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By FRANK DUMONT,

*

Author of

^“

My

^{Wife's Visitors “}

^The

Midnight Intruder”“

The

Noble

Savage”

^“

What

Shall

I

Takef”“

An Awful

Plot”^“

The

Medi-

calStudent”^“

Making

aBit,”etc.,etc

As

originallyproducedattheOlympicTheatre,St.Louis,Mo.,

May

18th, 1872,by Duprez

&

Benedict’s Minstrels;afterwardsattheTheatre

Comique,

New York

City;

and

byCarncross

&

Dixey’sMin- strels,EleventhStreet Opera

House

Philadelphia.

'TOWHICH ARE ADDED,

,

A

Description of

the Costumes -Cast

ofthe

Characters—Entrances and Exits— Relative

Positions of the

Performers on

the

Stage and

the

whole

ofthe

Stage

Business.

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The Painter’s Apprentice.

gttt

(Stluopiaw Jam,

By FRANK DUMONT,

AUTHOR OF

“My

Wife's Visitors,” “The MidnightIntruder^," “ TheNoble Savage^,”"

What

Shall

I

take?"

“An Awful

Plot,"“ TheMedical Student,”

“Making

aHit,"etc.,etc.,

AS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED AT THE OLYMPIC THEATRE, ST.LOUIS,MO.,

MAY

18TH, 1872,

BY

DUPREZ &BENEDICT’SMINSTRELSJ

AFTERWARDS

AT

THE

THEA-

TRECOMIQUE,N.Y. CITY,

AND BY

CARNCROSS

&

DIXEY’S MINSTRELS, llTHSTREETOPERAHOUSE, PHILA.

CONTAINING CAST OF CHARACTERS.—RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE PERFORMERS UPON THE STAGE.— ENTRANCES AND EXITS.

—PROPERTIES AND DESCRIPTION OF COSTUMES.—

AND ALL NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS TO PRO- DUCE THE ABOVE SUCCESSFUL FARCE.

SI 0 *

11 1

EOBEET M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER,

No. 33 Rose Street.

Entered accordingtoActofCongress,intheyear1876,by

Robert

M.

De

Witt,in theofficeofthe Librarian ofCongressatWashington.

2

THE PAINTER’S APPRENTICE.

CAST OF CHARACTERS.

OlympicTheatre,St.LouisrMo.r

May

18,1872.

(originalcast.)

Mr.

Yellow Ochre

Jas.T,

Gulick

Pete Yermillion

j Worthless )

Lew Benedict

Jasper

White

( Apprentices, j Geo.

H. Edwards

Yerdant

Green,Esq.,(from theruraldistricts)

Frank Dumont

Policeman Knabb

.D.

H. Smith

TIME OF PLAYING-TWENTY MINUTES.

SCENERY.

A

plain

chamber

or library; door

and window

practicable_; tablewith bottles of coloredliquids

on

r.h.atback; large frames with portraits, landscapes,etc.,arescatteredabout

room

; brushes,pots of paint, palettes, etc.,indisorderabout table

and upon

floor

; apainter’s easelwith land- scape or portrait onr. h.,chair placed beforeit; a large portraitoffe-

male

with blondehairis

upon

atable centre ofstage,thetable covered withtablecloth thatfallstothefloor,hidinglowerpartoftable_; a

box

or stoolplaced behind table; alarge bottle of redliquid

on

table;

and

a bladder hidden behind the uprightportraitoftheblonde female

on

table, centre ofstage.

3u. e.

/

t m o

Pictures.

R. 2 e.

A ^/tn

/

Tablewith Painter’s Easel, Can- Portrait, vas Chair, and Table withBottles,Paint,&c.

K.C. C.

Orchestra.

COSTUMES.

Ochre.

—

Modern

dress,suitable foranartistat

work

inhis studio.

Jasper and

Pete.

—

Boys’suitsorextravagant pants

and

shirts.

Green.

—

Countryman’s

make

up; tall white hat; large collar; long tailedcoat, etc.

Policeman.

—

Bluepoliceuuiform,

and

cap, belt

and

club.

THE PAINTER’S APPRENTICE.

³

PROPERTIES

^.

