Show S 4 T T S S SI I Domestic Dialogues I By Alma Woodward Copyright ms 1511 by bT Ibe be Press Co rha ew York World Worl S ECONOMIC FITS S Sei f it flat t. t 64 p. p m. m There lire are foot Ju u In la Ti i d dacs in tb the Grays Grays' room Mr GUT i H 1 pacing up III and don p ball bill nod and In III and tall out of or the room NODS nervously MRS l A. A calling from the living room Arc room Aro you ou worried about her Mr Ir Gray Mr Ir A. A sharply sharplY sharplY- sharply Now Now o wh why do you ou ask a a. question like Uke that Isn't it natural for Cor a man to be bo worried about his wife wire when she Isn't at home and he doesn't know where she Is Is- Is Mr rr G. G stopping In the tho doorway j Oh Oh er r Im I'm hot hol ver very much worried Bad news tr travels quick quickly 1 they sa say Tb The tel telephone rings 5 Chorus trembling with v fright right right- I OH J Mr r. r roe poes to the phone lu lua lii a I short con con- and ml nil om lack back Into the room Mrs B. B nervously Was nervously Was It It it-er- er cr er- er Mr oIl G. G bitterly No bitterly No it wasn't Just one of or her f friends ds reminding her hot of or orthe the tho Bridge tomorrow tomorrow the tho Bridge Mr Ir B. B pompously pompously Ot Of course I dont don't want ant to worry yogi unnecessarily Gray but ut as Mr Mrs Gra Gray Is not In the I habit of or doing these things dont don't you ou I think loud you'd better t try anti and find out something Thinks deeply for tor a amo mo moment men t. t Tel Telephone ephone Pol Police ice I Headquarters lead Head quarters r Ch Ius terrified terrified OH OH Mr Ir G. G very pale She pale She She nl always as carries carries car car- ries ties a lot of IH her r personal cards cartis with wj her Chorus mst mysteriously M M-m-m- Mrs Irs A. A cheerily Now dont don't you be v.-orrl v. worried Mr Ir Gra Gray Im I'm sut auro shell she'll turn up Ui nil right Mr lr A. A taking up the cause cause Of Of course she will vill The only funny funn thing about It Is that she o asked us all an hereto here hereto to dinner before going to the theatre Mrs Irs B. B B. Yes Yes t. t And she cant can't be bo dressed this early in the evening And sho she made u. u L special point of asking us usall usall usan all an to b bf b. in evening clothes because she wanted to go to some swell place for supper I Mr Ir G. G vaguely vaguely vaguely-j I cant can't imagine I I i dont don't know know- Irb lI shrilly jumps Jump about a toot foot can Tb The be women n b begin 1111 to murmur by- by Th Tb mm mn approach Mr Ora Gray with out out- tr l arm am n III ii if it to pr prepare pue him tor for some terrible calamity Finally Mrs I Gro toys toy's 11 vl oie I la Ii heard beard The in Ins a bod body flock down to her Chorus staccato that staccato the matter matter mat mat- ter ter What's been the matter Mrs G. G Oh gasping Oh Im I'm s 10 o l lt te Oh my I didn't know It wa was so late latel Mr Ir G G. G sternly Yo You know It WAS as a 4 BO SO 0 late Where on n earth have you been Sirs Mrs G. G defiantly Out Out Mr Ir G. G ver very coldly Y Yes s. s That's all aU cr very well en But do you ou madam 5 a aw w I I i 71 that you have ha n a roomful of dinner f IJ guests here who have to Set get to tho the II theatre at S o'clock WHERE HAVE H. YOU BEES BEEN Chorus Oh Chorus Oh leave leac her Jer alone Mr Ir Gra Gray Cant Can't you ou see the he poor things thing's 1 all unstrung What's That's happened k It dearie deane I Mrs G. G rebellious Nothings Nothing's l happened happen cd Mr Ir G. G catching catching- sight of or a sheaf shear of or I papers In her arm What hat What aro arc those papers I believe becoming a a. suffrage That's what's keeping you I out late hate Is It r Lot Let cl me see papers Mrs G. G I G.-I I will u riot not I Mr r. r Or Cray ay mattes a 8 3 dire IT lt for tor them Cray Gray 1 a a mom moment nt The ra papers paper r. r I fly from arm srm end n I spread prud oser oer the be floor tl Chorus gasping gasping Bills of fare Laughter i Mr G. G angrily What What's it the he matter with you ou Edith Are you OU crazy cruy 1 What arc are you doing doln with those things Mrs frs G. G hotly hoth to the gu guests guests I I I was going to spare him but now now I wont won't Ill I'll toll all alt about It iq Begins to sob u n nervously Mr 11 Gra Gray disgraced mo me J terribly I was never nc so 80 mortified and and humbled bumbled in iii m my life Begins to weep moro moru copiously lIe He's lIea a a. tight tight- tightwad tightwad wad anwa anyway And the other night In In tho the restaurant when he found out he had to pay pay- 10 cents extra for bread breal and butter buter lie didn't eat It f at dinner And he lie put ut tho the rolls rols In Ils his pock pocket U It I was a swell restaurant too Ho lie did POCKET HE HF HI PUT TUB TiE ROLLS HOLLS IN IX Ills HIS le Chorus In n suspense Yes Well Mrs G. G And And I knew 1 the roe sp-roe was on us to tonight and that wed we'd make a n. party part of ot six and that'd thata bo ho 60 for tor bread and butter butter and br and buter-and and I 1 didn't want to be disgraced again again So this afternoon 1 I went vent all al around the city c collecting menus to see what places didn't 80 sos so's I could coul st steer fr him toa to io ioa a place that didn't Breaks down Tat That's what w Ive I've e 1 been b doIng do do- o- o Ing Mr Ir G.- G. G. |