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DR. MCBEATEM 
 
 ^ Saxtt in ®uc ^ct 
 
 By F. E.!hILAND 
 
 AUTHOR OF "ROONEY'S RESTAURANT," "A TOWN MEETING," "BROKEN 
 BONDS," "CARELESS CUPID," "CAPTAIN SWELL," ETC. 
 
 BOSTON 
 
 1899 
 
DR. McBEATEM. 
 
 CHARACTERS. 
 
 Dennis McBeatem , a soldier of fortune. 
 Henry Hardvp, a journalist. 
 Sunflower, his servant. 
 Tabitha Goneby, an old maid. 
 Susan Sweetbriar, her niece. 
 
 COSTUMES. 
 
 Dennis, shabby genteel, 
 Hardup, plain clothes, short coat. 
 Sunflower, white coat, light pants. 
 Tabitha, dark dress, black bonnet, ancient. 
 Susan, modern summer costume. 
 
 Copyright 1899, by Walter H. Baker & Co. 
 
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 SCENE I. — Plain interior. Table and chairs. Hardup dis- 
 covered seated near table. Sofa R, C. 
 
 Hard. Houie at last after a six weeks' vacation in the 
 country ! I've had a splendid time, but my uncle, the Jew, will 
 make me pay roundly for it when I come to settle with him. 
 Now, if I could only have made up my mind to have married 
 that old maid I met up there, and scooped in her money, I 
 should have saved myself the humiliation of being- rlunned 
 twenty times a day by importunate traders and grasping tailors. 
 But I couldn't quite g-o the old lady. On the contrary, I feel 
 most desperately in love with her pretty niece, who is as poor as 
 I am, and that's poor enough I'm sure. H'm ! Why is it that 
 a pretty face and poverty generally go together ? Well, I'll call 
 Sunflower and see how matters have been going in my absence. 
 [Calls.) Sunflower, come in here. 
 
 Enter SUNFLOWER, r. 
 
 Sun. What's wantin', sah .? 
 
 Hard. 1 suppose you have had several callers since I have 
 been away. 
 
 Sun. Yes, sah, had two tree mos' ebbery day. 
 
 Hard. And what did they say when you informed them 
 that I was out ? 
 
 Sun. Well, dey said dat dey guessed dey was out too. 
 
 Hard. I suppose Shears, the tailor, has been here after his 
 bill. 
 
 Sun. Oh, yes ; sebberal times, sah. 
 
 Hard. What did he say when you told him that the last 
 coat he made me was too short ? 
 
 Sun. Well, sah, he 'lowed dat it would be long enough 
 afore he got his pay for it. 
 
 Hard. Old Waxend, the shoemaker, has been round trying 
 to thorn me, hasn't he ? 
 
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 Sun. Yes, sah, an' he said dat ef yo' didn't pay him for dat 
 ar pair ob boots dat he'd lower yo' stand in' in society. 
 
 Hard. How will he do that ? 
 
 Sun. Well, he 'lowed dat ef he got a chance at yo', yo' 
 wouldn't Stan' any higher dan yo' was in yo' stockins feet. 
 
 Hard. Oh ! I see that they are preparing to make this 
 town highly interesting for me. Go and see what you can scare 
 up for breakfast and I will go to work on my next article for 
 the Weekly Howler. [Exil Sunflower, r. 
 
 Tab. {outside, r.). Get out of the way, yew black nigger ! I 
 don't keer if yer master is busy. He'll have more business on 
 his hands when I get hold of him, I reckon. 
 
 Enter R., Tabitha and Susan. 
 
 Tab. Wretch ! Monster ! Crocodile ! I've hunted yew 
 down at last ! Now I'll teach you better than to trifle with my 
 tender affections. 
 
 Hard, (aside). Heavens ! Here's a go ! The old cat has 
 smelled me out, and I'm in for some lively music. (Aloud.) 
 Calm yourself, my dear madam. Pray be seated. To what 
 fortunate circumstance do I owe this most welcome visit ? 
 
 Tab. None of your palaver, sir. I've heard too much of 
 that already. This 'ere visit means business. You stole my 
 young and fluttering heart and then basely deserted me ; but I 
 don't mean tew let this chance slip through my fingers. I'm a 
 business young woman, I am, and I've got a minister and a 
 lawyer in my carriage down to the door. It's either one or the 
 other for you to deal with now, young man ; so take your 
 choice. 
 
 Hard, {aside). There is but one way of escape and I'll take 
 it. (Aloud.) Dear Tabby, who could resist thy gentle smile ! 
 Bring on your minister and we will be made one. (Ha7id to 
 head.) Ha ! how the room whirls round ! I fear I must have 
 caught the fever from the next door lodger ! Oh, I am burning 
 up! Dearest, farewell forever ! Ha! my brain is on fire ! Roll 
 that wheel ! We are the people, and must be heard ! 
 
 ^Staggers round ; falls on lounge ; groans, Jioivls and 
 kicks. Great confttsion. SuSAN wrings her hands. 
 
 Tab. Water ! Water, quick ! 
 
 Enter Sunflower, r. He catches up water and tJirows so?ne 
 on to her. She chases Jiini around stage, beating hi?n over 
 the head with her parasol. 
 