Painter's Easelwith LandscapePictureplaced

upon

it; Talflewith Bottles of^ColoredLiquids

; Palette

and

Brushes_; Paintsin smalltineans;

a

Tin Dish with Whitening

and a

Flat

Brush;

threeChairs; another Tablewith

Colored Tablecloth_;

upon

itisplaced

,upright

, alarge Portraitof

a

Female with bushyblonde hair, thefeatures cutto

admit

Pete’s face; Valise_;

Band-

box

and

UmbrellaforG-reen; Bladdertiedtoastick

,placed behind picture

1

outofsight;Belt

and

Club for

Officer

;

a

Tin

Pump

inwhich waterispoured beforeitisbroughtonattheclimax;

a

Tin Pailinsideof itissolderedatin cup orpieceofsheet iron, on whichisplaced

some

ColoredFire

,

Red

or

Green;

Jasper

or

Ochre,

before

pumping,

can

manage

to drop

some

small quantity ofSulphuric

Acid from a

smallvial

upon

the Colored Fire, without itbeing perceivedbyaudience_; the ColoredFirewillimmediately^ignite

and

havethedesiredeffect.

i

THE

PAINTER’S APPRENTICE.

Scene.

— A

^plain

^Chamber

^{or Library;}

^{Door and Window}

practicable;

TablewithBottles of ColoredLiquidsonR.h. at bach;large

Frames

with Portraits

, Landscapes,etc., are scattered about

Boom;

Brushes, Pots of Paint,Palettes, etc.,in disorderaboutTable

and upon

Floor_;

a

Painter's Easel, withLandscape or Portraiton r. h.; Chair placedbefore it;

a

large Portraitof Female, withblonde hair,is

upon a

Table centreof Stage; the tablecovered withTablecloth thatfalls to theFloor,hidinglowerpart of Table;

a Box

or Stoolplaced behindTable_;

a

large Bottle of

Red

Liquid onTable,

and a

Bladder hidden behind the uprightPortrait of theBlonde Female onTable centreofStage.

Mr. Yellow Ochre

entersthroughdoor.

Ochre. Confound

theboys! they are of

no

earthlyvalueto me,

and

actuallybreak

and smash more

thanI can afford to buy. Peteis

good

enough, butsince I’vehired thatother boy,Jasper, I can’t

do

anything with eitherof

them —

^fighting

^and

wrangling

from morning

until night, turning this house into a perfect Bedlam.

The

studio has not been placedin order,

and

they

have

upset all

my

paints

and

brushes; con- found

them!

I’lldischarge

one

orboth of

them

before the

day

is over.

(Bus., loud noiseofcrying

and

pleadingheardoutside r.h.1 e. Police-

man’s

voiceheardshouting, “

Come

along,

you

rascals.”)

Enter

Policeman,

with

Pete and J

asper,holdingthem bycollar_; theyare cryingpiteously.

Pete

(weeping). Itwasn’t

me —

^itwasn’t

me.

Jasper

(bawling).

’Twas him

doneit.

’Twasn

^rt

me

!

Ochre. What

on earthis the matter? Stop your bawling.

What

is the

meaning

of this?

(Pete and Jasper

tryto outcryeach other.) Will

you

cease that crying? Tell

me what

isthematter?

Pete

(almost choking). It

—

^wasn’t

— me

^!

Ochre

(toJasper).

What

isthisallabout?

Jasper

(spasmodically). It

— was — him —

^that

—

done

—

^it.

Boo — ^hoo

(vjeeps).

Now

^let

me

go. (ToOfficer).

Unbuckle

that

hand

from

my

collar.

Ochre. What

does this

mean — why

are*

you

both arrrested? (Pete

and Jasper

begin weeping asloud aspossible.) Mr. Officer,

what have

theseboys

done

?

Officer.

They

broke alarge

pane

of glass.

Pete. Itwasn’t me. (Cries.)

THE PAINTER'S APPRENTICE.

5

Jasper. I didn’tdoit,boss. (Cries.)

Ochre

(toOfficer).

Was

^itvery valuable? Officer. Yes,sir; itcostfiftydollars

! (Pete

and Jasper

are seized with anothercryingJit)

Ochre.

Stop yournoise,do

you

hear

me?

Pete. Yes,sir; lie

done

it. (PointstoJasper.)

Jasper

(toOfficer).

Now

let

me

go,itwasn’t me.

Ochre. Yery

well,Mr. Policeman,releasetheboys.

