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THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER A FARCE IN ONE ACT .n CHARLES TOWNSEND Author of "BORDER LAND," "THE WOVEN WEB," "RIO GRANDE," "SUB ROSA, " EARLY VOWS," " ONLY A TRAMP," " DECEPTION," " ON GUARD," " WON- DERFUL LETTER," ETC. AUTHOR'S EDITION, WITH THE CAST OF THE CHARACTERS, TIME OF REPRESENTATION, SCENE AND PROPERTY PLOTS, DIA- GRAM OF THE STAGE SETTING, DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES, SIDES OF ENTRANCE AND EXIT, RELA- TIVE POSITIONS OF THE PERFORMERS, EXPLANA- TION OF THE STAGE DIRECTIONS, ETC., AND ALL OF THE STAGE BUSINESS. Copyright, 1890, by Harold Roorbach NEW YORK DICK & FITZGERALD, PUBLISHERS 1 8 ANN STREET THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. CAST OF CHARACTERS. Mr;. CLEVANDALL ( darkey wood dealer} T, f a hen-pecked husband \ DEACON DECKER { wffA * temper } MRS. DECKER 1 a lady with a strong will \ \ and stronger arm / TIME OF PLAYING TWENTY MINUTES. SCENERY. Corridor Backing Hermon Opera House Herman, N. Y., August 77, 1889. Mr. Charles Townsend, Mr. John Given. Mr. H. A. Stokes. Chair* Tahle Chttr Chair SCENE. Nicely furnished room in third grooves. Carpet down. Table, with chair, L. c. Chairs R. and L. Door c. in flat. N. B. Set scenery is not essential, and may be dispensed with il preferred. COSTUMES. CLEVANDALL. Poorly dressed. Ragged /men duster, split up the back. Tattered straw hat, Black woolly wig. Negro " make-up." 4 THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. DEACON DECKER. Gray hair and side whiskers. Old fashioned frock coat, collar and necktie ; white vest ; dark 1 rowsers. This is an eccentric old man, shrill in voice and shaky in walk. Uses large cane, and " sput- ters " when angry. MRS. DECKER. House dress. General make-up of " strong-minded " PROPERTIES. Newspaper. Whip. Very large revolver. Walking stick. STAGE DIRECTIONS. In observing, the performer is supposed to face the audience. R., means right; L., left; C., centre; R. c., light of centre; L. c., left of centre; D. F., door in the flat or back scene ; R. p., right side of the flat ; L. F., left side of the flat; R. D., right door; L. D., left door; I E., first entrance; 2 E., second entrance; u. E., upper entrance; i, 2 or 3 G., first, second or third grooves ; UP STAGE, towards the back ; DOWN STAGE, towards the footlights. R. R. a c L. a L. THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. Scene. Nicely furnished room in $d grooves ; door c. in?. Carpei down ; table with spread L. c. ; chairs R. and L. Discover DEACON asleep in chair, R. MRS. DECKER reading newspaper at table, L. c. Mrs. Decker, {looking up} Deacon! (he snores'] Deacon ! (snore] Deacon ! (loud snore. She lays down paper and glares at him) Deacon Decker! (snore. She approaches and screams in his ear] Deacon Deck er er! Deacon, (tumbles over backward] Did (rising) did did you speak my love? Mrs. D. Did I speak? Oh h h! If I wasn't a woman and the wife of a man Dea. (L.) C c could you be a wife and not be a woman, my love? Mrs. D. (R.) You idiot! Dea. Ye ye yes my love. Mrs. D. Hold your tongue ! What a fool I was Dea. Yes my love. Mrs. D. (sereams) Hold your tongue! See here ; there are a few little things that I want from the stores to-day. You must go after them, as I must finish my essay on " How to make home happy." Dea. Yes my love. Mrs. D. Very well, (rapidly] I want a paper of pins, a crochet needle, a ball of green worsted, two spools of cotton thread one white, number 60, and one black, number 50 a yard-and-a- quarter of white Java canvas, a pint of cod