Turning The Trick

Author : J. C. McMullen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331776543
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book Turning the Trick written by J. C. McMullen and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Turning the Trick: A Dramatic Comedy in Three Acts Patrick. A fatherly, kindly man of fifty-five, interested in his home and family, with but a slight trace of Irish brogue. Under no circumstances should this part be played as the usual stage Irishman. Should wear dark pants, fancy vest, stiff bosom shirt, narrow black tie and smoking jacket, in first and second acts, trousers and dressing gown in third act, as though hurriedly aroused from bed. Mary Anne. About forty-five years of age. Should be played in an affected manner until last part of third act when she should become her natural self. First act, street dress and hat, removing hat on entrance. Second act, afternoon dress. Third act, negligee. Michael. A young man of twenty-four or twenty-five. Should be given careful rehearsing and played rather emotionally, especially in third act. First act, first appearance, business suit and hat, changing to tennis costume. Second and third act, business suit. Kathleen. Twenty-one or twenty-two years of age. Affected, patterned after her mother. Acts I and II, house dress. Act III, street dress with hat. Maggie. Girl of nineteen. Acts I and II, plain house dress. Act III, first appearance, house dress, as worn in Act II. Second appearance, nightgown, hair down back, etc. Eileen. Girl of twenty-three or twenty-four; maids costume. Drake. Young man of twenty-five. Business suit first and second acts. Third act, dressing gown over pajamas. Hair should be rumpled, etc., for this appearance. Humpy. Should be played in a rough, gruff manner, excepting when speaking to Madam Bairski. Should wear cap, down over eyes, have hump on back, keep himself in stooped position. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.