You know where

to findme. I’llberesponsible forthe damage.

Officer. All right, sir. (Releases

Pete and

Jasper,

and

he exits.

Jasper

crosses over to l.h.1 e.,leans againstiving,

and

begins to cry.

Pete

doestne

same

onr.h.1 e.

Ochre.

Now, you

villains,

what

isthe

meaning

of this? (GoestoPete,

who

bellowssoloud that

Ochre

turns

from him and

goesto Jasper,

who

bawls in the

same

manner.) Will

you

both be quiet? You’ll drive

me mad. How

did thisall

happen

?

Pete.

He —

^done

—

it. (pointstoJasper.) Jasper. Yes,^sir,

he done

it. (PointstoPete.)

Ochre.

Ceasethis snivellingat once. Tell

me how you came

tobreak thislargepaneofglass.

Jasper. Pete

threw

a stone at

me and

I

dodged

it,

and

it

went

through apane ofglass. (Cries.)

Me done

it.

Ochre

(goes toPete).

What

did

you throw

a stonefor ?

Pete.

He

told

me

to

knock

a chipoffhisshoulder,

and when

I

done

it

he

hit

me

intheeye. (Cries.)

Ochre

(goes toJasper).

Why

did

you

strike

him

intheeye?

Jasper

(sobbing). Because hehit

me

inthe nose.

Ochre

(goes toPete).

So you

struck Jasper

on

the nose?

Why

did

you

strike

him

?

Pete. Because

he

hit

me

intheeye.

Ochre

(goes toJasper). Iwant*to get at the bottom of this

and

see

who

istoblame.

Now,

sir,

why

did

you

hit

him

intheeye?

Jasper.

He had no

businessto

knock

a chipoff

my

shoulder.

Ochre. Suppose

hedid

knock

a chipoffofyourshoulder.

Jasper. Well,I ain’ta

lumber

yard.

Ochre.

You’ll

pay

for this

window.

I’lltakeitout ofyour wages.

Pete

(pointstoJasper).

Take

itout ofhiswages.

Ochre

(toPete).

And you

sir

—

^{before I hired}

you

there

was

peacein thishouse; sinceyourarrival ithas been but fight

and

quarrel all

day

long. I’llput astop toit.

Pete.

Why

1 are

you

goingtoleaveus?

Ochre.

I

mean you

shall leave this house.

Go and pack up your

clothes.

Pete.

What

will I

wear

ifI

pack up my

clothes?

Ochre.

Idon’tcare

what you wear —

^come,sir,getout

!

Jasper

(laughing). Pete

—

^Pete

—

^you’redischarged.

Ochre

(toJasper).

You behave

yourself,orI’llsend

you away —

^come,

getout

—

here,Jasper,

show him

out,

and

if

you

ever catch

him

inhere again

throw him

out of the

window.

Jasper

(coming to Pete). Pete, get out

—

^you’re discharged; there’s thedoor, Pete. (As he pushes

Pete

towardsthe door

Pete

turns

and

slaps

him

,

Jasper

rolls over yelling

,

and Pete

exits through the door.

Jasper

rises

and

walkstoR. H.,yelling)

6

THE PAINTER’S APPRENTICE.

Ochre. What’s

thematter,Jasper? Jasper.

Oh

! oh!

he

hit

me

with abrick

!

Ochre. Where

? Idon’t see

any

bruise.

Jasper.

Under my

eye

;

my

eye’s

knocked

out.

Ochre. Nonsense!

thereis

no

mark.

Jasper

{laughs). Well,

he

didn’t hitme.

Ochre. Now,

sir,we’ll see if

we

can’t

have

peace

and

quiet in this house.

Where’s

thepaint I told

you

to

mix

?

Jasper. Ididn’t

mix

it.

Ochre.

Go

to

work

at once,

and

don’tleavethatpaint untilit ismixed.

(Jasper takes

a

chair

and

gets dish of whitening

from

table

and

placesit

upon

hislap,begins tostiritwith

a

large flat brush.

Ochre

goestoeasel

and

preparestofinish landscape.) Jasper,if I find

you

idling your time

I’ll put

you

out of the house; I’ve stood your nonsense about long enough,

and

I will not do so

any

longer. (Knock at door.) There’sa

knock

atthedoor.

Jasper. Iheardit. (Mixespaint.) Ochre.

