{"1": {"fulltext": "rs3\\n{900", "height": "3194", "width": "1997", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS\\n015 926 725 8", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "NO PLAYS EXCHANGED.\\n3525 I\\n,3 iCR 3 Edition\\nor PL7\\\\Y3\\nA SCRATCH RACE\\nCOPVHlG\u00c2\u00abT, 1889. BY WALTtH H. BAKER CO-", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "%k, W. PINERO S PLAYS. I\\niXw Uniformly Bound in Stiff Paper Covers, ylw\\nyAw Price, 50 cents each. iiAv\\n-?IN /IS\\n^XS The publication of the plays of this popular author, made feasible by the new 15\\n/iV Copyright Act, under which his valuable stage rights can be fully protected, ill\\nXS enables us to offer to amateur actors a series of modern pieces of the highest ^f\\n/iV class, all of which have met with distinguished success in the leading English iiV\\n^1^ and American theatres, and most of which are singularly well ada|)ted for ama- *93\\nteur performance. This publication was originally intended for the benetit of iiw\\nreaders only, but the increasing demand for the plays for acting purposes has ^f 3\\nfar outrun their merely literary success. With the idea of placing this excel- ifiW\\nlent series within the reach of the largest possible number of amateur clubs, we d^\\nhave obtained authority to offer them for acting purposes at an author s roy-\\nalty of\\nTen Dollars for Each Performance.\\nThis rate does not apply Xoprofessional performances, for which terms will be\\nmade known on application.\\n^13 1*1417 ATVTAT OIM^ I A Farcical Romance in Three Acts. ByARTHTR\\niiv /VLVl/l^-V^iNO. ^Y^ PixEuo. Seven male and five female char-\\nw\\\\S acters. Costumes, modern; scenery, an exterior\\nW|^ and an interior, not at all difficult. This admirable farce is too well known\\nMr through its recent performance by the Lyceum Theatre Company, New York, to\\nVl^ need description. It is especially recommended to young ladies schools and\\nIf colleges. (1805.)\\nVf/ THE CABINET MI NISTER. i,,.S;;?^! pS o.^ti \u00e2\u0080\u009e,S?\\nand nine female characters.\\nCostumes, modern society scenery, three interiors. A very amusing piece, in-\\ngenious in construction, and brilliant in dialogue. (1892.)\\nFiATJnV nK^K! I Farce in Three Acts. By Arthur W. Pixero.\\n\\\\J ir^\u00c2\u00b1^y-J i- l^lV-ilV* Seven male, four female characters. Costumes, mod-\\nem; scenery, two interiors. This very amusing piece\\nf\\nk** T*T_TT7 U/^1312V UTMPQT7 I A Comedy in Three Acts. By Arthur\\n\\\\f/ i rlJi n^OO I n^lVOIL* j ^y, Pinero. Ten male, five female char-\\nAvas another success in the New York and Boston theatres, and has been ex-\\ntensively played from manuscript by amateurs, for whom it is in every respect\\nsuited. It provides an unusual number of capital character parts, is very funny,\\nand an excellent acting piece. Plays two hours and a half. (1893.)\\nW\\nacters. Scenery, two interiors and an ex-\\nterior costumes, modern. This piece is best known in this country through the\\nadmirable performance of Mr. John Hare, who produced it in all the principal\\ncities. Its story presents a clever satire of false philanthropy, and is full of\\ninterest and humor. Well adapted for amateurs, by whom it has been success-\\nfully acted. Plays two hours and a half. (1892.)\\nW.\\nVf T AT^V D^T TIMTTTTT TT I A Play 3n Four Acts. Bv Artftur W\\n^1^ J^/VU X r \\\\J\\\\J IN 1 ir U l^\u00c2\u00bb PiNERO. Eight male and seven female char\\nMi; acters. Costumes, modern scenery, four\\nIkiif interiors, not easy. A play of powerful sympathetic interest, little sombre in\\n^X^ key, but not unrelieved by humorous touches. (1892.)\\nu\\n^V", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "A SCRATCH RACE\\nA Comedy in One Act\\nBy WALT. MAKEE\\nr\\nBOSTON\\nWALTER H. BAKER CO\\n19CX)", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "37871\\n^^i^fS^YVtW^t- ibrarj of Congr\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab%\\nGtvvft Office Of tll\u00c2\u00ab IT^IQ/\\nSEP 18 1900 AUG231W0 V ,jL\\nKogl.f.r .f CpirtiM.,^*^ 7\\nC O n. r rk\\n60969\\nCHARACTERS\\nFrank Thorne, a successful suitor.\\nJack Manly, ivho didn t suit her.\\nBen Ranken, who shared the dishonors.\\nFlorence Denning, the cause of it.\\nMary, an able assistant.\\nScene. Well-appointed interior.\\nTime. Evening.\\nCostumes. Full-dress.\\nProperties. Two large bouquets, similar. Two solitaire\\nrings. Two letters. A box of chocolates.\\nCopyright, 1900, by Walter H. Baker Co.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "A Scratch Race,\\nSCENE. A well-appointed Ulterior. Doors R. 2 E., L. 3 E,\\nand double door c. ifi flat. Piano up r., small table R.