 SCENE \\.—A street. 
 Enter Dennis , r. 
 Den . Arrah, now, yez thafe av ther wurruld. Yez jisht 
 
DR. MCBEATEM. 
 
 come out here an'Oi'll be after tachin'yez betther manners than 
 ter be sliowin' a gintleman the dure wid ther toe av yer bute ! 
 Sure an' it's ther third toime Oi've had ther same thing happen 
 ter me widin a wake. Bedad, Oi begin ter belave ther paypul 
 av this town are harborin' a resintmint agin me humble silf. 
 Oi saw an advertoisement in the paypur that an ould leddy 
 wanted a companion ter rade the books an' paypurs til her, 
 and made bowld ter answer ther same in person, wid ther 
 result afore mintioned. Shure this is a cruel wurruld, so it is. 
 {Feels in pockets.) Divil a cint have Oi at all at all. Bedad, 
 Oi'll hev ter spind ther night at the Peeler's Hotel. Well, that's 
 not ther worsht place in the wurruld. It's thrue that they feed 
 their cushtomers on cold nothin', but then yez nivir hear of any 
 av thini bein' robbed, and the nixt marnin' mosht av thim git 
 three months more thin they asked for. {Song may be inlj^o- 
 duced ; at close, starts to go L., 7'nns into Sunflower, luJio 
 enters in great haste.) Take care there, naygur, don't yez 
 know any betther thin ter be thrying ter huzzle wan av ther 
 aldermen av ther city off ther sidewalk ? 
 
 Sun. Beg pardon, boss, but I'se in a druffle hurry. I'se 
 after de doctor ter see my massa. Got ter git one right squar off. 
 
 Den , {as sinning grand air). Sake no furder, me frind. 
 Wan av ther fursht physicians in ther city now stands before 
 yez. 
 
 Sun. Sho 1 Am dat so ? Whar's yo' office ? 
 
 Den . Down strate. Ther same number as ther pcrlice 
 station. Where am I wanted now ? 
 
 Sun. Come on. I'll show yo' de way. My boss am took 
 sudden wid sumfin' awful. Golly, yer ought ter see him. Jes 
 howls an' kicks all de time. 
 
 Den . Kicks, does he ? {Aside.) Tin ter one he kicks me 
 out dures in half a minute. {Aloud.) Lade on, naygur, ther 
 light av science is now about to be turned on yez mashter. 
 
 \Exeunt L. Scene draivs off. 
 
 SCENE \\\.—Sa7ne as Scene I. HarDUP on sofa, groaning 
 and waving his arms around ; SuSAN leaning over him 
 smoothing his hair; Tabitha seated in chair R. 
 
 Tab. Don't make so much fuss over him, Susan. Any one 
 can see that you are dead in love with him ; but he don't care 
 the snap of his finger for yew. 
 
 SUS. Perhaps you know more about that than I do. Any 
 way he didn't seem to be overjoyed at the prospect of marrying 
 you, for it has thrown him into a tit. 
 
 Tab. Humph ! Some folks give themselves great airs for 
 poor relations. You'll find it's a long lane that don't turn, Miss 
 Susan. Now, mind what I tell ye. 
 
n DR. MCBEATEM. 
 
 Sus. I'm poor enough, g-oodness knows, but I haven't had 
 to chase round all over the country to try and find a hus- 
 band. 
 
 Tab. No, the fools of men run after you, because they are 
 amused by your simplicity, but when they find that you are 
 poorer than Job's turkey, they soon get sick of their bargain, I 
 reckon. ^ 
 
 Sus. Why not give me enough for a marriage portion ? 
 Then some one will take me off your hands. 
 
 Tab. Because I don't consider you old enough to get mar- 
 ried yet. Mere chits of girls like you are not ot sufficient age 
 to know their own minds. 
 
 Sus. Indeed ! That cannot be the reason w'hy you don't 
 know yours. 
 
 Tab. What do you mean, you sassy minx ? 
 
 Sus. Why, you see. Aunt Tabby, you've tried to get 
 engaged to ten men during the last six months. Now you 
 surely couldn't have been in love with them all. 
 
 Tab. Ah, yew little know the all-embracing power of true 
 love I 
 
 Sus. I don't want to, if I've got to run after every man I 
 see. 
 
 Tab. Yew act silly enough after this one, anyhow. But 
 yew shan't have him, Miss Upstart. He'll marry me or go to 
 jail. 
 
 Sus. How^ can you talk so, when he may be lying at the 
 point of death. (Hardup groans.) Dear Henry, don't you 
 feel better now } 
 
 \More groans ; he kicks and threshes. 
 
 Tab. What a fool I was to let the minister go home. He 
 might have married us anyway, and now death may rob me of 
 my prey — I mean my husband. 
 
 Enter SUNFLOWER, ^., followed by Dennis. 
 
 Sun. Heah comes de doctah man. 
 Den. Yer mosht obejient sarvant, ladies. 
 
 ^Business ; makes great show ; takes off glo7>es very 
 slowly ; gloves are full of holes. Then he advances in 
 mock dignified way to lounge. 
 Sus. Oh, Doctor, tell us what is the matter with him. 
 
 I Dennis sits ; feels Y{art>\j?'?> pulse ; drops 
 his jaw; opens eyes very wide. 
 Den. (/(? Hardup). Put out yer tongue — put out yer tongue, 
 Oi say. (Shaking him.) Put out yer tongue, ye divil, afore Oi 
 choke yez. (Hardup puts out his tongue.) Howly Moses ! 
 The lasht man Oi had wid a tong-ue loike that didn't live a 
 wake. 
 
DR. MCBEATEM, 
 
 Tab. If you understand his case I want you to describe it. 
 