Go and

see

who

it is.

Jasper.

You

go,I’m

busy —

I’m

mixing

thispaint.

Ochre

(goestowards Jasper).

Go

to thatdoor instantly. (Jaspergoes tothedoor.

Ochre

resumespainting.

Jasper

returnsto chair

and

com- mencesmixingthepaint.)

Did you

gotothedoor?

Jasper. Yes,sir; justgotback.

Ochre. Who was

it?

Jasper.

A man

with avalise

wants

toseeyou. (Bus.withpaint.)

Ochre.

Tellthe

man

to

come

in.

Jasper. Ithought the

man had

sense

enough

to

come

in. (Goes to

door, returns

,followedby

Verdant Green, who

hascarpetsack

,

band

boxes

,

packages

and

umbrella.

Pete

sneakes inbehind

Green, and

dodgesbehind the portraitofblonde female ontable

and

conceals himself

Verdant Green

comes

down and

isgreetedby

Ochre,

placescarpetbagonchair

and Jasper

searchesit,finding pieceofcake,whichheeats.)

Ochre

(bus.). I’m glad to seeyou, sir.

What

is

your

business

with me

?

Green.

I wrote

you

a letter a

few

days ago,about a big picture I

want

to

have

taken. I

want

one taken standingup.

Jasper.

You’d

better

have

ittaken laying

down. We

can paintit better.

(Peteleansout

from

behindportrait

and

strikes

Jasper

withthebladder.

Jasper

turns

and

knocksoff

Green’s

hat)

Ochre.

Jasper,

what

do

you mean

?

Jasper. Idon’tallow

him

to

knock my

brains out.

Green

(picks

up

hishat. ToOchre). Is that

young man

theartist ? Jasper. Iwillbe the“artist”if

you

hit

me

again.

Ochre.

Jasper, I

want you

to

behave

yourself, or^I’ll send

you

outof the room. (To Green).

Excuse

the

boy

for his rudeness.

Now,

sir,if you’lltell

me what

kindofa portrait

you

wish,I’ll attend toitatonce.

First, letusbeseated. (Bus.,theysit

down

infront ofportrait^table,

Green

inthemiddle,

Ochre

onl. h.,

Jasper

onr. h,

; the

moment

theyo,reseated

Pete

strikes

Green

onhishatwiththebladder.)

Green

(toOchre).

Your boy

struck me, sir

;

smashed my

hat.

Look

at thathat. (Bus)

THE PAINTER’S APPRENTICE.

1

Ochre. Are you

sureit

was my boy?

Green.

I

saw him

do it. (Bus.

Pete

strikes

Jasper

withbladder.

Jasper

dips his brushin thebowl of whitening

and

slaps itover

Green’s

face.

He

risesveryindignanttostrikeat Jasper,but

Pete

reaches out

and

strikes

Ochre

withbladder.

Ochre

boundstowards

Green, and

seizes

him

bythe collar

and

violentlyshakes

him

into r. h.cornerof^stage.)

Ochre.

So you

struck me, did

you? You

scoundrel, I caught

you

atit.

Green.

You’re mistaken. I didn’ttouch you.

(Ochre

releases

him;

Jasper

arises,

and

as hepassesin front ofPete’shiding place

Pete

strikes

him

with bladder.

Jasper

drops bowl of paint

and

brush

and

stands petrified.

Ochre

(turns). Hello!

what was

that?

Jasper.

Oh

!Boss,ahouse

and

lot fell

on me; am

Idead, or

am

Ihurt?

Ochre.

There’s something

wrong

here

and

we’ll find it out.

Come

with me,sir,intothenext room.

[Ochre

exitsl.h.

(Green

stoopstopickupcarpetbag,etc.,

and Pete

strikes

him

withbladder.

Green

drops^articles,

and Jasper

comes behindhim.)

Jasper.

Get

out of this

room

! I’ll learn

you

to

come

in here

and knock

offpeople’s heads.

Get

outof this

room

! (PetestrikesJasper,

who

clutches

Green

bythecoat

and

bundles

him

out r. h.1e.

Jasper

re- turns towards table.) I

wonder what

the boss has got inthese bottles.