\\nc. D. Divan down r., armchair c, chairs down L. and h.\\nof c. D.\\nMary (discovered dusting). I must have had too much\\nRoman punch last night at Mrs. WelHngton s, but oh what a\\ngorgeous time! I wore Miss Florence s silk; I must have\\nlooked grand It was a funny idea of hers to have me go as\\nher, but then, no one knew. We did not have to remove our\\nmasks until midnight, and we left before that time. Oh dear,\\nmy head aches me so (Up dusting.\\nEnter P lorence c. to down r. reading a letter.\\nFlor. So you enjoyed yourself last evening, Mary\\nMary. Indeed, yes.\\nFlor. And no one discovered you\\nMary. I think not, Miss Flo.\\nFlor. You didn t do much talking, I hope?\\nMary. I said yes twice and no once.\\nFlor. (sits upon divan, still reading letter). Who came\\nhome with you\\nMary. Mr. Ranken.\\nFlor. Ranken Ben Ranken\\nMary. Yes m. (Doiun l.)\\nFlor. But you told him who you were\\nMary. No m.\\nFlor. And you came all the way home, and\\nMary. Well, I couldn t get a word in edgewise and then\\nyou see I didn t care to talk anyway and\\nFlor. Didn t you have a bit too much of Roman punch?\\nMary. I m afraid I did, Miss Flo but the gentlemen\\ninsisted so.\\nFlor. But do be more careful in future, Mary, won t you?", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "4 A SCRATCH RACE.\\nMary. Yes m.\\nFlor. Didn t Aunt Kitty know you\\nMary. She said good-evening, and I bowed.\\nFlor. What a joke I lost track of you several times.\\nMary. Yes; I was playing Juliet to a Romeo, at least\\nthat is what he called it.\\nFlor. He? Whom do you mean\\nMary. Mr. Manly.\\nFlor. Jack Manly, eh\\nMary. Yes m. Is there anything I may do for you\\nFlor. If Mr. Thome calls, admit him. {Exit Mary c.)\\nWell, if this isn t the greatest joke of the season. You see I\\nhad a purpose in having Aunt Kitty arrange a mask affair, and\\nif I m not mistaken, the scheme has realized my utmost an-\\nticipations. I felt certain that Ben Ranken and Jack Manly\\nwould propose last evening.- Had they gone about it in a gen-\\ntlemanly way, the case would have been different, but they laid\\na wager three weeks ago that they would each be engaged be-\\nfore the month was out, and I made up my mind that I would\\nnot be a party to a bet upon such a sacred matter. The\\nchances were that Ben Ranken would propose to me, but ap-\\nparently both Ben and Jack were overly attentive to my proxy,\\nmy undiscovered proxy, last evening. While I, poor woman,\\nwas shunned by all my old friends. So, Mary said yes\\ntwice The question is, what were the questions Even\\nAunt Kitty didn t know me. I m glad we left early. Listen\\nto_this from Ben Ranken My dear Florence. Rather a\\nliberty for Mr. Ranken he did not even ask me for a dance\\nlast evening; but then, poor fellow, he didn t know. My\\ndear Florence I will call about nine o clock this evening and\\nbring that with me. Yours, Ben. Wonder what he means?\\nI wonder if Mary said yes to him? If she did, this may\\nbe a lesson to him never again to wager upon an uncertainty.\\nVery well, Ben, you may call and bring that with you. I m a\\nwoman after all, and as inquisitive as the rest. {Enter Mary\\nc, with letter. Exit.) What s this? {Rises, to c, takes let-\\nter, opens and reads!) My dearest girl. Have you men-\\ntioned it to your mother I hope to see her to-night. Yours,\\nJack. Mary said yes twice. Mary said no once. I\\nwonder who got the no \\\\^Exit, l.\\nEnter Mary c. comes down she has been listening.\\nMary. Oh dear, what have I done I do believe I ac-\\nV", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "A SCRATCH RACE.\\ncepted two offers of marriage last night. I remember saying\\nyes to Mr. Manly, that was about ten o clock; and then\\nMr. Ranken came home with me in the carriage, and I\\nyes I said yes to him. I must get rid of onei\\nbut which one? Mr. Ranken said he would call this evening\\nWhat will Miss Flo say, when she finds it out? But I\\nshan t tell her. The worst of it is, that they may have taken\\nme for her,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 but no, Mr. Ranken at least was sincere. Per-\\nhaps they ve forgotten it by this time. Miss Flo says that\\nmen are not dependable creatures.\\nEnter Flor. l. to down r., reading letter. Mary up c.\\nFlor. What did Mr. Ranken say to you last evening\\nMary. I don t know, ma am, but it was something about\\nthe to-morrows of his life, or something like that and I\\nsaid yes.\\nFlor. To whom did you say no\\nMary. To Mr. Ranken.\\nFlor. What did he ask you\\nMary. To have more Roman punch.