 Den . Describe it, is it .'' Sure, while Oi'm describin' ther 
 case he may be afther kickin' ther bucket. But ter jesht give 
 yez a little idea of phat ails him, Oi'll say that the right oblon- 
 gated has got tangled up wid the left bicupid diaphragm, there- 
 by causing a stoppage of the sub-frontal eye-winker, together 
 with the entire dlscombobilation of the back action jaw smacker, 
 an' it's mighty doubtful if Oi kin make him a well man afore a 
 month. [Looks very wise. 
 
 Sus. Oh, dear, I'm afraid he's going to die ! 
 
 Den . Niver fear, mum, Oi'll kape him alive as long as the 
 money lashts. 
 
 Tab. Under what system do you propose to treat him, 
 sir ? 
 
 Den . Under the human system, begorrah. 
 
 Sus. I insist that he be treated by a homeopath. 
 
 Den . All right. Naygur, bring me a pinch av salt an' a tub 
 of wather. 
 
 Tab. And /say he shall be treated by an allopath. 
 
 Den. Then bring me a tub av salt an' a pinch of wather. 
 
 Sus. and Tab. W^e won't have any such doctoring ! 
 
 Den. All right, ladies. Since yez cannot agree, Oi'll jisht 
 interjuce me own tratemint, which consists in the noble science 
 of mesmerism. {Rolls 7ip sleeves and coiiiDiences to make 
 passes.) Begorries, Oi feel the power comin' on now. [Doiibles 
 up Sunflower, who h appeals to get 7iear, by smack in the 
 stomach.) Luk out naygur. It's powerful stuff. 
 
 Sun. I beliebe yer. 
 
 [ Dennis , business ad lib., with Hardup. 
 Gets him to stand up, dance, etc. 
 
 Tab. Oh, Doctor, what a powerful mind you must have to 
 do such things. You are just the kind of a man that a simple, 
 trusting maiden like myself can lean on with entire confidence. 
 
 [Leans on his shoulder. 
 
 Den . Begorries, Oi'd much ruther ye'd lane yer confidence 
 on me an' yer weight on an aisy-chair. 
 
 [Shakes her off; she goes Mp. 
 
 Sus. {coming forward and giving her hand). Accept my 
 gratitude and thanks. You have saved him. 
 
 Den. Don't mintion it, me dear young leddy. It's nothin' 
 to what Oi'm doin' iviry day av me loife. (SuSAN goes up. 
 Aside.) Shure, she's as swate as ther dew on ou!d Ireland's 
 shamrock. I^KKQ^JV groans.) Oi'll hev ter lave a prescription, 
 so Oi will. {Takes paper a7id writes ; reads aloud as he writes.) 
 " One pound of shingle nails and a quart of toothpicks. Half- 
 a-dozen lemons and five boxes of Herrick's pills. One pound of 
 alum and a quart of castor oil." (Folds.) Here, naygur, take 
 
8 . DR. MCBEATEM. 
 
 this to the drug store — quick. Shure, that's the first doctor's 
 prescription that any man could rade. 
 
 [Exit Sunflower ivifh prcscripiion. Hardup co/nnicnces 
 to g7'oan and kick worse t/ian ever. 
 
 SUS. Oh, dear, he's growing worse, and I'm afraid he's 
 poisoned himself. He said he would before he'd marry Aunt 
 Tabby. 
 
 Den . Pizined, is it? Shure, phy didn't yez say that wurrud 
 before. Where's me tools .? 
 
 \Riishes round and off ^.\ returns with 
 hammer a)id hand-saw. 
 
 Tab. What are you going to do now ? 
 
 Den . Do, is it .'' Phy cut him open ter git at ther pizen, av 
 coorse. Yez had betther git out of this afore the blud begins 
 ter run. 
 
 Tab. Oh, dear, Susan, come quick, I'm- going to faint. Oh, 
 he'll die, I know he'll die, and another chance gone forever. 
 
 [Exeunt r. Dennis approaches lounge with tools. 
 
 Hard, {suddenly sitting up). Look here, sir, what in time 
 are you about ? 
 
 Den. About five fate six. How much are ye ? 
 
 Hard. See here, now, I ain't sick. 
 
 Den . Begobs, Oi'll mate yez halfway — I'm no doctor. 
 
 Hard. No doctor ! Then what are you ? 
 
 Den . {straigJitening up). A soldier of fortune, bejabers. 
 
 Hard. A soldier of fortune ! Then you wouldn't object to 
 making a fortune, I suppose. 
 
 Den . Av ye've any doubts on that subject, show me a 
 chance an' say me jump fur it. 
 
 Hard. I'm in a bad fix, and if you'll help me out you can 
 earn my gratitude and make a fortune besides. That old tabby 
 cat in there fancies herself in love with me, and was going to 
 sue me for breach of promise ; so 1 had to play sick to get rid 
 of her. Understand t 
 
 Den. Yes, an' I kim along jisht in sayson to save yer loife. 
 
 Hard. Now, I've a scheme to get rid of her for good. That 
 is to find some one who will marry her for her money. I want 
 you to consent to be the victim. 
 
 Den. Howly Moses ! Oi'm in a shcrape now ! 
 
 Hard. I know she's old and ugly, but then she's got fifty 
 thousand dollars. 
 
 Den. Fifty thousand dollars ! Begorries der yer moind 
 that ? Five hundred thousand drinks I Lade on, man. The 
 older she is, the sooner she'll lave me a widdy. 
 
 Hard. Very well, then. Now prepare for a conquest. 
 
 I Exit r. 
 
 Den. Sure Oi'm in luck this toime. Fifty thousand shiners 
 
DR. MCBEATEM. 9 
 
 right in me fisht. Oi'll win, sure, for who cud resist me gin- 
 teel appearance ? 
 
