm round her. Tom has gone\\nout ill h u m o redly\\nGRACE.\\n{Rapidly to Fifine.)\\nOh, I must tell you. Something dreadful has\\nhappened. Just think! Tom found", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "PlFlNE.\\nWho has seen Tom re-enter.\\nNo, dear, don t do it. Don t take bronio-seltzer.\\nJust rest a little quietly in here. Mr. Carrington\\nwill enterrtain me, and I will give him his tea.\\n(Loud aside to Grace.) Such beautiful eyes he has!\\nTo Tom.) I will give you much cream, much sugarr,\\nand much, much taffy. (Taking his arm.) Now\\ndon t tell me that men don t like sweet things. They\\nlike me! And am I not a sweet thing? Turning at\\nthe door to GRACE.) I ll take carre of him Grracie.\\n{Breaks aw ax from Tom, and running\\ndown to Grace whispers something in her\\near, white she pretends to smooth a -pillow\\nunder her head.)\\nTOM.\\nWatching them angrily.)\\nWhat are those two little devils hatching and\\nplotting now, I wonder?\\nPIFINE.\\n(7b Grace, looking round at Tom.)\\nYou are winning him back, dear!\\n(Grace sighs. Fifine runs back to Tom\\nand they go out together.)\\nGRACE.\\n{Alone.)\\nWhat shall I do? How am I to get that ring\\nback? What will this dreadful Mr. Wilkins think\\nof Mrs. Thomas Carrington, who sends him jew-", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "32\\nelry and flowers? And who oh, who is Mr. Wil-\\nkins? I must ask Fifine.\\n{Rises. Is interrupted by a servant en-\\ntering.}\\nSERVANT.\\nMr. Wilkins, Ma am.\\nGRACE.\\nOh!\\nSERVANT.\\nAre you at home, Ma am?\\n{Excitedly.}\\nYes! Yes! I m at home.\\n{Exit Servant. Enter Wilkins. He\\nwears an eyeglass and gazes with deep\\nfeeling at Grace. He says everything\\nwith languor, but repressed feeling. He is\\npronouncedly and affectedly English in\\nhis accent.)\\nWIEKINS.\\nMadam-\\nGRACE.\\nVery timidly.)\\nMr. Mr. Wilkins, (with nervous hurry) I am\\nglad you have come.\\nwilkins.\\nWeally? Are you? {Steps forward.) Are you?\\nWeally?\\n{Takes her hand.)", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "33\\nGRACE.\\nY-yes, thank you. I I have so much to tell\\nyou. I don t know how to begin. You are really\\nMr. Wilkins?\\nWILKINS.\\nOh call me Weggie! Call me Weggie, my deah!\\nGRACE.\\nWhat?\\nWILKINS.\\n{Tenderly.\\nNever mind. Don t huwwy. There s no huwwy.\\n{Sits down close beside her and looks\\nmeltingly at her face.)\\nLet me help you to tell me all. I understand\\nyou. It was my last volume of poems, was it not?\\nThe Lauwel and the Wose it was that that\\nbwought your heart to me?\\nGRACE.\\nI I no I didn t read the poems.\\nWILKINS.\\nAh! Then you were at my last lecture: On the\\nFastidiousness of Beauty and the Beauty of Fas-\\ntidiousness? I knew that I was penetwating the\\nsensitive soul of woman that day!\\nGRACE.\\nNo, it wasn t that. It was\\n{Stops.)", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "34\\nWILKINS.\\n{Coming nearer, still.)\\nWhat? Tell me, faiwest one, what led you to\\nsend me those unmistakable tokens of affection which\\nI tweasure heah!\\n{Unbuttons his coat and displays Jlowers.)\\nGRACE.\\nOh dear! Dear!\\nWILKINS.\\nDo not be distwessed. I understand you so well!\\n{Pauses, twirling his moustache and gaz-\\ning at her with a fatuous smile.)\\nThese things aw always happening to me! Al-\\nways.\\nGRACE.\\n{Aside.)\\nOh, the dreadful creature!\\nWILKINS.\\nI had just weturned fwom Wector s, where I had\\nan appointment with a charming little girl. Fwench,\\nyou know all fwivol and fwills. But, (languidly)\\nI happened to be an hour or so late, and so she had left\\nbwoken-hearted, you know. Onecahn t weally keep\\nup with them all. But you, my deah, you are excep-\\ntionally delightful with your delicate attentions.