A Mysterious Disappearance: A Farce
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A Mysterious Disappearance - George M. Baker
George M. Baker
A Mysterious Disappearance: A Farce
Published by Good Press, 2019
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EAN 4064066153977
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CHARACTERS.
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COSTUMES.
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Captain.
Wide-bottomed trousers, and Reefer
of blue; blue shirt; black handkerchief; bald wig for own; black wig and big black whiskers for disguise.
Dolby.
Checkered suit; gaiters; Jockey cap.
Charles.
Blue flannel suit; wide-brimmed straw hat.
Carlos.
Wide straw hat; heavy shoes; blue stockings; short pants; and jacket open; with red or yellow waistcoat; red wig.
Nelly.
Pretty muslin dress, with apron and morning cap.
Mrs. C.
Morning dress.
Miss Persis.
Red wig, with long curls. Dress very high-colored; spectacles of a light blue; hat. She is rather old, with affected girlish dress and ways.
SCENE.—Sitting-room in farm-house. Door in flat C. Window in flat L. Lounge under window. Table L. corner, back, with cover, books, and flowers. Small table, R. C. Arm-chair, L. C. Chair, L., near first entrance. Door R. and L. Nelly discovered dusting.
Nelly (throwing brush on lounge). That will do for to-day. It’s time Carlos were back from the post-office. I am anxious to obtain a letter from my invisible adorer, Dixon Dolby. How my good brother would open his eyes if he knew the extent of my wickedness. Three months ago, six of us girls at school, desirous of acquiring proficiency in correspondence, agreed to write to gentlemen whom we had never met, but whom we knew by reputation to be gentlemen. My choice was my brother’s chum before his marriage, Dixon Dolby. My plan succeeded admirably. He answered the note signed, Rosa Bean. The most tender and impassioned epistles followed on both sides, until at last he had the impudence