 Re-enter Hardup, Susan and Tabitha. 
 
 Hard. Yes, ladies, and I owe my sudden recovery entirely 
 to this distinguished gentleman whom 1 have discovered to be 
 an Irish nobleman in disguise. Miss Tabitha Goneby, allow 
 me to present Sir Michael Toddyblossom of Knock-me-down 
 Hollow — Miss Susan Sweetbrier — Sir Michael Toddyblossom. 
 
 S^Biisiness. 
 
 Tab. Then you are an Irish knight. How delightful ! I 
 suppose you have several ancestral castles. Will you kindly 
 tell me the names of some of them ? 
 
 Den. Wid playsure, yer leddyship, there's Fore-castle, Cas- 
 tle Garden an — an — Casibianicca, begorries. 
 
 S^They sit ; Hardup and SuSAN off L. conversing. 
 
 Tab. I suppose you often went to court. 
 
 Den. Och, yis, yis, yer leddyship, Oi wint ter court wid Tim 
 Finnegan's daughter sivin toimes a wake. 
 
 Tab. Can you tell me some of your early recollections ? 
 
 Den. Will, the first thing Oi remimber was havin' a foight 
 wid ther pig ter say who should slape in the bid. 
 
 Tab. 1 suppose you gentlemen of the nobility often attended 
 places of amusement. 
 
 Den. Sure we did that. There was a wake or a fray 
 foight goin' on mosht iviry noight. 
 
 Tab. Did you attend the races ? 
 
 Den . Indade, yis. I atlmded a race the lasht day I was in 
 the ould country. 
 
 Tab. What kind of a race was it ? 
 
 JDe^. a human race, begorries. 
 
 Tab. a human race ! 
 
 Den. Yis ; me on wan side and a big peeler on the other. I 
 bate him by jesht a foot, an left me coat-tails in his fisht. 
 
 Tab. I suppose you are familiar with the poets. Is Tenny- 
 son one of your favorites ? 
 
 Den. Will Oi never thought much of his son, but Oi used 
 to be did in love wid his daughter. 
 
 Tab. Then I judge that you think the ladies of Ireland more 
 charming than those of this country. 
 
 Den. Och, no, no, yer leddyship. I've mit ladies in 
 this countrv that had fiftv thousand more charms than they 
 hid. 
 
 Tab. Ah, I'm afraid you're a sad flatterer. 
 
 Den. Flattery, is it ? Divil a bit. Och, yer leddyship, Oi 
 must tell yez how Oi fale. I knew the fusht minnit Oi set eyes 
 on yez that yez were the woman fur my money — Oi mane that 
 
lO DR. MCBEATEM. 
 
 Oi was the man fur your money — excuse this emotion, meleddy, 
 but my heart is too full to spake. Wid fifty thousand emotions 
 throbbin' through me breast Oi kin only knale at yez feet and 
 say {kneels) — yez money or yez life ! 
 
 Tab. Your embarrassment is excusable. Though your 
 language is not quite clear, I understand that you make me 
 an offer of marriage. 
 
 Den . {Ihey rise). Thai's jist phat Oi mane. 
 
 Tab. Oh, Sir Michael, are you sure you love me for myself 
 alone, and not for my money ? 
 
 Den. Sure, if yez have any doubts about it jisht lind me tin 
 dollars and say whethej" Oi'll iver mintion it agin. 
 
 Tab. My young and trusting heart can no longer withstand 
 your advances. Ah, my dear Sir Michael, I am yours till 
 death. 
 
 Den, {aside). Sure Oi wonder how long that will be. 
 
 Ejiter Hardup and Susan, l. 
 
 Hard. Well, Miss Goneby, you and Sir Michael seem to be 
 getting on swimmingly. 
 
 Tab. {with dignity). Sir Michael has done me the honor to 
 offer his, heart and hand which I have accepted. He seems to 
 have more appreciation for the affections of a true-hearted 
 woman than some people I know of. 
 
 Hard. Indeed ! Then I presume you will no longer think 
 of taking the law upon me. 
 
 Tab. I shall not. 
 
 Hard. And you will consent to my marriage with Susan .'* 
 
 Tab. T will ; and as I perceive that Sir Michael is a man of 
 plain tastes I shall make over the bulk of my properly to her, 
 as the land knows you ain't smart enough to get a living. 
 
 Den , {overcome). Howly murther ! Did yez iver hear the 
 loike av that ! Ohone, ohone ! That Oi shud live to^i-be chated 
 loike that. • 
 
 Hard. Never mind, Sir Michael. Your lovely wife will 
 make your pathway bright and if you should get hard up you 
 can turn doctor again. 
 
 Tab. Dear, Sir Michael. Shall we not soon depart for our 
 ancestral castles ? 
 
 Den. Begorries, Oi'd be glad to if some one wud lend me a 
 balloon. 
 
 Tab. What on earth do you want of a balloon ? 
 
 Hard. Why, he means that his castles are all in the air. 
 
 Tab. Oh, you lying wretcji ! 
 
 Enter Sunflower, r., 710 se bloody, clothes torn. 
 Sun. Golly ! I beliebe yo. Say, you doctor man, de nex 
 
DR. MCBEATEM. 
 
 II 
 
 time yo wants anyting down to de drug store yo git him yo- 
 self, will yo ? 
 
 Den . Begorries, phat's der matter wid you ? 
 