\\nThe wuby wing is charming. I shall keep it. I shall\\ntweasure it. I shall wear it day and night.\\nTakes her hand.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "35\\nGRACE.\\nOh! I must explain! It s all a mistake!\\n{Rises excitedly\\nWILKINS.\\nYes. I know. I know. They always say that.\\nIt s all wight. (Gazing at her) Pon my word,\\nyou re a wipping little cweature wipping!\\nGRACE.\\nSir! I must tell you my husband\\nWILKINS.\\nYes. I know. I know. You needn t explain.\\nHusband howwid old bwute neglects charming\\nyoung wife. Young wife hears of me sees me\\nsends me a wose and a wuby wing\\nTenderly puts his arm about her.)\\nand now feels shy about it, that s all. That s all\\nwight. Don t explain. There s no huwwy.\\nGRACE.\\n{Bursting with indignation.)\\nIt s nothing of the sort. I meant nothing.\\n(Bursting into tears.) I hate you! I ve never seen\\nyou before. And I never want to see you again.\\n(Sobbing.) And I want the ring back, and I want\\nyou to go away.\\nWILKINS.\\nCome, (soothing her and patting her hand)\\ncome. {Aside.) Hystewics! Don t be fluwwied.\\nunderstand you. It s all wight. I ll weturn your af-\\nfections, my deah. Don t cwy.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "36\\nGRACE.\\n{Suddenly breaking away from him and\\ncalling out at the top of her voice.*)\\nTom! Tom!\\n(WiiyKiNS stands petrified with astonish-\\nment.\\nWILKINS.\\n(Slozvly, to himself.)\\nH m. I m in for a badgeah game, I pwesume.\\n(Tom enters followed by Fifine.)\\nTOM.\\nWhat s up, Grace?\\nFIFINE.\\n{Flying past him and flinging herself\\nupon Wilkins.)\\nAh, R Reginald! My AVeginald! What do you\\nhere? You have followed me from Rrectorr s?\\nHow de drr you are! Grracie this is TtVeginald.\\n(Grace bows with stony stare of amaze-\\nment.)\\nMr. Carrington, may I present to you Mr. Veel-\\nkeens?\\n{Accent on last syllable.)\\nTOM.\\nGlad to see you Mr. V keens. Take a seat. (To\\nGrace). My dear, what made you call out so?\\nGRACE.\\n{Bewildered.\\nNothing. Nothing.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "37\\nFIFINE.\\nHow did you find me, Rreg mald? The waiter\\ntold you, what? I left word with him.\\nTOM.\\nWell, Mr. V keens, have a cup of tea with us?\\nWILKINS.\\n(Dazed.)\\nEr-er-thank you. I\\nFIFINE.\\nYes. TcVeginald loves tea. He is so English,\\nhe drr mks nothing but tea. Like all English!\\n(Makes a little face and lazighs.)\\nTOM.\\nI ll see that tea is brought in for you,\\n(Exit.)\\nFIFINE.\\n(To WlLKINS.)\\nAh! I was late at Erector s, poor 7t eginald!\\nI kept you waiting nearrly an hour! So naughty of\\nme! {Laughs.) And (to Grace) poor TvVeginald is\\nalways so punctual. He goes an hour before so as\\nnot to miss me.\\n(Grace looks scornfully at Wilkins, who\\nsmiles foolishly.\\nFIFINE.\\n(fumping up to meet Tom who enters with\\nthe servant carrying tea-tray.)\\nAh! You are too good, Mr. Carrington.\\nThey stay in the background pouring out\\ntea.)", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "38\\nWILKINS.\\n{To Grace in tender undertone.*)\\nPway, do not let this fwivolous episode bwuise\\nyour feelings. It is not sewious. If you love me as\\nardently as I can read in your eyes that you do, I will\\nbe yours fow evah! Fow evah!\\nGRACE.\\nWell! Of all the insolent puppies\\n(Fifine comes forward with cup of tea\\nwhich she hands to Wiekins. He sips it\\nwith his little finger in the air.)\\nFIFINE.