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 DB "WITT'S 
 
 ETHIOPIAN AND COMIO DRAMA. 
 
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 "MAKING A HIT." 
 
 AN ETHIOPIAN FARCE, 
 
 IN TWO SCENES 
 
 By FRANK DUMONT, 
 
 Author of " Marked for Life," « Held at Bay," " Wide iw^" " The 
 
 Polar Bear," •' The Painter's Apprentice," « My TTi/e's Viai&n? 
 
 « TAe JVo&fe Satrap," " ^n -Am/m* P&rf " " I%e ilfecfeca* 
 
 Student," "Gambrinus," etc., etc. 
 
 AS FIRST PERFORMED BY DUPREZ & BENEDICT'S MINSTRELS, AT THE 
 MOBILE, ALA., THEATRE, SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1875. 
 
 TO WHICH ARE ADDED, 
 
 A Description of the Costumes -Cast of the Characters-Entrances 
 
 and Exits-Relative Positions of the Performers on the 
 
 Stage and the whole of the Stage Business. 
 
 New York, 
 
 ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER 
 
 No. S3 Rose Street. 
 
 Monograph 
 
DE WITT'S ETHIOPIA & COMIC DRAMAS, 
 
 Xothing so thorough and complete in the way of Ethiopian and Comic Dramas has ever 
 been printed as those that appear in the following list. Xot only ewe the plots excellent, the 
 characters droll, the incidents funny, the language humorous, but all the situations, by-play, 
 positions, pantomimic business, scenery and tricks are so plainly set down, and clearly ex- 
 plained, that (he merest novice could put any of them on the stage. Included in this catalogue 
 are all the most laughable and effective pieces of their class ever -produced. 
 
 *#* In ordering, please copy the figures at the commencement of each play , which indicate 
 the number of the piece in " De "Witt's Ethiopian and Comic Drama." 
 
 Any of the following Plays sent, postage free, on receipt of price— 15 Cents Each. 
 
 Address, ROBERT M. DE WITT, 
 
 JVo. S3 Hose Street. New York. 
 
 fcW The figure following the name of the Play denotes the number of Scenes, 
 figures in the columns indicate the number of characters. — M. male ; F. female. 
 *** Female characters are generally assumed by males in these plays. 
 
 The 
 
 Xo. 
 73. 
 6. 
 10. 
 11. 
 24. 
 40. 
 42. 
 43. 
 78. 
 
 M. 
 
 African T?ox, burlesque, 2 scenes. . . 5 
 Black Chap from Whitechapel, 1 s. 4 
 
 Black Chemist, sketch, 1 scene 3 
 
 Black Ey'd William, 2 scenes 4 
 
 Bruised and Cured, sketch, 1 scene. 2 
 
 Big Mistake, sketch, 1 scene 4 
 
 Bad "Whiskey, sketch, 1 scene 2 
 
 Baby Elephant, sketch, 2 scenes.. . 7 
 
 Bogus Indian, sketch. 4 scenes 5 
 
 Barney's Courtship, Irish, 1 scene. 1 
 Bogus Talking Machine, Dutch 4 
 Coal [leavers 1 Revenge, 1 scene.. 6 
 
 Cremation, sketch, 2 scenes 8 
 
 Daguerreotypes, sketch, 1 scene 3 
 
 Draft (The), sketch. 1 act, 2 scenes. 6 
 
 Damon and Pythias. 2 scenes 5 
 
 Darkey's Stratagem, sketch, 1 act. . 3 
 Dutchman's Ghost, sketch, 1 scene. 4 
 
 Dutch Justice, sketch. 1 scene 11 
 
 Eh ? What is it ? sketch, 1 scene. . . 4 
 
 Excise Trials, sketch, 1 scene 10 
 
 Editor's Troubles, farce, in 1 scene. . 6 
 Elopement (The), farce, 2 scenes. . . 4 
 Fellow That Looks Like Me, Is.... 2 
 Fisherman" s Luck, sketch, 1 scene. 2 
 First Night, Dutch sketch, 4 scenes 4 
 
 Ghost (The), sketch, 1 scene 2 
 
 Glycerine Oil, sketch. 2 scenes 3 
 
 Coins for the Cup, interlude, 1 scene 4 
 
 Ghost in a Pawnshop, 1 scene 4 
 
 Guide to the Stage, sketch. 1 scene. 3 
 Getting Square on Call Boy, 1 scene 3 
 Good Night's Rest, sketch, 1 scene 3 
 German Emigrant, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
 