 Sun. Why, yo see, I done showed dat yere piece ob paper 
 to de man what keeps de drug store, and he got mad and said 
 I 'suited him, and I tole him he's anudder, an den he tried to 
 mop de floor wif me — dat's all. I say — you's a big fraud^you 
 is. 
 
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 THE MAN IN THE CASE 
 
 A Comedy in Three Acts. 
 By WINTHROP PACKARD. 
 
 Six female characters. Costumes, motlern ; scenes, two interiors. Another 
 good answer to the old question, " How can we get up a play without any men?" 
 This piece provides a story of considerable interest and dramatic strength, and 
 even a mild love-interest, without the employment of any male characters. Its 
 humor is refined, 'its dialogue bright, and its plot absolutely new and unlike 
 other pieces of this sort. Written for and originahy produced by the Emmanuel 
 Club, of Radcliffe College, it is naturally well suited for performance in similar 
 institutions. Madame Bogusky, an esoteric Buddhist, Alice Roquet, a transla- 
 tion into the French, and Gladys, a Radclilfe Senior, are excellent parts. 
 
 Price .... 85 cents. 
 
 Synopsis. 
 
 Act I. — Aline, the French-Irish maid. A new phrase — "wirrasthrue ! " 
 The love-lorn maid. "Her Jack." Consulting the Mahatmas. Two Radcliffe 
 seniors. Common sense vs. Theosophy. A girl's remedy. Madame Bogusk> 
 and the cosmic cycles. Another Jack. •' Everybody's Jack." Jacks ake 
 
 TRU3IPS. 
 
 Act II. — The ladies' department. A messenger from India. More about 
 Jack. Going to Harvard. Cap and gown. "The ghost-letter." A great (astral) 
 light breaks upon Mrs. Montressor. Following suit. " Thim fancy shrouds." 
 Jacks are Trumped. 
 
 Act III. — Radcliffe dormitory. A college girl's room. A strange man. 
 Aline's arrival The power of the INIahatmas. An elopement. " A pad for 
 red ink." Fumigation. Ominous "signs." The search. "The real Mr. Wil- 
 liams." Explanations, Jack takes the Trick. 
 
 COUSIN FRANK. 
 
 A Farce in One Act. 
 By FRANCES AYHAR MATHEWS, 
 
 Author of "A Finished Coquette," " WooinCt a Widow," etc. 
 
 Five female characters. Costumes, Tuodern ; scene, an easy interior, or 
 none at all. A briglit little piece, treating the old problem of " An Adamless 
 Eden" in a new way. It has an entertaining story and bright and vivacious 
 dialogue, which cannot fail to give twenty minutes of pleasure in parlor or hall. 
 
 Price .... 15 cents. 
 
THE WIDOW nULLIN'S 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 A PLAY FOR CHILDREN IN THREE ACTS. 
 By STANLEY YALE BEACH and H. ARTHUR POWELL. 
 
 Two male, one female character (adults), and thirteeu children (from six i o six- 
 teen years old). Au ingenious va,riar,ian of the conventional 8anta Clans thenu;, 
 introdU' ing an admirable programme of songs and reel! atiotis for chidren. A 
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 their trouble in drilling thQ children. Plays over an hour, the exact time de- 
 pending upon the number of recitations introduced. 
 
 Price, 15 Cents. 
 
 SYNOPSIS. 
 
 ACT I.— In the brother's study. Prof. Molecules and the bicycle. '* The 
 Sunny Hour." The birth of an idea. The Widow Mullin and her thirteeu 
 children. An extemporaneous Santa Claus. The loaded quarter. ••Tails, 
 1 Win." Laying the pipes. 
 
 ACT II. — The Muilins at home. A spelling lesson. Peter the pig. Around 
 robin. Dick and the eggs. The whistles. A dress rehearsal. Peter's piece. 
 •* Three little Mullin girls." Off to school. The Widow's soliloquy. A prayer 
 answered. 
 
 ACT III.— Christmas eve. Peter and the pop-corn. Bedtime. The story of 
 Santa Claus. H^^nging up the stockings. Peter hangs up his pants. Recita- 
 tions. The lullaby. The arrival of Santa Claus. The discovery. Opening the 
 pack. Something for all. "A Merry, Merry Christmas." 
 
 DIALOGUES FOR CHRISTMAS. 
 
 By riARQARET HOLHES. 
 
 Thi.^ book contains a short play— "The Delayed Letter" — and about forty 
 <liaijgU''S written expressly for use in Christinas entertainments, and suitable 
 lor private epresentation or for celebrations in Schools and Churches. 
 
 Price 25 Cents. 
 
 RECITATIONS m CHRISTMAS. 
 
 S xty choice eelections from the best writers, suitable for use in Cliristinas 
 entertauim'-nts m church and school. Among the luithors represented are 
 Dicknn-, .Aldr cb, Howells. Lew Wallace, li. H. Stoddard, -fohn Boyle 0'R<'illy, 
 Herrick. CnlnrideH. Gfo. W. Curtis, Margaret Holmes, Thomas Nelson Page, 
 Julia Goddard, Plurbe Cary, and T'^omas Hood. 
 
 Price ...•••. 25 Cents. 
 
NEW ENTERTAINMENTS. 
 
 BLIGHTED BUD5. 
 
 A. Karce in One Act. 
 
 By JULIA DE W. ADDISON, 
 
 Author of " A False Note," "Under 'X Spell," Etc. 
 
 Four male and four female cli;uacters. Costumes, modern ; scene, a garden, 
 An excellent farce of the more rcrtned type, full of fun, but never broad or 
 boisterous in its humor. John Smith, an enterprising drummer, Prof. Palman, 
 a timid scientist, Pat and Katy, Irish servants, and Drusilla Durham, a seuti^ 
 meutal spiuster, are all capital parts. Strongly recommended. 
 Price . . . . 15 cents. 
 