\\n{Looking at his finger\\nWhy, Rreggie what s that?\\n(Wilkins hurriedly puts dozvn his cup.)\\nThat on your finger!\\nWILKINS.\\n{Turning the ri?ig around on his finger.)\\nIt s er it s a little wuby wing.\\nFIFINE.\\nA rruby rr mg?\\nTOM.\\nA ruby ring?\\nWILKINS.\\nTurning round and gazing amorously at\\nGrace.)\\nYes a wuby wing.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "39\\nSERVANT.\\n{Announcing.)\\nMr. Rosenstein.\\nGRACE.\\n{Aside.)\\nMerciful Heavens!\\nTOM.\\nWho can that be?\\nFIFINE.\\n{Signaling to Grace and replying to Tom.)\\nIt s no one. It s for me, Mr. Carrington. I I\\nleft word at home where I was going, and now every-\\none is following me here. I will go outside and\\n{Goes quickly towards M. E.)\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Appearing at the door.)\\nMay I come een?\\nFIFINE.\\n{Htirriedly to Rosenstein.)\\nI ll speak to you outside.\\nTOM.\\n{To Rosenstein.)\\nBy all means. Any friend of Mademoiselle s\\ndelighted\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{To Fifine who is trying to urge him out.)\\nNo! He says come een. I come een.\\n{Bowing to Grace and rxibbing his hands.)\\nNow about that little matter", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "40\\nGRACE.\\n{Bo7ving, without listening to him.}\\nDelighted to make your acquaintance, I am sure.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nVaht I vahnted to say\\nfifine.\\nSit down. Sit down.\\n{Makes him sit in a corner of the sofa, and\\nsits close to him trying to screen him as\\nmuch as possible from Tom and Wilkins.)\\nTOM.\\nWho is near Wilkins, says to him in un-\\ndertone.\\nQueer looking- fellow!\\nWILKINS.\\nVewy.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Uneasily to Grace.)\\nI haf not much time. Beesiness is beesiness, you\\nknow.\\nGRACE.\\n{Sits down on the other side of him, laugh-\\ning effusively and rubbing her hands.)\\nYes. Ha! ha! Of course.\\n{Pretending to make general conversation.)\\nEveryone now-a-days is of your opinion, Mr.\\nRosenstein. Ha! ha! Lovely weather! You are\\nlooking very well, Mr. Rosenstein.\\n(Rosenstein looks bewildered. He turns\\nfrom Fifine, who is smiling at him on one\\nside, to Grace who is smiling sweetly at\\nhim on the other.", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "41\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{To himself.*)\\nVaht are these vonians trying to do with me?\\nTo Grace.) I came to tell you that you must pay\\nme de balance or geef me de ring back, for I\\ngrace.\\nHave some tea, Mr. Rosenstein.\\nfifine.\\nYes. Do have some nice hot tea do.\\nThey hurry to the table a?id get him a cup\\nof tea.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nDey vahnt to steal dat ring, dot s vaht!\\n(Grace comes up to him with a cup, and\\nFifine with the sugar bowl. He addresses\\nthem loudly.)\\nNow about dat Rruby Ring\\nTOM.\\nWhat s that?\\n(Grace drops the cup of tea over Rosen-\\nstein s legs.)\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{f limping about in pain.)\\nGott in Himmel! Vaht do you do?\\ngrace.\\nI beg your pardon. Oh, I am so sorry.\\nfifine.\\n{Convulsed with laughter.)\\nOh Grracie! {Imitating Rosenstein.) Vaht\\ndo you do?", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "42\\nTOM.\\n{Apologetically to Rosenstein.)\\nPon my word too bad.\\nWILKINS.\\nVewy sowwy weally.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Furious.)\\nValit I vahnt to know is about de Rring. (To\\nGRACE.) If you don t keep dat Rring\\nTOM.\\nEh? What ring s that?