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Aloud Alph appears begin Bertie better bring certainly child Chorus comes Count course daughter dear don't door doubt dress Enter Exit eyes fall fancy father feel fellow Frank Fred Gent girl give goes gone hands happy head hear heard heart Hector hope husband I'll it's Jones keep kind Kisses lady laughing leave live look Marie Marquis marry Martin mean mind Miss mother Nancy never night Ogle once Papa perhaps play Polly poor pray present pretty promise reads rises round SCENE seen Small Smallboy soon speak stand suppose sure tell Thank there's thing thought turn Twan wait Walter wife window wish Wolf wonder young
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Page 32 - ... where ever can she be? (Looks off on both sides.) She is a shocking disobedient child, Enough to drive a loving mother wild ; But stay ! where are the butter and the cake That to her grandmother she has to take ? Fetches basket from cottage, and shows cake and butter. Here is the cake, and here 's the butter, See ! The nicest cake and butter that could be.
Page 36 - 11 need my aid, for there is danger near. Your disobedience to your mother's will Has given bad fairies power to work you ill. RRH Thanks, beauteous fairy. But no harm I meant, And of my disobedience much repent. FAIRY. I know it, and will therefore prove your friend : You shall o'ercome your troubles in the end. Remember when your case my help demands, You 've naught to do save simply clap your hands. [Exit FAIRY.
Page 33 - s ill ; Give her my love, and these tidbits. RRH I will. Won't it be nice 1 Through wood and field I 'll walk, And have with Jack, perhaps, a little talk. Dear Jack ! At thought of him why quickly beat, heart ? Dear Jack ! he 's no Jack-pudding, but a sweet-tart ! Won't I catch butterflies and gather flowers ! MOTHER. Mind you don't dawdle and be gone for hours, But go straight there, and back again with speed, And do not loiter in lane, wood, or mead, Or else a great big wolf shall come to eat you...
Page 39 - Some carelessness — she's got her feet wet through With running in the rain or heavy dew, Perhaps without her bonnet, and of course, The little donkey is a little hoarse. Her words she used not croakingly to utter. — What do you want? WOLF: I've brought your cake and butter, But can't come in, the door my strength defies.
Page 39 - ve finished her ere she could angry be with me, I did n't give her time to disagree with me. Now for a night-gown (takes one) and a nightcap (takes one). Good ! (puts them on.) How do I look as Grandma Riding-Hood ? Gets into bed, and covers himself up. A knock is heard at the door. WOLF (imitating GRANNY'S voice). Who 's there 1 RRH Your little grandchild, Granny dear ; I have a cake and butter for you here.
Page 35 - Just you fix the day. (Embraces her.) RRH You 're very pressing, sir ! Well, let me see ; Next Wednesday a wedding's day shall be. JACK. An earlier date far better, dear, will do ; Say, why not Toosday as the day for two ? Another kiss...
Page 38 - ... scream and cry, and make a hubbuboo ; And there's a woodcutter I know, hard by, From whose quick hatchet quick-catch-it should I ! Here goes to bolt old Granny without flummery, A spring, — and then one swallow .shall be summery ! [Exit. SCENE III.
Page 41 - ll enjine. WOLF creeps behind them, and secures the axe. WOLF (leaping up). That en-gine won't assist you, tender pair; Snatches up RRH with one arm, brandishing axe. If that's your line, why I shall raise the fare. JACK. He 's got the axe — O, here 'sa nice quandary ! RRH (claps hands).
Page 38 - ll gobble you up, little dear. I did n't like to try and eat you here ; You might object to it, — some people do, — And scream and cry, and make a hubbuboo ; And there's a woodcutter I know, hard by, From whose quick hatchet quick-catch-it should I ! Here goes to bolt old Granny without flummery...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Drawing-room Plays and Parlour Pantomimes |
| Author | Clement Scott |
| Compiled by | Clement Scott |
| Publisher | Stanley Rivers and Company, 1870 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Feb 3, 2006 |
| Length | 360 pages |
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