I’lltaste

some by and

by. (Picks

up

palette

and

brushes.) I

ought

to paint

some

pigs

on

this picture

; let

me

see,

how many

legsisa pig got? (Peteforceshis face through

an

openingcut in thefeatures oftheblonde femaleinthecanvas:

Jasper

turns,

and

forthe firsttimeseesthechangein theportrait.) Hello! I declare thatwhite lady has turned black in the face

; the bosswillthink I

was

foolingwith thepicture

and

painted it black. I’d better

whitewash

itwith

some

of this paint.

By

gollythe eyes look natural

! (Approaches with paint

and

brushes

and

smears the

f

^{utures of}

^Pete

^withwhite paint.)

Now

I’ll put

some eyebrows

on her face! There,that looksnice.

(Goestotable

and

placespaint

and

brushes uponit. Observes large bottle, takesit

up and

smellsit.) I

wonder

ifthis is

some

old

bug

juice

whiskey —

^{yes, I guessit is. (Turns}

^and

^sees

^Pete

runningout his tongue

and

smacking his lips.) Well! I declare, if the picture don’t

want some

whiskey,too

—

^do

you want some

?

(Pete

nods.) I’ll give itsome. That’s the first time I ever seea picture thatcould drinkwhiskey. (Bus.,goestopicture

and

placesbottletoPete’slips

,

who

drinks

and

cries“

More —

more.”

Ochre

heardoutside.)

Ochre

(outside). All right, sir. Call again. (Jasper hastily places bottleontable

and

runstoseat,beginsmixing paint in dishas

Ochre

enters r.h.

Ochre

goestotable)

Who

has been

meddling

with thesebottles?

Be

careful of those liquids,theyaredangerous. (Pete becomes restless.)

Never

handle thosebottles.

Jasper. I didn’tdrink

any

ofit.

(Ochre

turns

and

seesPete’sface.)

Ochre. What on

earthailsthat picture?

Jasper. I’vebeen touchingitup.

Ochre.

You’ve

ruined it. Did

you

get

any

of the paint

on

your

hands

? if

you

did

Heaven

help

you

; that paint eats into theflesh,

and

in ten minutes the person dies.

(Pete

groans.)

And

that bottle is a solution ofnitric

and

sulphuric acids

—

rank

and

deadly poisons. (Pete

8

THE PAINTER’S APPRENTICE.

rolls out

from

^behind portrait shouting

“Murder!” “I’m

poisoned,”etc.

Falls onfloor.)

Ah!

he has drank

from

that bottle. Quick, get the

stomach pump, we may

yet save him. (Jasper brings on

pump

[see description inproperty lis(\

and

tinpail[seedescriptionofpail inZisf],

and

theyplace

pump

intoPete’s

mouth and pump

waterintopailas glare ofred orgreenfire blazes

up from

pail.

Animated

tableaux.

CURTAIN.

EXPLANATION OF THE STAGE DIRECTIONS.

The

Actorissupposedtoface theAudience

R.3e.

/

R.2E.

/

R.1E.

/ /

R. R.C.

SCENE.

L.TJ.E.

\

R.3E.

\

L.2e.

\

L.1

\

C. R.C. R.

AUDIENCE.

l. Left.

l. c. Left Centre.

l. 1 e. LeftFirstEntrance.

l.2e. LeftSecondEntrance.

r.3 e. Left Third Entrance.

r.tj.e. LeftUpperEntrance (whereverthisScene

may

he).

d. r.c. DoorLeftCentre.

c. Centre.

r. Right.

r.1e. RightFirstEntrance.

r.2e. Right SecondEntrance.

r.3 e. Right Third Entrance.

r.u.e. RightUpperEntrance, d. R.c. DoorRight Centre.

*

DE WITT’S ACTING PLAYS (Continued).

No. M.F.

144. LancashireLass,melodrama,5 acts.12 3 34. Larkins’LoveLetters, farce,1act.. 3 2 137.L’Article47,drama,3 acts 11 5 111. Liar(The),comedy,2acts 7 2 119.LifeChase,drama,5 acts 14 5 165.Living Statue(The), farce,1act 3 2 48.LittleAnnie’s Birthday,farce,1act.2 4 32.LittleRebel,farce,1act 4 3 164.LittleRuby,drama,3 acts 6 6 109.LockedIn,comedietta,Iact 2 2 85.LockedIn with a Lady, sketch,1act. 1 1 87.LockedOut,comicscene 1 2 143.LodgersandDodgers,farce,1act.. 4 2 189. LeapYear,musicalduality,1act... 1 1 163.Marcoretti,drama, 3acts 10 3 154.MariaandMagdalena,play,4acts. 8 6 63.Marriageat