 The Grand Baby Show. 
 
 An E^NXERXAINNIENT KOR LiXTLE Koi^KS. 
 
 "WRITTEX AND ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY THE 
 
 SISTERS OF MERCY, 
 
 MKRIDEX, CONN. 
 
 For one boy and from ten to twenty-five little girls. This is a platform enter- 
 tainment, no scenery being necessary, and the costumes are very easily arranged. 
 The idea and action of the piece ai-e sufficiently indicated by its title. It was 
 highly successful in its original performance by the Sisters of Mercy, Meriden, 
 Conn., and is recommended ou this ground as well as for the novelty of the idea. 
 It is presented partly in dialogue, but largely in choruses, and the original music, 
 complete, accompanies the songs. A very pretty march is an etiective incident 
 of the piece. An excellent children's entertainment. 
 
 Price . . . . 15 cents. 
 
 The New Woman. 
 
 A Karcical Skietch, 
 With One Act, One Scene and One Purpose. 
 By GEORGE RUQG. 
 
 One male and three female characters. Costumes, modern ; scenery, very 
 simple. This is a bright and up-to-date little skit upon a very old subject that 
 iiever ceases to be entertainiiitr. "The New Woman" is put through a few 
 modern paces with amusing results. P'\y' ^jaly fifteen minutes. 
 
 Pr; 15 cents. 
 
NEW PLAY5. 
 
 OUR JIM. 
 
 A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS. 
 By Egbert w. fowler. 
 
 Author of " A Matrimonial Advertisement." 
 
 Seven male, four female characters. Costumes, modern and military; scenery, 
 not difticiut. Another of tlie popular class of strictly American comedy-dramas 
 of which Mr. James A. Hearne's '* Sliore Acres " is an admirable type. Especially 
 strong in its fidelity to rustic life and character, but of commanding melodramatic 
 interest. Its humor is good and abundant, its sentiment wholesome, and its tone 
 unexceptionable. It is printed from an acting copy, and possesses the terseness 
 and vigor in performance that are bound to characterize a working manuscript. 
 Plays two hours and a half. 
 
 Price, .... c 15 Cents. 
 
 SYNOPSIS. 
 
 ACT I. " My Country, 'tis of thee." Hunting eggs, Asad pickle. The dance 
 in the old barn. Tlie donation. Tiie Deticon's speech. Jim and Grace. A posi- 
 tion of trust. The wayward son. The robbery. The innocent victim. "Give 
 me until to-morrow — for her sake." A reprieve. 
 
 ACT II. "The Girl I left behind me." Making butter and making love. 
 Bob and Bess. High kicking. " A new exercise iu the public schools." The 
 Major and the Mex can Avar. A confession. '• Father, you do not doubt me ! " 
 Tlie accusation. Uncle John's sacrifice. The passing regiment. " God bring 
 you back to us when your duty is done." Off TO the war. 
 
 ACT III. *' From Atlanta to the Sea." Debby and the Major. Personalities. 
 Letters from the front. " Our Jim a Captain ! " The birthday party. A thunder- 
 bolt. " Mortally wounded." Thk hittkrxrss of death. 
 
 ACT IV. "When Johnny comes marching Home." Hope deferred. Bad 
 news. The invalid. "She must not know." Deacon Tidd and the mortgage. 
 "One, two, three, git!" The Major to the rescue. A disappointed old maid. 
 The newspaper. The dark hour before the dawn. The dead alive. A prodigal 
 son. The empty sleeve. 
 
 THE MAN WHO WENT 
 TO EUROPE. 
 
 A COMEDIETTA IN ONE ACT. 
 
 By CLARA J. DENTON. 
 
 Author of "A Change of Color," "To Meict Mr. Thompson," etc. 
 
 Throe male, two female characters, and a small boy. A good-natured hit at a 
 very common human weakness : very slight, but amusing. Playstifteen minutes. 
 
 Price, 15 Cents. 
 
A NEW CUBAN PLAY. 
 
 THE ROUGH RIDER. 
 
 A Drama in Four Acts. 
 
 By BERNARD F. nOORE. 
 
 Seven male, two female characters. Costumes modern and military; sce- 
 nery easy but effective. This piece, reflecting as it does the current patriotic 
 sentiment and dealing with the scenes and incidents of the late war, is likely to 
 be very popular with amateur clubs thisseason. The attempt has been made in 
 it to construct an effective play, providing stirring pictures and situatioup, in- 
 spiring patriotic sentiment, and recalling familiar incidents of the war, without 
 the use of supernumeraries or the need of elaborate scenery or properties. 
 Better plays, no doubt, can be written, but better plays for the use of amateurs, 
 bearing in mind their artistic limitations and the diflBculties offered by elaborate 
 scenery and groupings, are not often to be had. A small cast, strongly marked 
 characters, Negro and Irish comedv parts, rapid movement and strong lines 
 unite to recommend this piece, which plays about two hours. 
 
 Price 15 Cents. 
 
 SYNOPSIS. 
 
 ACT I.— War clouds. The new overseer. Father and son. The blowing- 
 Up of the "Maine." A glimpse into tlie past. A scheme of revenge. An Irish- 
 man's courtship. Nigger i-.s. Irish. A serious question. A declaration of love 
 and another of war. The call for volunteers. "Take that, you Spanish dog!" 
 The first blow for the freedom of Cuba. 
 