\\nFlor. Oh What did Mr. Manly say to you\\nMary. I can t quite remember; there were so many\\nstars\\nFlor. It rained last evening.\\nMary. Not where I was, ma am.\\nFlor. Where were you\\nMary. On the back stairway.\\n{They stare at each other. A ring at bell; exit Mary, c.)\\nFlor. {crossing to l.). The early bird.\\nMary, {entering c). Mr. Thome.\\nEnter Thorne. Mary exits with his coat, hat and cane.\\nFlor. crosses, hand extended.\\nFlor. Good-evening, Frank, (c.)\\nFrank. I m a bit early, perhaps. {Down r.)\\nFlor. Oh, no, indeed not at all. The fact is, you\\nmight have missed a little fun had you been much later Sit\\ndown. {Sits l. c.)\\nFrank {sits upon divan doivn r.). Anything going on\\nFlor. There may be, but we must not anticipate. If", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "6 A SCRATCH RACE.\\ngreat events cast their shadows before, I hare no doubt but\\nthat we shall see lots of fun after while, for I have discovered\\nan enormous shadow.\\nFrank, You arouse my curiosity.\\nFlor. Sorry, but we had better await developments.\\nFrank {i-emoving gloves Very well I shall be patient.\\nJust left the club. The boys are having jolly good fun down\\nthere. This, between ourselves, of course, it seems that\\nRanken and Manly laid a wager sometime ago with some of\\nthe crowd, that they would be engaged to marry before the\\nmonth was out. Last night was the last night of the month you\\nknow, and they both allege that they proposed and were accepted\\nat Mrs. Wellington s mask affair. The strange part of it is, that\\nneither one saw his fiancee with mask removed, but each is posi-\\ntive of her identity. Ranken is certain because he went home\\nwith her. They are so happy they can hardly contain them-\\nselves.\\nFlor. Pride goeth before ai fall.\\nFrank. You were there last evening, were you not\\nFlor. Oh yes, I was there, with a vengeance.\\nFrank. Did you notice anything\\nFlor. What in particular\\nFrank. Why, we re all anxious to find out who the unlucky\\ngirls may be. The boys are as silent as mutes on the subject.\\nFlor. {relieved). Oh.\\nFrank. Did they seem attentive to any particular girl\\nFlor. Yes, a girl whom they mistook for me.\\nFrank (rising). But surely\\nFlor. Oh, they are still under the delusion.\\nFrank {down r.). You made me rather nervous.\\nFlor. Oh, no, don t worry about me; I m unworthy of it.\\nFrank {cross i7ig to her). Oh, yes, you are you re worthy\\nof the best things in the world.\\nFlor. Would you call Ben and Jack the best things\\nFrank. Not exactly. I was not thinking of them. {Lean-\\ning on back of her chair.) Perhaps my thought was a selfish\\none\\nFlor. Then you consider yourself one of the best\\nFrank. It was egotistical.\\nFlor. You re becoming sentimental.\\nFrank. Possibly I am, {To l.) The boys have bought\\ntwo beautiful rings and they said they intended\\nFlor. {examines her left hand iiiiaginatively). Yes?", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "A SCRATCH RACE. 7\\nFrank {crosses to her left and looks at her extended hand\\nWhat do you see\\nFlor. Nothing.\\nFrank. There seems to be room for another circlet there.\\nOn that third finger. How vacant it looks.\\nFlor. Better be vacant than bear three rings\\nFrank. I should say so, but better one than none.\\nFlor. Sentimental again {Rises to table up r.)\\nFrank. Well, hang it, girl I\\nFlor. {coming doivn with box of chocolates Have a choco-\\nlate? You ll feel better, (l. c.)\\nFrank. Do you know, I envied those two fellows to-night\\nFlor. {eating chocolate). Did you?\\nFrank. I did, and I made up my mind that if you were\\nagreeable I would share their happiness.\\nFlor. Oh no, you don t mean that; their happiness is fugi-\\ntive, I assure you.\\nFrank. Fugitive? If they make it so. Happiness de-\\npends upon ourselves.\\nFlor. Sometimes upon the woman.\\nFrank. It is given to each woman to make one man happy.\\nFlor. And two otherwise?\\nFrank. Bother the rest We re all selfish in love. {He\\nplaces his arm about her waist and they rock slowly to and\\nfro. Both eating chocolates.) I want you all to myself, and\\nI want to be all to you.\\nFlor. Have another chocolate\\nFrank. You won t take me seriously.\\nFlor. I suppose I should. X*^\\nFrank. I think so. You know me my position my\\nprospects and you have had ample opportunity to consider\\nthem.\\nFlor. I have considered them.\\nFrank. Weighed in the balance and found wanting\\nFlor. Yes, both of them. {To divan sits.)\\nFrank. Both er {To divan; sits beside her.)\\nFlor. Forgive me I was thinking of nothing.