Act 4 — THE NEW WOMAN.
Reading edition
COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY T. S. DENISON.
CHARACTERS.
Women.
Miss Pink T. Hykight, Pres. of Club, who has never found a man good enough for her. Motto of the Hykight’s “Soaring.”
Miss Rosa Lightfoot, Secretary. Young and pretty.
Miss Dollie Giglette, who is up to date.
Miss Birdie Robbins, no longer a “chicken,” and intensely anti-man.
Miss Daisy Doughflyer, (Duffy, from the French Du Fay).
Mary, the stewardess who is known as “Smilax.”
Other Women, only talked about—Ernestine Arlington, who is engaged, and Willie Jones (not a boy), who is so very timid that the only thing she can do is to elope.
Horrid men.
Jack Blake, a collector for the gas company who is misunderstood by Miss Hykight but much better understood by Rosa.
Bertie Howell, “at leisure, don’t you know” and has time to fawnsy Daisy.
Mack, the ice man who fancies Mary.
Time of playing, one hour.
STAGE DIRECTIONS.
R. means right of the stage C., center; R. C., right center; L., left; 1 E., first entrance; U. E., upper entrance, etc.; D. F., door in flat or back of the stage. The actor is supposed to be facing the audience.
COSTUMES.
Birdie Robbins, make-up of prim old maid.
Miss Pink T. Hykight, stylish, modern according to taste.
Dollie Giglette, mannish and easy swagger of a polite swell.
Mary, neat working dress.
Other Ladies, modern, according to taste.
Bertie, First Act. Swell dude, bloomers, veil, long, pointed shoes with gilt chains from knee-buckles to toes of shoes, eye-glass, cane, and any other suitable extravagance. He must not however look vulgar. Second Act. Blue or brown drilling pants and working coat, slouch hat, whiskers, plumber’s kit, tongs, lead pipe, hammer, etc.
Blake, first appearance, plain business suit; second appearance more natty with buttonhole bouquet.
Mack, blue or brown wool shirt, overalls, slouch hat.
PROPERTIES.
Vase of flowers, letters for case, writing materials, book for club roll, hammer, pincers, solder, etc., for plumber all wrapped in piece of carpet; cane, eye-glass, coins.
Note—This play may be made very amusing if the actors enter heartily into the spirit of its absurdities. This is specially true of Bertie Howells and Dollie Giglette, but care must be exercised to avoid anything approaching coarseness.
THE NEW WOMAN.