Any

Price, farce,1act. 5 3 39.MasterJones’ Birthday,farce,1act.4 2 7. Maud’sPeril,drama, 4acts 5 3 49.Midnight Watch,drama,1act 8 15. MilkyWhite, drama,2 acts 4 46.Miriam’s Crime, drama,3acts 5 51.Modelofa Wife,farce,1 act.. 3 184.Money, comedy,5 acts 17 108.Mr. Scroggins,farce,1act 3

188.Mr.X., farce,1act 3

169.

My

Uncle’sSuit,farce,1act 4 130.

My

Wife’s Diary,farce,1act 3 92.

My

Wife’s Out,farce,1act 2 193.

My

Walking Photograph, musical

duality,1act 1

140. NeverReckon YourChickens,etc.,

farce,1act 3

115.

New Men

and OldAcres,comedy,3 8 2. Nobody’sChild,drama,3 acts 8 57.Noemie,drama,2 acts 4 104.

No

Name,drama,5;.cts 7 112. NotaBitJealous,farce,1act 3 185. Not SoBadas

We

Seem,play, 5 acts. 14 84. NotGuilty,drama, 4acts 10 117.Not SuchaFoolas

He

Looks, drama,

3acts 5

171.NothingLikePaste, farce,1act 3 14.

No

Thoroughfare, drama,5actsand

prologue 13

173.OfftheStage,comedietta,1act 3 176.

On

Bread andWater,farce,1act... 1 90. OnlyaHalfpenny,farce,1act 2 170. Only Somebody,farce,1act 4 33.Onetoo

Many

forHim,farce,1act. 2 3.£100,000,comedy,_{3 acts 8}

97.OrangeBlossoms, comedietta,1act. 3 3 66. Orange Girl, drama, in prologue

and3acts 18 4

172. Ours,comedy,3 acts 6 3 94. OurClerks, farce,1act 7 5 45.OurDomestics,comedyfarce,2 acts 6 6 155.OurHeroes,military play, 5 acts...24 5 178.Outat Sea,dramainprologue and

4 acts 16 5

147.Overland Route,comedy,3 acts....11 5 156.Peaceat

Any

Price, farce,1act 1 1 82.Peepo’Day, drama, 4acts 12 4 127. PeggyGreen,farce,1 act 310

23. PetticoatParliament, extravaganza,

inoneact 1524

62.PhotographicFix, farce,1 act 3 2

A COMPLETE

No. M.F.

61.PlotandPassion,drama,3 acts 7 2 138.Polland Partner Joe, burlesque,1

act 10 3

110.Poppleton’sPredicaments, farce,

13

6 50. Porter’sKnot, drama, 2acts 8 2 59.PostBoy, drama, 2acts 5 3 95. PrettyHorse-Breaker,farce,1act.. 3 10 181and182. Queen Mary,drama, 4acts.38 8 157. Quiteat

Home,

comedietta,1act... 5 2 196. Queerest Courtship(The),comicop-

eretta,1act 1 1

132. Racefora Dinner,farce,1act 10 183.Richelieu,play, 5 acts ..16 2

38.Rightful Heir,drama, 5acts 10 2 77.RolloftheDrum,drama,3 acts 8 4 13.

Ruy

Bias,drama, 4acts 12 4 194.

Rum,

drama,3 acts

.7

4 195.Rosemi Shell, travesty, 1 act, 4

scenes 6 3

158.School,comedy,4 acts 6 6 79.SheepinWolf’s Clothing, drama,

17

5 37.Silent Protector, farce,1act 3 2 35.Silent

Woman,

farce,1act 2 1 43. Sisterly Service,comedietta,1act.. 7 2 6. SixMonths Ago,comedietta,1act. 2 1 10.SnappingTurtles,duologue,1act.. 1 1 26.Society,comedy,3 acts 16 5 78. SpecialPerformances,farce,1act.. 7 3 31.

Taming

aTiger, farce,1act 3 150. Tell-TaleHeart, comedietta,1act 1 2 120. Tempestina Teapot,comedy,1act.2 1 146.There’s no

Smoke

Without Fire,

comedietta,1act 1 2

83.Thrice Married, personationpiece,

lact 6 1

42.