\\nFrank. Of me. To make vows of constancy to the\\nwoman one loves, is merely to lay bare to her one s weaker\\npoints. I say let her find them out her intuition is the greatest\\nguide in the universe. I m too matter of fact to get down on\\none knee in. the traditional fashion and tell you I love you bet-\\nter than the whole world, then again, that would not be the", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "8 A SCRATCH RACE.\\ntruth, for if I had my choice I suppose I would take the world\\ninstead of you. I can t tell you that your eyes are stars in the\\nheaven of my soul, even though they are. Or that your lips\\nhold a nectar sweeter than the ambrosia of the gods, that\\nyour cheek is fairer than the new blown rose. I can t tell you\\nthese things, you hear them too often to believe me sincere in\\ntelling you.\\nFlor. I rather like that, it s unique, but it s sentimental.\\nFrank. I may be a bit sentimental now and then, but you\\nwill no doubt admit that my level is at least above the com-\\nmonplace. That s conceit.\\nFlor. And what do you propose to do\\nFrank. Marry you.\\nFlor. And then?\\nFrank. To care for you.\\nFlor. And do you promise to be my willing slave in all\\nthat I undertake? Do you promise to be as docile as a lamb\\nand as easily managed Do you promise to come home early\\nevery night To stop smoking, drinking, swearing and all the\\nother sins that flesh is heir to Do you promise that I shall\\nbe the ruler of the kingdom called home\\nFrank. No.\\nFlor. Good If you had, I should have refused you at\\nonce. As it is\\nFrank. Well\\nFlor. I may refuse you later.\\nFrank. You may, but you won t I promise to try to do\\nwha^ is right.\\n^.^-Flor. That is sufficient. Angels could do no more.\\nSo you really think me a woman worthy of you\\nFrank. If I did not, I should not have asked you to\\nmarry me.\\nFlor. And you think it unlikely that I will change\\nFrank. I expect you to change in some ways,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 for the\\nbetter.\\nFlor. And yourself?\\nFrank. I m prepared for a journey on the narrow path.\\nFlor. Good I like that. I ve noticed in many cases\\nthat the stronger a love is before marriage, the weaker it be-\\ncomes afterward, and vice versa, I suppose.\\nFrank. And my answer\\nEnter Mary, c, with card.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "A SCRATCH RACE. 9\\nFlor. {rises to Mary and whispers Tell him to wait\\nin here, and if Mr. Manly comes, tell him to wait here also.\\n{Exit Mary, c. To Frank.) You may kiss me in the\\nconservatory. \\\\_Both exeunt r.\\nEnter Ben, c, to doivn r. looks about, crosses to l. afid\\nsits dozvn, facing off l. He has a large bouqicet in 07ie\\nhand and carries his hat in other. Finally becomes rest-\\nless and changes bouquet and hat. Puts hat on floor\\nlooks at watch puts bouquet 07i floor and takes ring\\nfrom his pocket., examines it. Yawns.\\nBen. It takes some women a mighty long while to dress.\\nI wonder how Jack is making out by this time We left the\\nclub together and separated. It was an extraordinary proposal\\nwhen you come to think of it. After I had poured out every\\nounce of eloquence I possessed, she merely murmured a faint,\\nsweet yes. Wonder why she left so early? {Looks at\\nwatch. Yawns.)\\nEnter Jack does not see Ben crosses down to r. sits upon\\ndivan. Ben hears him a?id is expectant. Jack goes\\nthrough same business as Ben. Has similar bouquet and\\nring.\\nBen. Must have new shoes on. Waits for the other to\\nspeak.\\nJack {discovering Ben). Hello, must be her father. Well,\\nhere goes. Brace up, Jack, old boy, and let him have it.\\nCrosses to Ben. I beg your pardon, sir. {Says following a^^\\nthough studied.) I have come to ask the hand of your daugh-V-^\\nter, sir. I have now some two thousand dollars to my credit\\nand a position which pays me one thousand per annum. I\\nthink your daughter s love is sincere and I know mine is. {To\\nL. c. Aside.) Phew I rehearsed that for four hours {To\\nR.) What say you, sir?\\nBen. {rising and facing Jack). Well, I ll be\\nJack. What in the name I thought you\\nX {together) were going\\nBen. Changed my mind.\\n{Long pause. Both stare at audience, and carry on the\\nfollowing conversation.)\\nJack. You re making an ass of yourself,\\nBen. Thanks; same to you.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "lO A SCRATCH RACE.\\nJack. I always took you for a man of your word.\\nBen. I never mistrusted you.\\nJack. We ve always been the best of friends, haven t we?\\nBen. Always.\\nJack. And there is no sense in our splitting hairs over a\\ndelicate matter like this\\nBen. None.