\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nI gave dat young lady to-day a Rring a Rruby\\nCT\\n(Wilkins listens with wide eyes.)\\nRin\\nTOM.\\nOh you did, did you? So you re Wilkins, are\\nyou?\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nEh?\\nFIFINE.\\nNo, no! What are you mixing up? This (point-\\ning to Wilkins) is i?reginald.\\nTOM.\\nVery angry, staring at Rosenstein and\\nreplying to Fifine.)\\nNow, dear Madam, kindly leave this to me. To\\nWilkins.) Mr. V keens, excuse me. (To Rosen-\\nstein.) So you are Wilkins, eh?", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "43\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nI aint.\\nTOM.\\nWell, whoever you are, you admit having- given\\njewelry to this lady\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n(Furious.)\\nDoes she deny it? Does she dare deny it?\\nTOM.\\nThis lady is my wife.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nI don t care whose vife she is. She got dot Rring\\nfrom me\\nTOM.\\nClenching his fist.\\nI ll knock you down, Sir.\\nGRACE.\\n(Screaming and throwing her arms\\nround her husband s neck.)\\nTom! Tom!\\nFIFINE.\\nLet me explain.\\nwilkins.\\nWith upraised hands.)\\nWeally now weally\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n(Wild 7y pointing to Wilkins s hand.)\\nDere s de Rring! Dere s my Rruby Rring! On\\ndat man!\\nTOM.\\n(Turning to Wilkins.)\\nWhat?", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "44\\nFIFINE.\\njRrregina\\\\d\\\\ What does this mean?\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nWildly.)\\nShe gif avay iny R-r-ring\\nTOM.\\n{Turning on Rosenstein.)\\nNow, Mr. Wilkins, hold your tongue, sir. (To\\nWilkins.) What is this ruffian talking about.\\nwilkins.\\nI I don t know what he s talking about. As\\nfor this wing, I I wefuse to speak about it.\\n{Strikes heroic attitude.\\nFIFINE.\\n{Hysterically.\\nWhere did you get it, i^reginald? I will know!\\nYou must tell me!\\nwilkins.\\nWell, if you insist upon it, a a lady, whom I\\nwefuse to name, pwesented it to me.\\nTOM.\\n{Excitedly.)\\nWhat lady was that?\\nFIFINE.\\nWho was she?\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Pointi?ig to Grace.)\\nIt was her! You know it was her!\\nTOM.\\n{Thunderingly to Rosenstein.)\\nMr. Wilkins, Sir\\nLore", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "45\\nROSENSTETN.\\nI ain t\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nWILKINS.\\nI\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nFIFINE.\\n(Wildly.)\\nThis, (pointing) this is Veelkeens. It is R Regi-\\nnald.\\nGRACE.\\n(Covering her face.)\\nOh dear! Oh dear!\\nTOM.\\n(Utterly bewildered.)\\nI don t understand anything. What are yov\\nall talking about? From whom did my wife get this\\nring?\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nFrom me!\\nTOM.\\n(To WlLKINS.)\\nWhere did you get that ring?\\nWILKINS\\nFrom your wife.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nAha! You see?\\nFIFINE.\\n(Wildly.)\\n/[Veginald!! Oh, 7?reginald!\\nWILKINS.\\nAnd I wish women would not persecute me so,\\nwith offers of affection which I cannot wequite.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "46\\nFIFINE.\\nOh Gracel You snake! You vipair!\\nTOM.\\nWildly.)\\nWhat is the meaning of all this? I don t know\\nwhat I m talking about, I m so mixed up.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n(Loudly and indignantly\\nYou mix yourselfs up because you change de\\nstone! Ha! Dat s vaht! You change de stone all\\nof you.\\nTOM.