Category: Humour

Green Stockings: A Comedy in Three Acts

SCENE: _A room in_ MR. FARADAY'S _country house; at the upper left corner a little room is recessed, in which is a folding card table and four chairs. Windows at back. On table are two decks of cards, an ashtray and two bridge-markers and pencils. Hanging over table, a shaded...

Chapters

4. ACT III

SCENE: _It is two hours later in the morning room. At center back are large recess double doors with muslin curtains on lower half and chintz curtains on upper half. When the do...

3. ACT II

_There is a slight rearrangement of furniture and addition of properties. Table and chairs_ L.C., _moved twelve inches nearer center. Armchair put left of table and plain chair...

2. ACT I

SCENE: _A room in_ MR. FARADAY'S _country house; at the upper left corner a little room is recessed, in which is a folding card table and four chairs. Windows at back. On table...

7. ACT III

Spot to be directed on chair left of upper doors. Red glow up and off R. to suggest fire as in Act I. Also amber No. 32 as before to be flickered when SMITH "burns" army list.

5. ACT I

At exit of PHYLLIS and EVELYN on cue "I think they do," from PHYLLIS, PHYLLIS switches off lights U.R. and EVELYN puts out lamp in morning room. All lamps go out, leaving only c...

9. ACT III

On table, lace cloth. Candles and flowers at back. In center, basket of fruit, almond dish with burnt almonds, large silver cigarette box, silver cigarette lighter, two ashtrays...

1. ACT III. _Morning room in Mr. Faraday's house. Evening same day_.

8. ACT II

6. ACT II

Amber bunch in room R. Light amber on backing card room. Red glow from fireplace. On cue, "other fish in the sea," from GRICE, amber on backing, changing to dark amber very slow...

11. ACT II

Off R.3, tonic bottle for TARVER. Clothes-brush for TARVER. Off L.I, English Times and periodical with mailing wrapper on it--on salver for MARTIN. Two boxes wrapped in tissue p...

12. ACT III

Off R.I, tray with coffee-pot, two demi-tasse, and sugar bowl and one cigarette, for MARTIN. Smart motor wrap, muff, bonnet, and traveling bag belonging to CELIA. Large heavy ul...

10. ACT I