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A. W. Pinero's Plays
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THE AMAZONS
Farce in Three Acts. Seven males, five females. Costumes, modern; scenery, not difficult. Plays a full evening.
THE CABINET MINISTER
Farce in Four Acts. Ten males, nine females. Costumes, modern society; scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening.
DANDY DICK
Farce in Three Acts. Seven males, four females. Costumes, modern; scenery, two interiors. Plays two hours and a half.
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Comedy in Four Acts. Four males, ten females. Costumes, modern; scenery, two interiors and an exterior. Plays a full evening.
HIS HOUSE IN ORDER
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Comedy in Three Acts. Ten males, five females. Costumes, modern; scenery easy. Plays two hours and a half.
IRIS
Drama in Five Acts. Seven males, seven females. Costumes, modern; scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening.
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Play in Four Acts. Eight males, seven females. Costumes, modern; scenery, four interiors, not easy. Plays a full evening.
LETTY
Drama in Four Acts and an Epilogue. Ten males, five females. Costumes, modern; scenery complicated. Plays a full evening.
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Love and Tea
A Comedy-Drama of Colonial Times in Two Acts
NOTE
The professional and moving picture rights in this play are strictly reserved and application for the right to produce it should be made to the author in care of the publishers. Amateurs may produce it without payment of royalty on condition that the name of the author appears on all programmes and advertising issued in connection with such performances.
BOSTON WALTER H. BAKER & CO. 1915
Love and Tea
CHARACTERS
SYNOPSIS
THE STORY OF THE PLAY
Miss Boltwood, a despotic spinster, is persuaded to join a band of ladies who have sworn to give up tea and all taxed articles till the Revolutionary War is over. The tea habit is too strong for Miss Boltwood and she drinks it secretly. Her niece, Betty, discovers this and uses the information to compel her aunt to consent to her engagement to the young minuteman, William Dickinson.
Love and Tea
ACT I
MANDY. Dere's dat cat agin! Here you, Salem, git out from under Mandy's feet 'fore I break my neck or yours! Black imp o' Satan! He spits! I pray you, spit not at poor old Mandy, please, Mr. Cat! Oh, you looks a very witch cat! Good Salem! Good pussy!
BETTY. Mandy, aunt bids you assist me with the porcelain against the tea-drinking this afternoon. Fetch the linen towel and the tray.
MANDY. Yes, missy. Here dey is.
BETTY . I like well this tea set, Mandy. 'Twas a most pleasing gift that aunt's cousin fetched her from China. She surely hath a vast love for tea. 'Tis almost a carnal weakness!
MANDY. True, missy. You' aunt do love tea most 'stravagantly, an' cats too! A true sign she will never marry. But Missy Boltwood am so sperity de mens am 'fraid of her, mebbe.
BETTY . Aunt is too strong-willed and--and--managing to obey any man. Heard you not that when a girl she was betrothed to Judge Ingram, but could not abide the thought of marriage?
MANDY. Lawsy, Miss Betty! An' such friends as dey is, too! De Judge am a Tory. Is dat de reason Missy Boltwood ain't no patriarch like mos' of de Hartfield ladies?
MANDY. Why, dere's you' William Dickinson now, a-dashin' by in de wagon!
BETTY . Where? I see only dust. Looked he not up at the window, Mandy?
MANDY. No, Miss Betty. He was racin' dose colts over de groun'!
BETTY . And we have not met in two long days!
MANDY . Miss Betty, if you' aunt knew how lovery you is wid dat William Dickinson, she would prison you in you' chamber. You know well she can't 'bide de Dickinsons 'count of de old quarrel 'tween de famblies.
MANDY. Sh, missy! I hears you' aunt on de stairs.
MISS B. Cease your chattering, Mandy. Fetch me the egg cakes and the macaroons from the great cupboard.
BETTY. With your permission, aunt, I will go abroad to take the air. 'Tis too beauteous a day to remain within.
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