\\nWhat s he talking about? (To Grace.) Ami\\nto understand, Madam, that to shield this man (point-\\ning to RosENSTEIn), this scoundrel, this blackguard,\\nthis hound\\nWild indignation on the part of RosEN-\\nSTEIN.)\\nto shield him, I say, from the consequences of my just\\nanger you have allowed me to send that ruby ring to\\nthis this (pointing to Wilkins) conceited ass?\\nFIFINE.\\nHow dare you, Sir, how dare you? (Bursting\\ninto tears.) My TvVeginald!\\nGRACE.\\n(In utter despair.)\\nIf you will allow me to explain\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nA tief, Madam! You are all tiefs!\\nTOM.\\n(Roaring\\nSilence!", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "47\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Mumbling.)\\nI haf you all arrested.\\ngrace.\\n(Explaining.)\\nWell it was because it was like this Fifine\\nsaid that I (sobbing) ought to win oooh! you back!\\nTOM\\nWhat?\\nFIFINE.\\n{Going up provocatively to Grace.)\\nThat was not a reason, Madam, to try and lurre\\ni?reginald away frrom me.\\ngrace.\\n{Indignant.)\\nPfui! I wouldn t have him if you gave him to\\nme. I think you re crazy. I did nothing of the kind.\\nFIFINE.\\nYou did! You know you did. You always were\\na horrid jealous disposition (in tears) and now be-\\ncause i^reginald loved me and your horrid husband\\nneglected you, you you (sobbing) tried to get him\\naway from me.\\nTOM.\\nWell, I never!\\nGRACE.\\nI wouldn t look at the ridiculous idiot! I wouldn t\\nfor the world!\\nFIFINE.\\n{Louder, above the others who are all\\ntalk in o together.)\\nAnd if I had liked to flirt with your husband, he\\nwould have, only he s so horrid I didn t care to.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "He isn t!\\nThere! He is!\\n48\\nGRACE.\\n{Slapping Fifine.)\\nFIFINE.\\n{Slapping Grace.)\\n(Wilkins holds Fifine back, and Tom\\ncatches hold of Grace.)\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nThis is all a put up jop to steal from me my\\nR-ruby R-ring. I go and get you all arrrested.\\n(Moves to the door.)\\nTOM.\\n(Going after him.)\\nIf you dare!\\n(Catches hold of him.)\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nI haf you all ar-r-rested for stealing my goods and\\nholding my person vile I miss a sale. Wildly, clasp-\\ning his hands.) Gott in Himmel! I miss a sale!\\nTOM.\\n(Shaking him and tearing his coat.\\nWhat are you talking about? What do you want?\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nI vahnt my R-ring back or de balance of de money\\ndat s vaht I vahnt.\\ngrace.\\nOh, Tom, pay him, if if this gentleman won t\\ngive him back the ring.\\nwilkins.\\nEh!", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "49\\nGRACE.\\n{To Tom.)\\nIt s only forty dollars.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nTree hahndred and feefty dahlars. Not one penny\\nless, or I haf you all arrested you, Madam, for giv-\\ning away my goods; you To Wilkins) for keeping\\nstolen goods; you (To Tom) for violence to my per-\\nson (showing torn coat); and you (To Fifine) for be-\\ning a sharp and a crook. Tree hahndred and feefty\\ndahlars!\\nfifine.\\n{Taking the ring from Wilkin s hand\\nand throwing it on the table.)\\nWhy, take your old ring!\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nI refuse. I haf missed the sale. And (looking\\nat the ring against the light,) you haf changed de\\nstone.\\nFIFINE AND GRACE.\\nTogether.)\\nWhat?\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nDat s vaht I say. You haf changed de stone.\\n(Smiles complacently and puts down the ring.)