\\nJack. Then suppose you play fair and be on your way.\\nBen. Oh, I don t know.\\nJack. You had an appointment with her this evening, you\\nsaid.\\nBen. I did.\\nJack. Then why in the name of all that s good, didn t you\\nkeep it, instead of dropping in here and getting into my road\\nBen. Your road\\nJack. That s what I said.\\nBen. Your road. Ha ha\\nJack. Stop quarreling, she may overhear us.\\nBen. We won t quarrel.\\nJack, No\\nBen. No.\\nJack. Then do the square thing by me.\\nBen. I m doing it.\\nJack. I lik that.\\nBen. Wrap it up.\\nJack, That s impertinent\\nBeiC. It might have been a package. {Pause.\\nf^CK. To whom did you propose last evening\\n^^%en. Tell yours?\\nJack. Tell mine, why, I like that\\nBen. Make a bundle of it.\\nJack. What am I here for\\nBen. Fun, I suppose.\\nJack. Ah I m beginning to see things now\\nBen. Better take the pledge it s up to you.\\nJack. I proposed to florence Denning last night. (^Turn-\\ning to Ben.)\\nBen. So did I.\\nJack. But I was accepted.\\nBen. So was I.\\nJack. We re a pair of asses.\\nBen. You were born that way, I ve acquired it by as-\\nsociation.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "A SCRATCH RACE. I I\\nJack. But she promised me in good faith.\\nBen. Same here.\\nJack. She s not that sort and if you think that of her,\\nyou d best pay your share of the wager and let me have\\nher.\\nBen. You ve made a mistake, that s all there is to it. You\\nproposed to some one else last night very likely the lady who\\nadmitted you at the door, here. She was there.\\nJack. Don t you suppose I know the difference? Now I\\nhave it I accidentally scratched her hand when\\nBen. Which hand\\nJack. The right.\\nBen. That settles it. What time did you propose\\nJack. About ten o clock.\\nBen. The woman to whom I proposed at eleven had a\\nscratch upon the back of her right hand, I kissed it.\\nJack. We re both engaged to the same girl\\nBen. Looks that way.\\nJack. I ve a proposition\\nBen. [turiiing around for the first time). I ve a better\\none. Let us put our capital together, your two thousand and\\nmy three, and the man who wins out takes the pot. I ll add\\nto that, this ring and these flowers. What say you\\nJack. Unfair. Your three thousand to my two Never\\nBen. But don t you see, I m sure of winning?\\nJack. You don t say I m equally positive.\\nBen. Very well, let the pot stand my three, your two\\nthis ring and these flowers.\\nJack. Add to that this ring and these flowers. {Placer-\\nflowers on the chair l. c. with Ben s.) What did I do with\\nthe oh, yes, it s in my topcoat pocket. Wait one\\nmoment (Starts off.\\nBen. Well, here, suppose you lose?\\nJack. Don t lose sleep over that.\\nBen. But suppose you do?\\nJack. I can t, ray boy, I can t lose.\\nBen. Suppose I lose\\nJack. You may become a star boarder in the Manly house-\\nhold.\\nBen. It s a go\\nJack. Cert.\\nBen. Hands on it. {Shake hands c.)\\nJack, {goes off q. and returns immediately with a hat and", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "12 A SCRATCH RACE.\\ncane, also a solitaire ring the latter he places on the chair\\nL. c). Do you recognize these?\\nBen. {scratching his head^. Frank Thorne.\\nJack. He s here. {Pause.)\\nBen. {whistles a few measures of Oh What a Difference\\nin the Morning. Whew\\nJack. It s a puzzle.\\nBen. It s a woman.\\nJack. Could she have mistaken us in our disguises\\nBen. I told her who I was.\\nJack. So did I.\\nBen. Very odd.\\nJack* Very.\\nBen. One of us should tell her just what we think of her.\\nJack. You tell her.\\nBen. I did, last night.\\nJack. But you ve changed your opinion, haven t you?\\nBen. Somewhat.\\nJack. Well, if you re not mad enough to express your\\nfeehng, I ll do it.\\nBen. Sh Here she comes. {Takes his ring and flow-\\ners goes down l.)\\nJack, {takes his ring and flowers goes down r.). Sh\\nEnter Flor. leaning on Frank s ar^n.\\nFL0fe. Pardon me, gentlemen, for keeping you waiting so\\nloi|^ but I ve been engaged.\\nFrank. For the past ten minutes.\\nJack. Miss Denning, if you can see any fun in this, I as-\\nsure you we cannot, and it s about time we were taken in.\\nFlor. Taken in I think you were taken in sufficiently\\nlast evening to last a lifetime.\\nJack. I suppose you had some purpose in coquetting with\\nus\\nFlor. Only to teach you that it is a mistake to wager on a\\ncertainty, especially if that certainty be a woman. My dear\\nboys, I did not exchange a word with either of you last even-\\ning.\\nBen. Oh, come, now.