The Templeton Teapot: A Farce in One Act

ACT III.--Same as Act I, 10 A. M.

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A BRIDE FROM HOME

A Vaudeville Sketch in One Act

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Novelties

THE VILLAGE POST-OFFICE

An Entertainment in One Scene

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Twenty-two males and twenty females are called for, but one person may take several parts and some characters may be omitted. The stage is arranged as a country store and post-office in one. Costumes are rural and funny. Plays a full evening. A side-splitting novelty, full of "good lines" and comical incident and character. One continuous laugh from beginning to end. Strongly recommended for church entertainments or general use; very wholesome and clean.

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THE VISIT OF OBADIAH

A Farce in Two Acts

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A PAN OF FUDGE

A Comedy in One Act

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MR. EASYMAN'S NIECE

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CHARACTERS

MR. STEPHEN EASYMAN, _a wealthy broker_. MR. CAREW CARLTON, _his nephew_. MR. TOM ASHLEIGH. JACKSON, _a servant_. MICHAEL FLYNN. MR. SHARPE, _a detective_. MISS JUDITH CARROLL, _a maiden aunt_. MRS. EASYMAN, } _her nieces_. MISS BESSIE CARROLL,} DESDEMONA, _the ghost_.

A PAIR OF BURGLARS

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_Price, 15 cents_

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Transcriber's notes:

The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.

HILDA. Don't you know about our teapot? (_Takes teapot from mantle._) HILDA. Don't you know about our teapot? (_Takes teapot from mantel._)

PROF. G. (_picking up teapot and replacing it on mantle_). PROF. G. (_picking up teapot and replacing it on mantel_).

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