Act 3 — Transcriber’s Notes
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A table of contents was added as a navigation aid.
Some typographical errors have been corrected:
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3 hat hat, slouch hat, whiskers and wig
3 Peticoat Petticoat Balmoral Petticoat, calico dress
8 Roy Roy. Roy. What! Pin him in a corner
10 Your You’re Roy. You’re right. I nearly
12 its it’s it’s hurting me. This girl loves me
13 their there there has been no confidence
15 [...] (...) (Bess and Marcus exeunt, C., arm in arm.)
15 bran bran’ bran’ new from top to toe
16 busines business the confectionery business
17 pant’s pants Takes paper from pants pocket
19 Matt ( (Matt (Matt staggers in from L.
20 Mat. Matt. Matt. ’Scuse me.
21 your’e you’re you’re his sweet—hic—heart now
21 condemn condemn. before you condemn.
25 her.) her. duster straight out before her.
25 N ancy Nancy Nancy. A policeman! Simon
29 R R. (runs in C. down R.).
30 one. one, not you, brave little one,
30 C C. Bess (comes to C.).
30 R R. Bess (goes R.). I challenge
31 cats cat’s Ah! the cat’s out of the bag.
31 Twould ’Twould ’Twould be just like him.
31 L L. (Cross to door L.).
32 unacountable unaccountable in some unaccountable manner
32 her’s hers a fate would be hers
32 condition condition. almost dying condition. She
36 C C. Roy (returns to C.).
41 Aside, Aside. Ahem! (Aside.) From you,
41 Hark “Hark “Hark, from the graves
42 C C. (turns back and stops C.).
42 Bess, Bess. Bess. Oh, dear!
46 Nancy, Nancy. Nancy. But you didn’t.
46 Nancy. Nancy? anything for you, Nancy?
47 anyhow anyhow. dirty business anyhow.
47 is is is She’s a smart girl, Nancy is,
48 Matt Winsor Matt Winsor Matt Winsor opens door
48 hic hic Roy’s wife (hic), how are you?
48 hic hic You did (hic) n’t spect me.
48 spect ’spect You did hic n’t ’spect me.
48 hic hic Matt. No such thing (hic)
48 hic hic de (hic) ceived you
48 hic hic but you see it’s no use (hic).
48 hic hic Well, you lis (hic) ’n to me.
48 hic hic deserted wife (hic). I went;
48 hic hic Well (hic),
48 hic hic something you didn’t (hic) find
48 hic hic That’s all: she (hic) died.
49 hic hic A tramp (hic) now;
49 hic hic and father (hic) long ago.
49 hic hic mother flown, the child (hic)
49 hic hic sell my life cheap (hic);
49 hic hic You know the rest (hic).
49 hic hic It’s only a tramp’s story (hic).
49 hic hic Oh, I’ve found her (hic):
49 hic hic but how could I face her (hic)?
50 L, L. (Goes L. Enter
50 C C. C.). O
50 (Weeps). (Weeps.) (Weeps.)
50 R R. 3 E. R.). I care not:
Centered stage direction on page 20:
(Royal enters C.)
Added Exit and parens to stage direction on page 52:
(Exit Simon, Nancy, R. Matt, May, Roy, C. Marcus, Bess, L.)