liver oil, half a dozen ladies' fine pens and a porous plaster, a box of Rough on Rats and some anti-bilious pills, two yards of gimp, same as I got yesterday, a box of baking powder, a dozen eggs and a brown veil, two quires of writing paper, ten pounds of coffee sugar, fifteen yards of sheeting, some postage stamps and a liver pad. (DEACON col- lapses and falls into chair] There ! Do you hear ? Dea. (faintly] Yes my love ! Mrs. D. Start along, then. And if you make one single, solitary mistake, I'll shake the daylight rfght out of you. Do you hear? 6 THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. Dea. Yes my love. Clevandall. (outside) Whoa, haw gee back! Come eroun' dar! Whup! Mrs. D. Goodness! What's that? (goes L.) Enter, CLEVANDALL, c. D. Clevandall. G'mawnin', boss. G'mawnin', miss. Wanter buy any wood ter day, boss? Dea. (R.) No sir! Clev. (c. ) You wanter buy any, miss ? Mrs. D. (L.) No sir! Clev. All right, miss. Mighty good wood, boss. Dea. Clear out ! Clev. Yesser. Shore you don't want none, miss? Mrs. D. I told you once. Clev. All right, miss. Yo' doesn't want any needer, boss? Dea. (starting towards him) Will you clear out ? Clev. Cert'ly boss, cert'ly ! Exit, quickly, C. D. Dea. (c. ) What an impuderrf nigger ! Mrs. D. (L. C.) Why didn't you throw him out? Dea. Ahem ! Well I was just going to, my love. Mrs. D. (scornfully} Yes you were ! Dea. Well, why didn't^ do it, my love? I I I'm sure that you're the best man of the two ! Mrs. D. (threatens} Don't you dare insult me, sir! Dea. No my love. I I think I'll go down street, now. Mrs. D. Hold on a minute. What did I tell you to get for me ? Dea. (L., aside] Oh, lord! Mrs. D. Come sir. Dea. A p p paper of pins Mrs. D. Well? Dea. A a a (aside} holy smoke! Mrs. D. Well ? Dea. A a crochet needle Mrs. D. Well ? Dea. (aside} Oh, lord ! I can't remember another condemned thing ! Mrs. D. Welt! Dea. (desperately} Fifty spools of worsted sixty yards of of Rough on Rats forty dozen anti-bilious pills a a quire of steel pens a barrel of cod liver oil an' an' an' ten pounds of er er postage stamps ! Mrs. D. (backing him across stage} Idiot! Stupid! Silly! Foolish fool! Clev. (outside} Whoa, haw- gee, back! come aroun' darl Whup I THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. f Enter, CLEVANDALL, c. D. ilev. (c.) G'mawnin', boss. G'mawnin', miss. Wanter buy any wood ter day, boss ? Dea. (R.) No, sir! Clev. D d does you wanter buy any wood, miss? Mrs. D. (L.) Leave the room, sir. Clev. Yesser. Pow'ful good wood, boss Dea. {screams) Will you clear out! Clev. Oh, yesser. Shore you doesn't want none, miss? Mrs. D. I'll send for the police if you don't go. Clev. (at door, c.) Tse gwine. G'day boss. G'day Miss. Exit, C. D. Dea. Did you ever ! Mrs. D. No I never ! Dea. Well, if that impudent black nigger dares to come around here again, I'll whoop ! I'll break every backbone in his body. (struts up stage] Mrs. D. If you don't, I'll break yours. Clev. (outside] Whoa, haw gee, t&ek ! Come aroun' dar ! Gee, haw back! Come aroun' dar. Whup ! Mrs. D. There ! There he comes again. Dea. (pulling up sleeves and brandishing cane) I'll fix him ! Enter, CLEVANDALL. C. D., -whip in hand. Clev. G'mawnin', boss. G'mawnin', miss. Wa wa wanter buy any wood ter day, boss ? Dea. (L., aside) I'll have a little fun with him first. Look here, (to CLEVANDALL) what kind of wood, have you got? Clev. (c.) Oh, it's good wood. Dea. Yes, but what sort ? Clev. Oh yesser. It's it's sorter sort. Dea. Well, but what class is it? Clev. Fust class sah, fust class. Does yo' wanter Mrs. D. (sits R.) What's it for, stupid ? Clev. (indignantly) No mum, 'tain't fo' stupid ! It's fo' nah. (aside) I reckons dat a' woman hain't got good sense. Dea. I mean, what classification is it? Clev. (puzzled') Classi classi (scratches head} er yesser, yesser dat's it ! Dea. Good lord ! Are you a fool ? Clev. Yesser. Does yo' wanter buy any Mrs. D. What kind of trees is your wood cut from? Clev. Why, wooden trees ob co'se. (aside] No, sah ! Dat ar 1 woman hain't gotter bit o' sense ! - Dea. Is it beech, or ash, or oak or maple ? 