Time

andtheHour, drama,3acts.. 7 3 27.

Time

andTide,drama,3 actsand

prologue 7 5

133.Timothytothe Rescue,farce,1act. 4 2 153.’Tis Betterto Live than to Die,

farce,1act 2 1

134.TompkinstheTroubadour,farce,

13

2 29.Turningthe Tables,farce,1act 5 3 168. Tweedie’s Rights,comedy,2acts.. 4 2 126. TwiceKilled, farce,1act 6 3

56.

Two Gay

Deceivers,farce,1act 3 123.

Two

Polts, farce,1act 4 4 198.

Twin

Sisters (The),comicoperetta,

1act 3 1

162. Uncle’sWill,comedietta,1act 2 1 106.

Up

fortheCattleShow,farce,1act.6 2 81.

Vandyke

Brown,farce,lact 3 3 124.Volunteer Review,farce,1act 6 6 91.Walpole,comedy,3 acts 7 2 118.Wanted,a

Young

Lady,farce,1act. 3

44.

War

totheKnife,comedy,3 acts... 5 4 105.

Which

ofthe

Two?

comedietta,1act2 10 98.

Who

is

Who?

farce,1act 3 2 12.

Widow

Hunt, comedy,3 acts.. ... 4 4

5. William Tell with a Vengeance,

burlesque 8 2

136.

Woman

in Red, drama,3 actsand

prologue 6

161.

Woman’s Vows

and Mason’sOaths,

4acts 10 4

11.Woodcock’s LittleGame, farce,2 4 4 54.

Young

Collegian(Cantab.), farce,

13

3

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of Representationandevery other information, mailedfreeandpostpaid. Address,

ROBERT M. DE WITT,

33Rose Street,

New

York.

I ffi WITT’S ETHIOHAH A COMIC DRAMAS,

Nothingsothorough

and

complete inthe

way

of Ethiopianand Comic

Dramas

hasever beenprinted asthosethatappearin.thefollowinglist. Notonly arethe plots excellent, the charactersdroll

,theincidentsfunny,thelanguagehumorous,but all the situations,by-play

,

positions,pantomimicbusiness, scenery andtricksaresoplainlysetdown,andclearly ex- plained, thatthemerestnovicecoiddput anyofthem onthe stage. Included inthiscatalogue

areallthemostlaughable

and

effectivepiecesoftheir class everproduced.

*** In ordering,pleasecopythefiguresat thecommencementof each play,ivliichindicate thenumberof^thepiece in “

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and

Comic

Drama.”

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—

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The

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ofthePlay denotes thenumberofScenes.

The

figuresinthecolumnsindicatethe

number

ofcharacters.

—

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***Femalecharactersaregenerallyassumed by malesintheseplays.

No. M.F.

73.African Box, burlesque,2scenes... 5 6.Black Chap fromWhitechapel,1s.4 10.BlackChemist, sketch,1scene 3 11.BlackEy’dWilliam, 2scenes 4 1 24.BruisedandCured,sketch,1scene.2 40.BigMistake,sketch,1scene 4 42.Bad Whiskey,sketch,1scene 2 1 43.BabyElephant,sketch,2 scenes... 7 1 78.BogusIndian,sketch, 4scenes 5 2 79.Barney’s Courtship,Irish,1scene. 1 1 89.Bogus Talking Machine, Dutch4 35.Coal Reavers’ Revenge, 1scene..6 41. Cremation, sketch,2scenes 8 1 12.Daguerreotypes,sketch,1scene 3 50.Draft(The),sketch,1act,2scenes. 6 53.

Damon

andPythias,2scenes 5 1 63.Darkey’s Stratagem,sketch,1act..3 1 64.Dutchman’sGhost,sketch,1scene.4 1 95.DutchJustice,sketch,1scene 11

4.

Eh

?

What

isit ?sketch,1scene... 4 1 52.ExciseTrials,sketch,1scene 10 1 67.Editor’sTroubles,farce, in1scene.. 6 98.Elopement(The), farce, 2scenes... 4 1 25.FellowThatLooksLikeMe,1s.... 2 1 51. Fisherman’s Luck,sketch,1scene. 2 88.FirstNight,Dutchsketch,4scenes4 2 17. Ghost(The),sketch,1 scene 2 31.GlycerineOil,sketch, 2scenes .3

20.GoingfortheCup,interlude,1scene 4 58.GhostinaPawnshop,1scene 4 70.GuidetotheStage,sketch,1scene. 3 77.GettingSquareonCallBoy,1scene 3 82.

