| Show a drama 1 1 y T by gum I 1 mr and mrs defoe were at home the other evening there has been a a long period of silence wh when A M mr r 6 defoe defoe suda suddenly enly exclaimed as above what is it dear she res responded pa nd f f A 4 1 k 4 say w e eve ve got ot tired playing placing games game sand and what do you say to private theatricals well get three ehret or four of to lon in and anal well ni ef at each ath other eri houses and have regular plays that will be splendid the she gasped if it wo hal twenty dollars will get us all the we want and each one furnish hit hii own wardrobe by guma 1 we ve got the idea now I 1 what wrt ort 0 of fa a play could we ploy st alij i up and down with tragic step 1 I have it ahal he exclaimed ashe as hs stopped short dont you rume niber I 1 Iet started arted to write a play about five years ago ill finish it and well bring it out now lets see ec how the characters run there is is the count Dum dorff who is in in love with geraldine the th fair ill oe the count of course as he is the hero ile he kills four men inen rescue B G geraldi erald ll 11 ne ie from se sei cral dangers a and nd there is a good deal of kissing and love n making aking arid and a happy marriage and ill he be geraldine youl you oli oil you play that part aart she roust mus i t te be young and vivacious lets seel I 1 think ill cast you for hannah who keeps it a bakery near the park in paris id like to see myself playing hannah in a bakery I 1 would 1 ahr defiantly deu antly answered if you can P play lay Dum dorff I 1 know I 1 can play geraldine Ger aliline oh no you cant my love you ire are a little stiff in the knies and bow look throwing yourself in in my arms ai as tile the villains pursue I 1 shall cadt that little widow D f ar r geraldine Geraldi ue then therell th eroll be two Ger aldines of us is if you can play eiith ith your lame laine back and catarrh I 1 kov I 1 can P k with this lh ia little lame lameness nebs in in my left bilec now you kislen liBl to ta reason mrs mra defue defoe you arent built for fora a geraldine you are too fat your feet are too loo large you got the voice for it ft and make a pretty count Dum dorff you bouldi she fired back 0 iyo you u want to get that thai crook out of your back that bild bald shingled shingle dover over your mouth re repaired pa ired and nd your eyes touched up with a pint paint bruehl I 1 think 1 I vcr you killing four e hal hal lial hal ax j t do not anger ni mo b hu said in in 31 a deep beef eef toned ened voice as he be rose up v and don dont you ou ang anger your get aldio either cither Geral dind dinel why you don know a sky eky border from a flat Dum dorff and y you on dont inov a skye terrier from a big fiddle it ii the orchestral well well havo have no play ing beleff here Z ithen then you when I 1 alij hannah in a bakery to let lc you hug hu and kiss the widow U D or any alyc tb clr er cr 1 all over the stage be three or four count couil ill burn the play jealous woman if you dont I 1 will vain matil man then ithen they sat sal dewi and the dis cat wet wea back to hr rug ind and her dreams st paul pion er press I 1 1 I 1 |