8 THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. Clev. Co'se it is ! Why didn't yo' say so afore ? Dea. What have you in your hand ? Clev. {holding whip in right hand, holds up left hand] Nuffin. Dea. No I mean in your other hand. Clev. (changes "whip, holds up right hand] Nuffin. Dea. (pointing to -whip] What's that thing? Clev. (holding up whip] Dat ? Oh, dat'smy dissuader, sah. Mrs. D. Your what ? Clev. My dissuader. Mrs. D. What' sit for? Clev. (aside] Oh me, oh my ! She jes' ain't got no sense no sense 'tall ! Dea. Well, what is it for ? Clev. Dis? Why, it's whut I dissuade my ole mule wiv when he wants ter strike fo' more or !_- Dea. Let me see it. Clev. Yesser. (gives whip) Does yo' wanter buy any wood? (DEACON lashes him] Wouch ! Wah ! Wha' fo' yo' do dat fo' ? Dea. (up C.) Well sir, you've been bothering me with your infernal old wood Clev. Does yo' wanter buy some ? Dea. What's your name ? Clev. None o' yo' business ! Dea. What's your name? \iashes him) Clev. Ouch ! Clevandall. Dea. Clevandall what? Clev. No, sir ; not Clevanckill wot/ Mistah Clevandall, sah. Dea. What's your first name ? Clev. Does does yo' wantde hull ob it? Dea. Of course. Clev. Whew ! Whew ! WTfo\\ ! Dea. What's the matter? Clev. Well, yo' see, boss, when I wus young I wussech z.beauti~ fw/babby dat all my folkses an' relationses wanted me named arter 'em. An' so de ole ma a sorter compermised by namin' me arter de hull ob 'em. An' dat's why my name am (rapidly) Jehonas, Hubbard, Lubbarc. Lambert, Lunk, Van Dunk, Peter, Jacobus, Lockamore Clevandall ! Dea. That's quite a name. Clev. Yesser. Does yo' wanter buy any Dea. Now spell it. Clev. Spell it? Dea. Yes. Clev. (carelessly) Oh, I hasn't got time. . Dea. (lashes him) Spell your name ! Clev. (quickly) J-e Je, h-o^to, Jeho, n-a-s nas Jehonas H-u-b Hub, b-a-r-d bard Jehonas, Hubbard, L-u-b Lub, Jehonas, Hub- THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. 9 bard, Lub, b-a-r-d bard, Jehonas, Hubbard, Lubbard, L-a-m Lam, Jehonas, Hubbard, Lubbard, Lam, b-e-r-t bert, Jehonas, Hubbard, Lubbard, Lambert, (continue spelling and repeating from beginning to end of name] Dat's all ! Dea. Very well. Now sing. Clev. Boss, say boss, I can't sing. I'se gotter cold (sneezes) A-choo! Dea. Sing ! (cracks whip) Clev. All right, boss, (sings negro song) Dea. Now sir, dance. Clev. W-w-what ! Dea. Dance ! Clev. N-n-n-now see har, boss, I b'longs to de Mefdis chu'ch, I does, an' an' dey don't 'low danciit. Dea. (lashes hint) Dance ! (CLEV. dances) Crow ! (CLEV. crows] Bark ! (CLEV. barks) Now sir, did you ever go to a circus ? Clev. Well yesser, when I was young an' frisky I uster circus it a little. Dea. Very well ; you know what they do in circuses ? Clev. What's dat? Dea. Stand on their heads. Let's see you do it. Clev. Say boss, I can't do dat nohow. I'se got de room-attics, an* de spring halt, an' de pluribus unicorn, an' Dea. (lashes him) Stand on your head ! (CLEV. tries to and tumbles over) There sir. (throws him whip) I think I have taught you a lesson. Next time you will know that no means no. Clev. (at door, c.) Yesser. Wanter buy any wood ter