\\nDat s no ruby. Dat s a piece of glass. Tree hahn-\\ndred and feefty dahlars, or you all go to jail.\\nTOM.\\nWell, upon my word!\\nGRACE.\\nBut I gave you sixty on account.", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "50\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nDat s r-right. Ve had arranged for four hahn-\\ndred and ten dahlars for de ring. Hadn t ve?\\nFIFINE AND GRACE.\\n{Together.)\\nOh! Did you ever!!\\nROSENSTEIN.\\nRemains tree hahndred and feefty dahlars.\\nWIEKINS.\\n{Languidly.\\nPon my word I don t know what it s all about\\nbut if the beggah will take my check, I ll pay for\\nit and buy the old thing, don t you know. To Ro-\\nsenstein.) I m Weginald Wilkins, of 23 Madison\\nSquare\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Bowing and rubbing his hands.)\\nAch, yes! Dat vill be all r-right. I know you.\\nYour check verry good, verry good.\\ni\\nWIEKINS.\\nWriting check and speaking to Fifine.)\\nAnd if my deah little Fifine will accept the\\ndoosid thing as an engagement wing, it will save\\nme so much twouble in going to select one, you\\nknow.\\nfifine.\\nOh, 7\\\\ eginald! My darling! How noble, how\\ndear, how English you are!\\n{Puts on the ring.)", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "51\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{Pocketing the check, bowing and rubbing\\nhis hands.)\\nYou haf a bargain. A bargain, I say. De r-ruby\\nalone vaht?\\nwilkins.\\n{Languidly raising his foot and kicking him\\ngently.\\nGet out.\\nROSENSTEIN.\\n{At door.)\\nDe r-ruby alone, vaht I said, de r-ruby alone, as\\na vahnderful imitation, is worth\\n(Wilkins lifts him by the collar and puts\\nhim out.)\\nGRACE.\\n{In foreground, tearfully to Tom.)\\nIt was because of the bill of fare.\\nTOM.\\nBecause of the what?\\nGRACE.\\n{Taking it from the bosom of her dress.)\\nThe the this (sobbing). It s an immoral\\nbill of fare! Pifine said so.\\nTOM.\\n{Looking at it.)\\nHow does she know? Martinis caviare foie\\ngras oysters the devil!\\nGRACE.\\n{Excitedly.)\\nWhat? You said", "height": "3264", "width": "1905", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "52\\nTOM.\\n{Reading.\\nThe devilled lobster I was reading Clicquot,\\ntwo bottles\\nGRACE.\\nA wicked, immoral supper\\nTOM.\\n{Looking at her with a whimsical smile.}\\nWell if you say so\\nGRACE.\\n{Bursting i?ito sobs.)\\nAnd on our honeymoon trip, too!\\nTOM.\\n{Looking at her quietly.\\nYes. The second day, I believe.\\n(Grace stops crying and looks at him. Lit-\\ntle by little she smiles and then looks very\\nshy.)\\nGRACE.\\nOh Tom\\nTOM.\\n{Imitating her.)\\nA most immoral\\nGRACE.\\n{Covers his mouth with her hand, laughing.)\\nDon t! Tom!\\n(Tom catches hold of her hand and kisses\\nit.)\\nFIFINE.\\n{Coming up.)\\nWell! Have you forgiven him for that supper?", "height": "3307", "width": "1969", "jp2-path": "rubyringcomedyin00viva_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "53\\nGRACE.\\n(Smiling and embarrassed.)\\nIt s all right, Fifine. I I was there too!\\nfifine.\\nWhat? You, too?\\nGRACE.\\nYes. I, too we two us!\\n(Takes Tom s arm and laughs.)\\nWILKINS.\\n(To Tom.)\\nI beg your pardon but would you mind lending\\nme that bill of fare? I shall be going- to Paris in a\\nmonth with Fifine and-er-having this kind of\\nthing all weady, witten down, would save such a lot\\nof twouble, don t you know.\\nTOM.\\n(Laughing and giving him the bill of fare.)\\nWhy, by all means. We don t need it any more.\\nDo we Gracie?\\nGRACE.\\nOh Tom\\n(They embrace.)\\nCurtain.\\nMaverick-Clarke Litho. 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