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    The Reckoning A Play in One Act
    The Reckoning A Play in One Act
    The Reckoning A Play in One Act
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    The Reckoning A Play in One Act

    By Percival Wilde

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      The Reckoning A Play in One Act - Percival Wilde

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Reckoning, by Percival Wilde

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: The Reckoning A Play in One Act

      Author: Percival Wilde

      Release Date: November 27, 2006 [EBook #19931]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE RECKONING ***

      Produced by William Coon

      The Reckoning

      A Play in One Act

      By PERCIVAL WILDE

      The Reckoning

      CHARACTERS THE BARBER. THE CUSTOMER.

      THE RECKONING

      The scene is a barber shop. At the center is the chair, facing a mirror and washstand at the right. The tiled walls are sprinkled with the usual advertisements. At the rear, a door leads up to the street by a flight of two or three steps. A dock on the left wall indicates three.

      At the rise of curtain, THE BARBER, a man of fifty, is discovered sharpening a razor, and whistling softly to himself. He finishes with the razor; seats himself in the chair, takes up a paper, and reads.

      The door opens, and THE CUSTOMER, a flashily-dressed individual of forty-five, enters the shop.

      THE BARBER. (Rising at once) Good afternoon, sir.

      THE CUSTOMER. (Pulling out his watch) That clock right?

      THE BARBER. Yes, sir; Western Union time. Corrected every hour.

      THE CUSTOMER. My watch has run down. (He sets it.) Now, I've got just five minutes to spare. Can you shave me in that time?

      THE BARBER. Five minutes, sir? Easy! Easy!

      THE CUSTOMER. All right. Go ahead. (He takes off his hat and coat, and

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