day, boss? Dea. You infernal Clev. Yesser. G'day, boss! Exit, quickly, C. D. Dea. That's absolutely the stupidest nigger I ever saw. Mrs. D. Well, he won't come back again, after the lesson we taught him. Dea. We! Wei Mrs. D. Yes, we! You wouldn't have dared open your cowardly mouth if / hadn't been here. Dea. Madam ! I made that nigger stand around, madam, and I want you to understand, madam, that my Ebeneezer is aroused, madam, and I Mrs. D. (c.) Hold your tongue, sir! Dea. (c.) Bur-r-r-r! Hold your tongue, madam ! Mrs. D. What! (shaking, and pushing him, R.) What! Hold my tongue, eh! (shaking him} Eh! Hold my tongue ? (shaking him) Clev. (outside) Whoa, haw gee,- back ! Come aroun' darJ Whupl 10 THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. Enter, C LEV AND ALL, quickly c. D. Clev. G'mawnin', boss. G'mawnin', Miss. Wanter buy any wood ter day, boss? (they both rush at him) Hole on dar ! {draws large revolver} Hole on! (they retreat, R. ) I sorter reckoned you'd hole on. Mrs D \( Si -f ront } Fire! Police! Murder! Clev. (coolly] Dar's jes no sorter use fur yo' ter hooller "perlice," kase dar ain't none aroun' heah. Dea. (getting behind MRS. D.) D-d-d-d-don't be afraid, my love I'll protect you ! Mrs. D. Ooch ! Ouch ! Point that thing the other way ! Dea. T-t-t-take it cool my love. I'll protect you ! Clev. (aside) Golly ! Reckon I'll hab some fun wiv dese yar folkses. (aims pistol} Fi-z-z-z! Dea. D-d-d don't ! Clev. (aims pistol) Siz-z-z-z ! Mrs. D. Wouch ! Wooch !. Murder ! Dea. Don't holler my love. I'll protect you! Clev. Now look yeah ! Yo' ole he-rooster stay whar yo' is, an' yo' ole she-rooster go ober dar. (joints L.) Mrs. D. I shan't stir a step ! So there ! Clev. (aims pistol) Go ober dar. Mrs. D. O-o-o-h! (runs L.) Dea. (R.) D-d-d-don't be scared my love. I'll protect you ! Clev. Whut's yo' name? Dea. None of your business! Clev. (aims pistol] Whut's yo' name? Dea. Deacon Darby Decker. Clev. Spell it. Mrs. D. Don't you do it. Clev. Eh? (aims at her) Mrs. D. Wah ! Aim the other way ! Clev. Yes, mum. Now den; spell yo' name. (DEACON spelh it) Dat's all right. Now sing. Dea. (aside) Bur-r-r ! Oh, let me get hold of him once ! Clev. Din yo' har me spoke ? Mrs. D. Don't you mind that nigger. Clev. Eh ! (aims pistol) Mrs. D. Oh, yes, yes! Do sing \ Dea. I won't ! Clev. Sing " Shoo Fly." (aims pistol) Dea. Oh, dear! (sings , all out of 'time and tune) Clev. Well! Dat's pow'ful^weak singin'. I cud do bettern dat, an" not open my mouf! Now le's see oh- yes! Le's see yo* dance ! THE DARKEY WOOD DEALER. \\ Dea. (holly) Sir! I I bur-r-r-r ! Look here, sir, I I I'm a deacon in the church, sir ! A deacon, sir, and damn it, sir, I never dance ! Clev. Yo's a nice deacon, yo' is, swarin' away like ole Belze- bub! Dance, I say! (aims pistol ; DEACON dances, clumsily) Now crow! (he crows) Bark! (he barks') Dat's a reg'lar bob-tailed yalier dog bark. Now say, boss, did yo' ebber go to de circus? Co'se yo' did deaconses allers go. Now den, stan' on yo' head ! Dea. Look here sir Clev. (aims pistol) Stan' on yo' head! (DEACON tries to, and falls over) Dat'll do. Git up. Sot down. Miss, whut's j0' name? Mrs. D. Deacon, will you see me insulted ? Clev. (aims pistol) Whut's yo' name ? Mrs. D. Mehitable Ann Decker. Clev. Dat's a reg'lar stem-winder, dat is ! Spell it. Mrs. D. I won't. Deacon, will you Clev. (aims pistol] Spell yo' name, (she spells it) Kerect Now sing. Mrs. D. What! Clev. Open yo' mouf an' wa'ble. Dea. Y-y-yes, my love, you'd better sing. Mrs. D. You old fool ! Clev. Co'se he is, but nebber mind dat. Yo' jes wa'ble. Sing, "I'se called Little