Fifty Contemporary One-Act PlaysTHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTEReading editionChapter navigation114 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFRANK SHAYPIERRE LOVINGINTRODUCTIONMADONNA DIANORAMADONNA DIANORALITERATURELITERATURETHE INTRUDERTHE INTRUDERINTERLUDEINTERLUDEMONSIEUR LAMBLINMONSIEUR LAMBLINFRANÇOISE' LUCKFRANÇOISE' LUCKALTRUISMALTRUISMTHE TENORTHE TENORA GOOD WOMANA GOOD WOMANTHE LITTLE STONE HOUSETHE LITTLE STONE HOUSEMARY'S WEDDINGMARY'S WEDDINGTHE BABY CARRIAGETHE BABY CARRIAGETHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTETHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTETHE SUBJECTION OF KEZIATHE SUBJECTION OF KEZIATHE CONSTANT LOVERTHE CONSTANT LOVERTHE JUDGMENT OF INDRATHE JUDGMENT OF INDRATHE WORKHOUSE WARDTHE WORKHOUSE WARDLOUISELOUISETHE GRANDMOTHERTHE GRANDMOTHERTHE RIGHTS OF THE SOULTHE RIGHTS OF THE SOULLOVE OF ONE'S NEIGHBORLOVE OF ONE'S NEIGHBORTHE BOORTHE BOORHIS WIDOW'S HUSBANDHIS WIDOW'S HUSBANDA SUNNY MORNINGA SUNNY MORNINGTHE CREDITORTHE CREDITORTHE CREDITOR (continued 2)AUTUMN FIRESAUTUMN FIRESBROTHERSBROTHERSIN THE MORGUEIN THE MORGUEA DEATH IN FEVER FLATA DEATH IN FEVER FLATTHE SLAVE WITH TWO FACESTHE SLAVE WITH TWO FACESTHE SLUMPTHE SLUMPMANSIONSMANSIONSTRIFLESTRIFLESTHE POT BOILERTHE POT BOILERENTER THE HEROENTER THE HEROTHE SHEPHERD IN THE DISTANCETHE SHEPHERD IN THE DISTANCESCENE I.SCENE II.SCENE III.SCENE IV.SCENE V.SCENE VI.SCENE VII.BOCCACCIO'S UNTOLD TALEBOCCACCIO'S UNTOLD TALEANOTHER WAY OUTANOTHER WAY OUTARIA DA CAPOARIA DA CAPOHELENA'S HUSBANDHELENA'S HUSBANDTHE SHADOWED STARTHE SHADOWED STARILEILETHE NURSERY MAID OF HEAVENTHE NURSERY MAID OF HEAVENTHREE TRAVELERS WATCH A SUNRISETHREE TRAVELERS WATCH A SUNRISESHAMSHAMTHE MEDICINE SHOWTHE MEDICINE SHOWFOR ALL TIMEFOR ALL TIMETHE FINGER OF GODTHE FINGER OF GODNIGHTNIGHTFORGOTTEN SOULSFORGOTTEN SOULSBIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LITTLE THEATREA SELECTED LIST OF DRAMATIC LITERATUREPrevious chapter ←THE BABY CARRIAGENext chapter →THE PIERROT OF THE MINUTEAll chapters and sections (114)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFRANK SHAYPIERRE LOVINGINTRODUCTIONMADONNA DIANORAMADONNA DIANORALITERATURELITERATURETHE INTRUDERTHE INTRUDERINTERLUDEINTERLUDEMONSIEUR LAMBLINMONSIEUR LAMBLINFRANÇOISE' LUCKFRANÇOISE' LUCKALTRUISMALTRUISMTHE TENORTHE TENORA GOOD WOMANA GOOD WOMANTHE LITTLE STONE HOUSETHE LITTLE STONE HOUSEMARY'S WEDDINGMARY'S WEDDINGTHE BABY CARRIAGETHE BABY CARRIAGETHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTETHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTETHE SUBJECTION OF KEZIATHE SUBJECTION OF KEZIATHE CONSTANT LOVERTHE CONSTANT LOVERTHE JUDGMENT OF INDRATHE JUDGMENT OF INDRATHE WORKHOUSE WARDTHE WORKHOUSE WARDLOUISELOUISETHE GRANDMOTHERTHE GRANDMOTHERTHE RIGHTS OF THE SOULTHE RIGHTS OF THE SOULLOVE OF ONE'S NEIGHBORLOVE OF ONE'S NEIGHBORTHE BOORTHE BOORHIS WIDOW'S HUSBANDHIS WIDOW'S HUSBANDA SUNNY MORNINGA SUNNY MORNINGTHE CREDITORTHE CREDITORTHE CREDITOR (continued 2)AUTUMN FIRESAUTUMN FIRESBROTHERSBROTHERSIN THE MORGUEIN THE MORGUEA DEATH IN FEVER FLATA DEATH IN FEVER FLATTHE SLAVE WITH TWO FACESTHE SLAVE WITH TWO FACESTHE SLUMPTHE SLUMPMANSIONSMANSIONSTRIFLESTRIFLESTHE POT BOILERTHE POT BOILERENTER THE HEROENTER THE HEROTHE SHEPHERD IN THE DISTANCETHE SHEPHERD IN THE DISTANCEScenes1234567Other sectionsBOCCACCIO'S UNTOLD TALEBOCCACCIO'S UNTOLD TALEANOTHER WAY OUTANOTHER WAY OUTARIA DA CAPOARIA DA CAPOHELENA'S HUSBANDHELENA'S HUSBANDTHE SHADOWED STARTHE SHADOWED STARILEILETHE NURSERY MAID OF HEAVENTHE NURSERY MAID OF HEAVENTHREE TRAVELERS WATCH A SUNRISETHREE TRAVELERS WATCH A SUNRISESHAMSHAMTHE MEDICINE SHOWTHE MEDICINE SHOWFOR ALL TIMEFOR ALL TIMETHE FINGER OF GODTHE FINGER OF GODNIGHTNIGHTFORGOTTEN SOULSFORGOTTEN SOULSBIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LITTLE THEATREA SELECTED LIST OF DRAMATIC LITERATUREA Dramatic Fantasy By Ernest DowsonCHARACTERS◇A Moon Maiden. Pierrot.◇← THE BABY CARRIAGETHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTE →