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A Little Comedy
A LITTLE COMEDY
Of ten played before with great success , and likely to be played often again , with similar happy results .
Scene : A Conservatory . Time : 10 . 30 p . m . Winter . Music in the distance , and murmurs of voices . A dim light pervades the building , and the splashing of a fountain is heard .
Dramatis Persons—Julia and Walter . Julia- —How pleasant is the change from glare and noise ; Walter ( sarcastically , )—The songs of maidens , and the jokes of boys ;
/ . —Ha ! "Mon cher misanthrope , " unfold to me your pain , IF . —That you may tell it to the girls again ! J- —I ' m a discreet confessor ; come , begin ; 17 . —To doubt you , Julia , really Avere a sin ; / . —Well , that ' s a conrplbnent ; how civil
Ave are grown ; W . —Yes , Julia , you forgetive ' re UOAV alone ; / . —Why Avhen alone t I listen , state your case ; 17 . —0 Julia ! as I gaze upon your face ; / . —Is that the Avay you begin your explanation ;
17— Julia , noAV listen to my fervent protestation ; / . —Just like you men . I didn ' t hear what you said ; 17—You've got the prettiest flower on your head .
/ . —I don't mean that—about our being here together ; 17—This house is a nice shelter in bad Aveather . / . —Provoking man ! you know Avell what I mean ;
17—What flashing eyes : you look just like a queen ; / . —Do I , indeed ! are you my lord in Avaiting 1 17— iAvishlAvas ; how well you looked Avhile skating ; ? ¦ —So others said ; but I was thinking of my nose ;
17—And quite forgot a Avrithing victim ' s AVOOS . / . —Yictim , ivho ' s that ? Walter , it can ' t be you ; 17—What flirts you Avomen are . We men are true ;
/ , —So true , that still from floiver to floAver you range ; 17 . —My heart Avill never , Julia , never change ! o / . — Who talked about a heart , Ave haven t such things to-day
, 17 —0 Julia , I ' ve a heart , belieA r e it now , I pray ! / . —If youVe a heart to offer , I accept it now ; 17—Then hear , fair maid , my most devoted VOAV ;
—/ . Oh ! vows , like piie crust , are almost always broke ; AY— . But never in this Avorld Avere trnei spoken ! / . —Suppose you UOAV begin to talk some sense ;
17 .--T say , then , Julia , hear it Avithout offence ; / . —I am all ear and eye , the senses all complete ; 17—Julia , you see a lover prostrate at your feet .
/ . —Get up , don ' t make a scene ; Ave Avill be friends ; 17—A friendship that in matrimony ends ; / . —Such is the fete of most poor bipeds hero ; 17—0 Julia , you are the very dearest dear !
" Obligato " and " Staccato " as before . Young Etonian bursts in and shouts out at the top of his voice , "Oh ! here arc Julia and Walter spooning in the conservatory . " ( Curtain falls . ) End of Act I .
ACT II A wedding ; a Avedding breakfast ; smiles and tears ; toasts and eloquence ; old shoes and rice ; tableaux vivant ; travelling carriage ;
Honeymoon ! " Adveuiant utinam sic milti sn-pe dies . " C / ELBBS . 11 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Little Comedy
A LITTLE COMEDY
Of ten played before with great success , and likely to be played often again , with similar happy results .
Scene : A Conservatory . Time : 10 . 30 p . m . Winter . Music in the distance , and murmurs of voices . A dim light pervades the building , and the splashing of a fountain is heard .
Dramatis Persons—Julia and Walter . Julia- —How pleasant is the change from glare and noise ; Walter ( sarcastically , )—The songs of maidens , and the jokes of boys ;
/ . —Ha ! "Mon cher misanthrope , " unfold to me your pain , IF . —That you may tell it to the girls again ! J- —I ' m a discreet confessor ; come , begin ; 17 . —To doubt you , Julia , really Avere a sin ; / . —Well , that ' s a conrplbnent ; how civil
Ave are grown ; W . —Yes , Julia , you forgetive ' re UOAV alone ; / . —Why Avhen alone t I listen , state your case ; 17 . —0 Julia ! as I gaze upon your face ; / . —Is that the Avay you begin your explanation ;
17— Julia , noAV listen to my fervent protestation ; / . —Just like you men . I didn ' t hear what you said ; 17—You've got the prettiest flower on your head .
/ . —I don't mean that—about our being here together ; 17—This house is a nice shelter in bad Aveather . / . —Provoking man ! you know Avell what I mean ;
17—What flashing eyes : you look just like a queen ; / . —Do I , indeed ! are you my lord in Avaiting 1 17— iAvishlAvas ; how well you looked Avhile skating ; ? ¦ —So others said ; but I was thinking of my nose ;
17—And quite forgot a Avrithing victim ' s AVOOS . / . —Yictim , ivho ' s that ? Walter , it can ' t be you ; 17—What flirts you Avomen are . We men are true ;
/ , —So true , that still from floiver to floAver you range ; 17 . —My heart Avill never , Julia , never change ! o / . — Who talked about a heart , Ave haven t such things to-day
, 17 —0 Julia , I ' ve a heart , belieA r e it now , I pray ! / . —If youVe a heart to offer , I accept it now ; 17—Then hear , fair maid , my most devoted VOAV ;
—/ . Oh ! vows , like piie crust , are almost always broke ; AY— . But never in this Avorld Avere trnei spoken ! / . —Suppose you UOAV begin to talk some sense ;
17 .--T say , then , Julia , hear it Avithout offence ; / . —I am all ear and eye , the senses all complete ; 17—Julia , you see a lover prostrate at your feet .
/ . —Get up , don ' t make a scene ; Ave Avill be friends ; 17—A friendship that in matrimony ends ; / . —Such is the fete of most poor bipeds hero ; 17—0 Julia , you are the very dearest dear !
" Obligato " and " Staccato " as before . Young Etonian bursts in and shouts out at the top of his voice , "Oh ! here arc Julia and Walter spooning in the conservatory . " ( Curtain falls . ) End of Act I .
ACT II A wedding ; a Avedding breakfast ; smiles and tears ; toasts and eloquence ; old shoes and rice ; tableaux vivant ; travelling carriage ;
Honeymoon ! " Adveuiant utinam sic milti sn-pe dies . " C / ELBBS . 11 2