Buttercup." (she sings, out of tune) Hole on, hole on ! Dat's ernuff! Mrs. D. Look here, we'll buy your wood if you'll leave. Clev. Ain't got no time fo' any commershul distractions jes now. Miss, we'd like ter heah yo' crow! Crow now, crow like er rooster. Mrs. D. I can't. Clev. Crow like a hen. (she crows) Dat's a sorter spring chickun crow. Bark ! (she barks) Worser an* worser. Dance ! Mrs. D. I can't dance. I won't dance! Clev. (aims pistol) Dance! (she dances) Dat's it! Dat's it! Cut er down ! (she goes L. CLEVANDALL comes down C., and begins to laugh) Now, miss, he, he, he ! (slaps his leg) Miss yah, yah, yah! Miss, wus yo' te he, he! Wus yo' ebber yah, yah, yah-h-h! Miss, wus yo' ebber to a he, he to a circus? Co'se yo' wus. Den I wants ter see yo' ha, ha, ha! Wants ter see yo' stan' ha, ha, ha-h (bends over laughing ; DEACON slips behind him and grabs pistol) Deacon, (c.) Now, you blasted nigger, it's my turn. Clev. (R.) Huh ! Dat ar* ole pistile ain't loaded ! Dea. Ah ! (throws it down) Clev. (picks up pistol) Yes it am! Yes it am! Yes it am ! (chases them ojfc. andi^.) QUICK CURTAIN. Black Face Sketches PICKLES AND TICKLES. IS cents. A negro farce In t act, I* THOMAS BARNES. 6 male characters. No scenery required. Runs 20 minutes unleM specialties are introduced by means of which the piece can be lengthened to suit. Pickltt and Tickles are rival dealers in second-hand clothes. Their quarrels, the pranks played by two live dummies_ and the comicalities of Overanxious and Tht Parson's ghost afford ample opportunity to keep the audience in a whirlwind of mirth. DOCTOR SNOWBALL. 15 cents. A negro farce in one act, by JAMES BARNES. 3 male characters. S>cene, a plain room with a table and twochairs. risp arid snappy and admits of specialties. The Doctor has a great head, for hum- bug, Zeke a great head for gymnastics, and Pompey a great head for business. Will make the audience laugh themselves sore. Runs 20 minutes, if played straight, with- out specialties. DARKEY BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. 15 cents. Nigger mock trial in i act and i scene, by J. BARNES. 21 male and i female character. Scene, a court-room. Time, about 35 minutes. An intensely funny travesty of a " Breach of Promise " trial in nigger dialect, full of wit and drollery, and ending in an elopement and a row. DARKEY PHRENOLOGIST, The. 15 cents. A nigger absurdity in i act, for 2 male and i female (played by male) characters. By J. BARNES. Time, about 50 minutes. Hew a bogus phrenologist endeavors to illustrate the wonders of hypnotism, the pranks of his assistant, and a final catastrophe. DARKEY WOOD-DEALER, The. 15 cents. A farce in i act, b, CHAS. TOWNSEND. 2 males, i femalu. Time, 20 minutes. Each character is first- class. The Wood-Dectfer is one of the best negro characters on the stage. Tht Deacon is a highly amusing old man, and Mrs. Deacon (this part may be played by a young man) a tremendous hit as a " strong minded " female. This farce is certaim to keep the audience in a roar from first to last. SLIM JIM AND THE HOODOO. 15 cents. A negro farce in i act, by THOS. BARNES. 5 male characters. The scene is laid in a grocery-store. Full of jokes, and abounding in comic " business." The grocer, a tough customer, a deacon with a weakness for^" craps," a crank with patents on the brain, and a fat policeman keep up a succession of laughs that end in an explosion which will make the audience ache. Specialties can be introduced. The piece will run 30 minutes if played " straight." NIGGER BOARDING HOUSE, The. 15 cents. 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