\\nFlor. Mr. Ranken\\nBen. I beg your pardon. I must be going. {Starts off\\nto c.)", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "A SCRATCH RACE. 1 3\\nJack. Wait, Ben. May I see your right hand, Miss Den-\\nning\\nFlor. Certainly, both hands, if you please.\\nJack. Ben, we ve been sold\\nMary enters. Staiids at doorway c.\\nMary {holding out right hand with scratch on it). Per-\\nhaps I bought you? Forgive me, gentlemen.\\nBen. The scratch\\nFrank (r.). The handicap, you mean\\nJack. Forgive us Mary. {Gives her bouquet.\\nBen. Here too! {Gives her bouquet. Exit Mary c.\\nAt c). Remember, Thorne, mum s the word Congratula-\\ntions to both of you. Good-night. [Exit c.\\nJack. Look out for a handsome wedding present. And,\\nThorne, if you mention this at the club, I ll punch your head\\nGood-night. [\u00c2\u00a3xit c.\\nFrank. I ll not mention it. They ve been sufficiently\\npunished.\\nFlor. Yes, poor fellows\\nFrank. That may be your last chance to be the promised\\nbride of three men at once.\\nFlor. Yes. One is sufficient. {Embrace.)\\nCURTAIN.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "NEW PLAYS,\\nDOWN EAST t.\\nA Comedy- Dram A in Four Acts.\\nBy JUSTIN ADAMS.\\nAuthor of T riss, At the Picket Line, Etc.\\nSeven male, three female characters. Oostr ines rustic scenery varied,\\nbut not difficult. An excellent piece, full of action and interest, of the\\ngeneral character of Joshvia Whitcomb and Old Jed Prouty. Plenty\\nof hay-seed comedy character, and i)lays briskly and to plenty of\\nlAa2:hter. Has been successful in repertoire for several seasons, and for\\ntwo years with amateurs as a manuscript play. Now free to amateurs of\\nall royalties. Plays a full evening.\\nPrice \u00c2\u00bb5 Cents.\\nSYNOPSIS:\\nACT I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The country post=office. Swapstown gossip. After the mail.\\nZeke s mare. A bicycle accident. A dog-muzzle for Deacon Perkins.\\nDo you want your whiskers to go inside or hang through? Myra s\\nlover. A peck o flour. Charley s uncle. A fortune in sight. The un-\\nsealed letter. The grocery bill. There s trickery here!\\nACT II.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The old homestead. Hard wood. A nice piece ob water-\\nmillion. A game for $50,000 stakes. The stolen letter. Some one knows\\nmy secret. A languid lover. The naked truth. A human snake. The\\nstraight tip. A golden legacy. Turning the tables. The new will.\\nPossession is nine points of the law.\\nACT III.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The ruined mill. Hiding the treasure. An interview.\\nTurning the screws. The biter bit. Third hand high. The steeLtrap.\\nAtrue heroine. Wash and the ghost. Of two evils choose neither.\\nGuilty or not guilty. The trial. A neat turn. I ve caught the thieving\\nrat, and there he isV\\nACT IV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Palmer House, Chicago. A secret mission. A fly waiter.\\nI/iould change it if it was a six-dollar bill. The bail roiling. The de-\\nserted wife. The mask off. A champion to the rescue. Don t shoot\\nmy hands are up. Zeke and the elephant The coochee-coochee girls.\\nThe divorce. Tiie Ferris wheel. Charley pays his Bets. A rich man\\nnow. Into the trap. The arrest. No, Bets, for a lifetime, as they do\\nDown East.\\nSauce for the Goose.\\nA Farce in One Act.\\nBy MARGARET VERB F. LIVINGSTON.\\nThree male, one female character. A high-class farce full of refined\\nfun, turning upon hypnotism. Plays briskly in about twenty minutes.\\nParticularly suitable for parlor performance.\\nPrice 15 Cents.\\nSent, postpaid^ on receipt of price, by\\nBAKER, 5 HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "TWO NEW PLAYS FOR LADIES.\\nBREEZY POINT.\\nA Comedy in Three Acts, for Female Characters only.\\nBy BELLE flARSHALL LOCKE.\\nThirteen female characters. Scenery easy, costumes modern. A val-\\nuable addition to the very small list of plays of this character, long\\nenough to provide a full evening s entertainment. The parts are good and\\nwell diversified Aunt Debby, Clem, the gypsy, Fantine,the French maid,\\nand Ashrael, a typical Yankee girl, being stars. A worthy successor to\\nRebecca s Triumph, the interest being equally strong, and the humor-\\nous incident even more abundant.\\nPrice 35 Cents.\\nSYNOPSIS:\\nACT I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At Breezy PoiBt. Ready for visitors. A mixed bokay. A\\nmystery of eighteen years. A feminine invasion. The love-sick butcher.\\nThe French maid. Language lessons. A secret. Fast friends. A bunch\\nof roses. Aunt Debby. Patent medicine. The gypsy. Telling fortunes.\\nYou re better oft not to hear it better off. The clue.