Good

Night’sRest,sketch, 1scene3 83.

German

Emigrant,sketch,1scene. 3 1 86.Gripsack,sketch,1scene... 3

3.

Hemmed

In,sketch,1scene... 3 1 23.HardTimes, extravaganza,1scene. 5 1 48.High Jack, the Heeler, 1scene.. 6 61.

Happy

Couple,sketch,1scene.....2 1 68.Hippotheatron,sketch,1scene... 9 71.InandOut,sketch,1scene 2 33.JealousHusband,sketch,1 scene 2 1 94.JuliustheSnoozer,3scenes 7

1.Last of the Mohic^{tns, 1} scene.... 3 1 18. Live Injun,sketch,4 scenes 4 1 36. LaughingGas,sketch,1scene 6 1 37.LuckyJob,farce, ^scenes.. 3 2 60.LostWill,sketch,1scene .. 4 90.Lunatic(The), sketch,1scene 3 8.MuttonTrial,sketch. 2scenes 4 19.Malicious Trespass,sketch,1scene. 3

No. M.

F

.

44.Musical Servant, sketch,1scene... 3 96.Midnight Intruder(The),1scene.. 6 1 101.Molly Moriarty,Irish,1scene 1 1 49.Nightina Strange Hotel,1scene 2 22.ObeyingOrders,sketch,1scene... 2 1 27.lOOtliNightofHamlet,1scene 7 1 30.One NightinaBar

Room,

1scene7 76. One,Two,Three,sketch,1scene.. 7 9.PolicyPlayers,sketch,1 scene 7 57.Pompey’s^r-atients,2scenes 6 65.Porter’sTroubles, sketch,1scene.. 6 1 66.Port

Wine

vs. Jealousy,1scene.. 2 1 87. Pete the Peddlar,sketch,1scene.. 2 1 91. Painter’sApprentice(The),1scene5 92. PolarBear(The,) farce,1scene 5 14.RecruitingOflice,sketch,2 scenes. 5 26.

Rival Tenants, sketch,1scene.....4 45.RemittancefromHome,1scene... 6 55. Rigging a Purchase,1scene 2 81. RivalArtists,sketch,1scene. 3 7. Stupid Servant,sketch,1scene 2 13.

Streetsof

New

York, sketch,1scene6 15. Sam’sCourtship, farce,1scene 2 1 80.

ScenesontheMississippi, 2 scenes. 6 84.Serenade(The), sketch, 2 scenes...7 21.Scampini,pantomime,2scenes 6 3 16.StormingtheFort,sketch,1scene. 5 38. Siamese Twins, sketch,2scenes... 5 46.SlipperyDay,sketch,1scene...... 6 1 56. Stage Struck Couple(The),1scene.2 1 59.SausageMakers(The),sketch,2s.. 5 1 69. Squirefor aDay,sketch,1scene... 5 1 72. Stranger(The), sketch,1scene 1 1 74.Sleepwalker(The), sketch, 2scenes 3 100. ThreeChiefs(The),sketch,2scenes6 102.Three, A. M.,sketch, 1scene 3 1

5.

Two

BlackRoses(The),sketch 4 1 2.Tricks,sketch, 2scenes 5 2 34.ThreeStringsto

One

Bow,1scene. 4 1 47.TakeIt,Don’tTakeIt,sketch,1 s. 2 54.

Them

Papers,sketch,1scene 3 28.Uncle Eph’sDream,sketch,2s 3 1 62.VinegarBitters,sketch,onescene.6 1 29.

Who

DiedFirst,sketch,1scene... 3 1 32.

Wake

up,WilliamHenry,1scene.. 3 39. Wanted,a Nurse,sketch,1scene.. 5 75. Westonthe Walkist,Dutch1scene7 1 93.

What

Shall ITake?sketch,2 scenes8 1 97. Who’stheActor?farce,1scene...4 99.

Wrong Woman

intheRightPlace3 1 85.

Young Scamp

(The),sketch,1scene 3