 ACT II. — Sergeant Kaiferty. The Hough Riders. Alma in danger. The 
 Cuban spy. A letter. Sam and Dennis. "Chickens, or I'm a liar!" A meet- 
 ing. News from Manila. Traitors in camp. Danger. The poisoned water. 
 Tbeabduc ion. " We'll save him or die in the attempt!" 
 
 ACT III. — In a Spanish prison. Ablackangel. Explanations. Planning 
 an escape. The villain shows his hand. A forced marriage. "Remember! a 
 Spaniard never forgets." The Cuban spy again. The bombardment of Santiago, 
 Laying low. The marriage ceremony. The tables turned. " There's one blow 
 for the Stars and Stripes." The fall of Santiago. 
 
 ACT IV.— Peace once more. A mysterious stranger. Suspicions. The 
 Spanish kidnapper. Seiior Pslferty's proposal. A colored "best man." The 
 broken dishes. Throwing off the mask. " I am no servant." In the nick of 
 time. Rescued. A cowardly trick. "Pedro, you have saved my life." 
 
 AN OPEN SECRET. 
 
 A Farce in Two Acts. 
 
 FOR FEMALE CHARACTERS OXLY. 
 
 By HARION D. CAflPBELL. 
 
 As originally presented by the Emmanuel Club, Radcliffe College, Cam- 
 bridge. Ten female characters. Costumes, outing dresses; scene, a college 
 room. A particularly bright and vivacious litole glimpse of college life, pre- 
 senting a particularly humorous and characteristic story with much vigor ami 
 skill. A brand new plot in a piece for female characters only is something of a 
 rarity, but the author has hit upon something absolutely novel in this piece, 
 and full of incidental humor and interest. Strongly recommended. 
 
 Price 1 5 Cents. 
 
 Sent postpaid, on receipt of price, by 
 
 BAKER, 5 HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS. 
 
A, W. PINERO'S LATEST PLAYS. 
 
 The ria^istrate. 
 
 A FARCE IN THREE ACTS. 
 
 Twelve male, four female characters. Costumes, modern; ecenery, all in- 
 teriors. The merits of this excellent and amushig piece, one of the most popular 
 of its author's plays, are well attested by long and repeated runs in the principal 
 American theatres. It is of the highest class of dramatic writing, and is uproar- 
 iously funny, and at the same time unexceptionable intone, I is entire suitability 
 for amateur performance has been shown by hundreds of such productions from 
 manuscript during the past three years. Plays two hours and a half. 
 
 Note. — This play is sold for reading only. The acting right is reserved, and 
 can be obtained only upon payinent of an author's royalty of $10 for each 
 performance. 
 
 Price, ..... 50 Cents. 
 
 Dandy Dick. 
 
 A FARCE IN THREE ACTS. 
 
 Seven male, four female characters. Costumes, modern ; scenery, two ia- 
 teriors. This very amusing piece was another success in the New York and 
 Boston theatres, and has been extensively played from manuscript by amateurs, 
 for whom it is in every respect suited. It provides an unusual number of capital 
 character parts, is very funny, and an excellent acting piece. Plays two hours 
 and a half. 
 
 Note, — This play is sold for reading only. The acting right is reserved, and 
 can only be obtained upon payment of an author's royalty of $10 for each 
 performance. 
 
 Price, 50 Cents. 
 
 The Hobby Horse. 
 
 A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. 
 
 Ten male, five female characters. Scenery, two interiors anc^ an exterior; 
 costumes, modern. This piece is best known in this country through the admir- 
 able performance of Mr, John Hare, Avho produced it in all the principal cities. 
 Its story presents a clever satire of false philanthropy, and is full of interest and 
 humor. Well adapted for amateurs, by whom it has been successfully acted. 
 Plays two hours and a half. 
 
 Note. — This play is sold for reading only. The acting right is reserved, and 
 can only be obtained upon payment of an author's royalty of $10 for each 
 performance. 
 
 PriC9, • . • • • 50 Cents- 
 
NEW PLAYS. 
 
 The Flying Wedg^e. 
 
 A FOOTBALL FARCE IN ONE ACT. 
 
 By GRACE LIVINGSTON FURNISS. 
 
 Author of "A Box of Monkeys," " Secoxd Floor Sfoopendykk," "The 
 Corner-lot Chorus," etc. 
 
 Three male and five female characters. Scene, an interior. Costumes, mod- 
 ern. A bright and vivacious piece in Miss Furniss's very best vein. An over- 
 whelming success in its original Empire Theatre production, and a favorite with 
 amateur clubs in the past two seasons, during which it has been offered as a 
 manuscript piece under royalty. We have much pleasure in offering this popu- 
 lar farce for sale as a book, upon the ordinary terms, and in announcing that 
 after Jan. 1, 1898, it may be played without payment of royalty. It is confidently 
 recommended to young people as an amusing, up-to-date piece, full of fun, and 
 yet incapable of giving offence to the most scrupulous taste. This, and the cir- 
 cumstance that it offers parts for more ladies than gentlemen, make its publi- 
 cation an apt answer to a very large and urgent demand for just such a play. It 
 plays about forty-five minutes. 
 
 Price • .... 25 Cents. 
 
 A Dead Heat. 
 
 A COMEDY IN ONE ACT. 
 