\\nACTTI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In camp. Washing dishes. French diplomacy. The hay\\nride. The Hardscratch twins. A snap-shot. Won t it go off V Pop-corn\\nand unpopped questions. A quaint visitor. .Sanuxnthy s little weakness.\\nCatarrh snuff. The elder s courtship. Black Donald s ghost. The gypsy\\nagain. A peep into the past. Girls fishing. Fautiue s elopement. The\\nletter. Ashrael s discovery. That French fiend has stolen my beau! A\\nchance to rise. Nofoolin Following the clue.\\nACT HI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Breezy Point again. Making cake. The twins again. Ston-\\ning raisins. An interlude. Bridget Ann Burke, never speak to me no\\nmore. An interruption. The best way. The elder s proposal. Mehitible s\\nphotograph. A symbolical picture. Aunt Debby s return. Ashrael s\\nrevenge. Good news. Yes, Elinor, your father awaits his child. The\\nmystery solved. The prince in the fairy-tale. The clue run to eakth.\\nA Chinese Dummy.\\nA Farce in One Act, for Female Characters only.\\nBy MARIAN D. CAMPBELL.\\nAuthor of An Open Secret.\\nSpecially written for performance at Radcliffe College, Cambridge.\\nSix female characters. Scenery, an easy interior costumes modern and\\nbicycle. This very successful little piece has the slenderest of plots, but\\noffers a very unusual variety and strength in its character drawing. Its\\ndialogue and incidental humor are exceptionally good, and it was very\\nsuccessful in performance. Plays thirty to forty minutes.\\nPrice 15 Cents.\\nSent, postpaid, on receipt of price, by\\nBAKER, 5 HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "Recitations for School,\\nHOME, EXHIBITION OR PUBUC\\nENTERTAINMENT.\\nBaker s Handy Speaker,\\nBaker s Premium Speaker,\\nBaker s Popular Speaker,\\nBaker s Favorite Speaker*\\nWe offer these volumes, each containing 200 carefully selected and\\npopular recitations, handsomely bound in cloth, at\\n40 Cents per Volume, Postpaid, by Mail.\\nEach volume contains an admirable assortment of pieces, in prose\\nand verse, humorous, pathetic, dramatic and declamatory, and provides\\na valuable work of reference for such material. Where shall I find\\na good piece to speak 1 is a question that frequently recurs to the mind\\nof the young student, and with these volumes at hand the perplexed\\nteacher could save much time and labor. A considerable preponderance\\nof forensic and judicial material in the contents of these volumes\\nmakes them specially suited for schools, but their selection of humorous\\npieces is particularly strong and of a high class.\\nThe Prize Speaker and The Humorous Speaker\\nof this series arc entirely out of print and cannot be supplied.\\nSent^ postpaid, on receipt of price, By\\nBAKER, 5 HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS.", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "TU-C TITT A r TQTT? A XF I A Farce in Three Acts. By Arthur W. li\\niiV Irlll 1V1AVj15 1 iV/\\\\ 1 PiNKUO. Twelve male, four female char- /l\\\\\\n^13 acters. Costumes, modern scenery, all A!\\n(US\\nTU-C TITT A r TQTT? A XF I A Farce in Three Acts. By Arthur W\\n1 rlE- iVliVVjrlO 1 Jv/\\\\ 1 H* piNKUO. Twelve male, four female char-\\nacters. Costumes, modern scenery, all\\n/AV interior. The merits of this excellent and amusing piece, one of the most popu-\\nlar of its author s plays, are well attested by long and repeated runs in the\\nprincipal American theatres. It is of the highest class ot dramatic writing, and\\n18 uproariously funny, and at the same time unexceptionable in tone. Its entire j\\\\\\n/K suitability for amateur performance has been shown by hundreds ot such pro- f|\\\\\\n;iw ductions from manuscript during the past three years. Plays two hours and A.\\n0fjS^ a half. (1802.) f|\\n/i\\\\ ^TTLJir Ivrr^TrM^TOTTQ a Drama in Four Acts. By Arthur W. 0J^\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^V 1 riJi iNU 1 VJlvlvJUO piNEKO. Eight male and five female charac- jK\\nters; scenery, all interiors. This is a prob-\\nlem play continuing the series to which Thf\\nProfliiiate and The Second :\\\\Irs. Tanqueray\\nJ^ MRS* EBBSMITH* iein pirycontinuing the series to which The ju^\\n/iV I profliiiate and The Second :\\\\Irs. Tanqueray f|3\\nbelong, and while strongly dramatic, and intensely interesting is not suited for y.C\\n(ilS amatlur performance. It is recommended lor Heading Clubs. (1895.)\\nJfy T*TJ-T? \u00e2\u0096\u00a0DOr\\\\irT T/^ ATT? I APlay in Four Acts. By Arthur W.Pixe- ^i^\\n/AV THE rRUrLlVjA 1 rL\u00c2\u00bb ko. seven male and five female characters. Hy\\n^f -J Scenerv, three interiors, rather elaborate; y.:\\ncostumes, modern. This is a piece of serious interest, powerfully dramatic in\\nmovement, and tragic in its event. An admirable play, but not suited tor ama- ^J^\\n/l\\\\ teur performance. (1892.) f^fS\\n^Jt THE SCHOOLMISTRESS. I 4^\u00c2\u00a5T^ J S1,4lr,a,?f stfJ.rS\\nmale characters. Costumes, mod- ^f^\\n;!v ern scenery, three interiors, easily arranged. This ingenious and laughable iiy\\nfarce was played bv Miss Rosina Vokes during her last season m America with ^fl\\nJki great success. Its plot is amusing, its action rapid and full of incident^, its dia- yiv\\nH\\\\ kx^ue brilliant, and its scheme of character especially rich m quaint and humor- fj^\\n;Tv oul types. The Hon. VereQueckett and Peggy are especially strong. Ihe piece jW\\nfj\\\\ is in all respects suitable for amateurs. (1894.) ^.f J\u00c2\u00ab\\nT TJ C QF(^01VrD Four Acts. BY ARTHUR \\\\V Mf\\nil i formance. It is offered to Mi Pinero s admirers among tue reaaing puoin? m\\nanswer to the demand which its Avide discussion as an act^d Pl iJ j ^l i^^ i-^^ft^L\\nA Play in Four Acts. By Arthur W.\\nPiXEub. Eight male and five female char- klJ\\nacters. Costumes, modern scenery, three Vf\\ninteriors. This Avell-known and powerful ^ij\\nplay is not well suited for amateMr per- Mf\\nMRS. TANQUERAY..\\nformance. It is offered to Mi Pinero s admirers among the reading public\\n(1894.)\\nAlso in Cloth, $1.00\\nM/ SWEET LAVENDER. I sVp\u00e2\u0084\u00a2i s irmare1;,, P ,tSrS W\\nkli characters. Scene, a single interior, the W^\\nsame for all three acts costumes, modern and fashionable. This well known .1.\\n\\\\U and popular piece is admirably suited to amateur players, by whom it has been\\noften given during the last few years. Its story is strongly sympathetic, and its ^i^\\n\\\\l# comedy interest abundant and strong. (1893.) \\\\ff\\nVff XT-TT7 TTTVPRQ I A Comedy in Four Acts. By Arthur W. Ptnero. Six W\\nik S irUl lliVinO. male and seven female characters. Scene, a single ele- kli\\nVf gant interior costumes, modern and fashionahle. An W\\ni| entertaining piece, of strong dramatic interest and admirable satirical humor, yt^\\nVf (1892.)\\nTTJTT \\\\T7Tr A TTThT? QT7V I A Comedy in Three Acts. By Arthur .if\\n^1^ IrUi WHAJSJIK. OEJ^ W. Pixero. Eight male and eight female Vl/\\nVf J characters. Costumes, modern scenery, VJ,\\niM S two interiors, not difficult. This very amusing comedy was a popular feature of W\\ny/ the repertoire of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in this country. It presents a plot of\\n\\\\l/ strong dramatic interest, and its incidental satire of Woman s Bights em- %l\\n:K plovs some admirablv humorous characters, and inspires many very clever lines^\\nVl/ Its leading characters are unusually even in strength and prominence, whicH\\nmakes it a very satisfactory piece for amateurs. (1894.)", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "oirs ?i*s\u00c2\u00ab\\nNEW OPERETTAS FOR CHILDREN.\\nEDITH S DREAM.\\n^n \u00c2\u00a9pcrrtta for Cijtltirciu\\nWords by MARGARET FEZANDIE and EDGAR MORETTK\\nMusic by EUGENE FEZANDIE, Jr.\\nSI/\\nT\\nt\\nW\\nVIZ\\nI\\nEleven characters, girls and boys, or all girls, as preferred ten or more addi-\\ntional for chorus. Scenery unnecessary; costumes, pretty and fanciful, but\\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 j)articularly well suited for the latter\\nuse, as it deals Avhimsically with the question of youthful study, inculcating,\\nhowever, an excellent moral.\\nPrice\\n35 cents.\\nODD OPERASSEVEN TIDE.\\nA Collection of 5hort 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 Avritten\\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 scenerv 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 e cononiical committee of arrangements.\\nPrice\\nCONTENTS.\\n50 cents.\\nA Glimpse of the Brownies. A\\nMusical Sketch for Children. Any\\nnumber of boys.\\nMarket Day. An Operetta for Young\\nPeople. Seven speaking parts and\\nchorus.\\nQueen Flora s Day Dream. An\\nOperetta for Children. Six speak-\\ning parts and chorus.\\nThe Boating Party. A Musical\\nSketch for Little Children Thirty\\nboys and girls.\\nSix Little Grandmas. 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.\\nm\\ny\u00c2\u00bbs\\nk\\n(Us\\nk\\n(US\\n/In\\n(JtS\\nSI/\\nf\\nf\\nM/\\nf\\n\\\\l/\\nif\\nM/\\nS\\\\f\\nW\\n\\\\t/\\nJf55", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "rs3", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS\\n015 926 725 8", "height": "3491", "width": "2137", "jp2-path": "scratchracecomed00magu_0024.jp2"}}