 Five female characters. Scene, an interior. Costumes, modern. A capital 
 little play for ladies, affording four well-contrasted parts of nearly equal value 
 ftnd strength. Described by a professional auditor of its first performance as 
 " the best play for all women that I ever saw." This, too, was one of the nota- 
 ble productions of the late Nelson Wheatcroft, at his successful Empire Theatre 
 Dramatic School, New York, and is a Avelcome addition to our large, but never 
 large enough, list of plays for female characters. "A Dead Heat " can be played 
 after Jan. 1, 1898, without payment of royalty. 
 
 Price , . , . . 15 Ceutf?, 
 
NEiflZ: RL.HVS. 
 
 The Wrecker's Daughter. 
 
 A Drama in Three Acts. 
 By B. F. MOORE, 
 
 Author of " Captain Jack," "The Irish Agent," etc. 
 
 Five male and two female characters. Costumes, modern ; scenery, all 
 interiors. A very simple and effective domestic melodrama, its scenes laid on 
 the coast of Maine. All the characters are good and all of nearly equal promi- 
 nence ; that of Pat Murphy being a particularly strong Irish low-comedy part. 
 This piece is especially adapted for the use of younger amateurs who want 
 something strong with plenty of chance to act. Situations thrilling. Not a 
 parlor play or at all suited to people in search of a quiet piece. 
 
 Price .... 15 cents. 
 
 Synopsis. 
 
 Act I. — The child of the wreck. A Pat reply. The revenue cutter. Pat's 
 sea-legs. Essie's secret. "Let her choose between us." The detective. "A 
 piece of nice fat pork." The Spy ! " Don't move or I'll fire ! " At Bay. 
 
 Act II. — Bill's visitor. "The only bright spot in my life." A clue. 
 Identified. " I want no reward for doing my duty." An intruder. Pat and 
 Lucy. Jealousy. The wrecker. " For the last time." A double traitor. The 
 false light. Just in time. Saved ! 
 
 Act III, — The trial. Essie decides. " I will remain with the only father 
 I have ever known." The betrayal. Revenged. Phil and Essie. Pat's prtK 
 posal. The license. " A quiet little nap," The end of all ! 
 
 LOVE IN A LIGHTHOUSE. 
 
 A Farce in One Act. 
 By ROSEMARY BAUfl, 
 
 Author of •♦ THA.T Box of Cigarettes." 
 
 Three male and three female characters. Costumes and scenery easy. This 
 is a very i)retty and (lelicately humorous play by the author of the popular 
 " That Box of Cigarettes," by which its general character can be judged. The 
 ladies' parts are especially strong. — Polly, the "bound" girl, and Mrs. Capel 
 Robinson, a local Mrs. Malaprop, affording excellent comedy. Its story is very 
 original and humorous and its dialogue particularly good, A capital play for 
 haU ur parlor. 
 
 Price • t • . 15 cents. 
 
A NEW IRISH DRAMA. 
 
 LANTY'S LUCK; 
 
 Or, FALSELY ACCUSED. 
 
 A DRAMA OF IRISH LIFE IN THREE ACTS. 
 By F. N. LAWRENCE. 
 
 Five male, four female characters. Costumes, modern'; scenery, not diffi- 
 cult. This is a play perfectly adapted both in sentiment and in humor to the 
 tastes and capacities of amateur organizations. Lanty McNally is another o( 
 those fascinating " ne'er-do-wells," so widely popularized by the late Mr. Bouci- 
 cault, who earn every one's sympathy Avithout always deserving it, and his 
 "luck," Avhile bad enough for a time for dramatic purposes, is finally trium, 
 phant in a capital last act. The cast is small but proportionately strong in 
 its individual parts. Arte is a capital soubrette character, Richard, a strong 
 heavy, and Murty, Pat, and Old Meg, strong character parts. Its compact cast 
 and simplicity in production fit it admirably for amateur performance. It hai 
 been played "on the road" by professionals for a season with good succesa 
 Plays a full evening. 
 
 Price ••••... 25 cents. 
 
 SYNOPSIS. 
 
 Act I. — Winding yarn. The young widow. The diamond brooch. The tool 
 and its handle. The runaway. Fish stories. The dove and the hawk. lie- 
 pulsed. Lanty and the thimble. An Irish courtship. The stolen kiss. A 
 pretty plot. The trusted messenger. The stolen jewels. "Thoise diamonds 
 were mine and I refuse to prosecute him ! " Hard Luck. 
 
 Act II. — Murty and the sparklers. The Fair of Dunloe. A social outcast. 
 Lanty's " widdy." "Old Meg. On the scent of the thief. Th^ breath of shame. 
 Lanty as a detective. Two kinds of love-making. " Down in the Well." A 
 false friend. " I don't want your money — it would burn the skin off me hands," 
 Better Luck. 
 
 Act III. — Old Meg again. Lanty on the trail. Playing the witch. An un- 
 fair advantage. " She'll skin me alive when she finas <>ut it's me ! " Witchcraft. 
 Murty's secret. A hero iu petticoats. The devil's tryst. A quarrel among 
 thieves. " Curse him ! He has me in his power ! " Cornered. Murty and the 
 spirits. The Scotch kiss. The jewels found at last. The tables turned. Good 
 for evil. " I forgive ye — that is, for five minuces," Good Luck. 
 
 JUST PUBLISHED, in the Wihiam Warren Edition : 
 
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 A Comedy in Five Acts by OLIVER GOLDSMITH. 
 
 Fifteen male, four female characters. Printed from William Warren's 
 prompt copy, by courtesy of Miss Axnie Clarke. An entirely new acting edi- 
 tion, giving all the familiar " gags " and " business " never before printed. 
 
 Pri<;e 15 cents. 
 
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 BAKER, 5 HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS. 
 
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