 Gripsack, sketch. 1 scene 3 
 
 Hemmed In, sketch, 1 scene 3 
 
 Hard Times, extravaganza, 1 scene. 5 
 High Jack, the Heeler, 1 scene.. 6 
 
 Happy Couple, sketch, 1 scene 2 
 
 Hippotheatron, sketch. 1 scene 9 
 
 In and Out, sketch, 1 scene 2 
 
 Jealous Husband, sketch, 1 scene 
 
 Julius the Snoozer, 3 scenes 7 
 
 Last of the Mohicms, 1 scene 3 
 
 Live Injun, sketch, 4 scenss 4 
 
 Laughing Gas, sketch, 1 scene 6 
 
 Lucky Job, farce. 2 scenes 3 
 
 Lost Will, sketch, 1 scene 4 
 
 Lunatic i ["he), skotch, 1 scene 3 
 
 Mutton Trial, sketch, 2 scenes 4 
 
 Malicious Trespass, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
 
 2 1 
 
 No. M. F. 
 
 44. Musical Servant, sketch, 1 scene... 3 
 
 96. Midnight Intruder (The), 1 scene. . 6 l 
 
 101. Molly Moriarty, Irish, 1 scene 1 1 
 
 49. Night in a Strange Hotel, 1 scene. ... 2 
 22. Obeying Orders, sketch, 1 scene... 2 t 
 
 27. 100th Night of Hamlet, 1 scene 7 1 
 
 30. One Night in a Bar Room, 1 scene 7 
 76. One, Two, Three, sketch, 1 scene.. 7 
 
 9. Policy Players, sketch, 1 scene 7 
 
 57. Pompey'e Patients, 2 scenes 6 
 
 65. Por.er's Troubles, sketch, 1 scene.. 6 1 
 
 66. Port Wine vs. Jealousy, 1 *cet:e.. 2 1 
 87. Pete the Peddlar, sketch, 1 scene.. 2 1 
 
 91. Painter's Apprentice (The), 1 scene 5 
 
 92. Polar Bear (The.) farce, 1 scene 5 
 
 14. Recruiting Office, sketch, 2 scenes. 5 
 26. Rival Tenants, sketch, 1 scene 4 
 
 45. Remittance from Home, 1 scene... 6 
 
 55. Rigging a Purchase, 1 scene 2 
 
 81. Rival Artists, sketch, 1 scene 3 
 
 7. Stupid Servant, sketch, 1 scene.... 2 
 
 13. Streets of New York, sketch, 1 scene 6 
 
 15. Sam's Courtship, farce, 1 scene 2 1 
 
 80. Sceneson the Mississippi, 2 scenes. 6 
 
 M. Serenade (The), sketch, 2 scenes.. . 7 
 
 21. Scampini, pantomime, 2 scenes 6 3 
 
 16. Storming the Fort, sketch, 1 scene. 5 
 
 38. Siamese Twins, sketch, 2 scenes. . . 5 
 
 46. Slippery Day, sketch. 1 scene 6 1 
 
 56. Stage Struck Couple (The). 1 scene. 2 1 
 59. Sausage Makers (The), sketch. 2 s. . 5 1 
 69. Squire for a Day. sketch. 1 scene. . . 5 1 
 72. Stranger (The), sketch, 1 scene 1 1 
 
 74. SleepWalker (The), sketch, 2 scenes 3 
 100. Three Chiefs (The), sketch, 2 scenes 6 
 
 102. Three, A. M.. sketch, 1 scene 3 1 
 
 5. Two Black Roses (The), sketch. ... 4 1 
 2. Tricks, sketch. 2 scenes 5 2 
 
 34. Three Strings to One Bow, 1 scene. 4 t 
 
 47. Take It. Don't Take It. sketch, 1 s. 2 
 54. Them Papers, sketch, 1 scene 3 
 
 28. Uncle Eph's Dream, sketch, 2 8 ... 3 1 
 62. Vinegar Bitters, sketch, one scene. 6 1 
 
 29. "Who Died First, sketch. 1 scene. . . 3 1 
 32. "Wake up, "William Henry, 1 scene.. 3 
 
 39. Wanted, a Nurse, sketch. 1 scene.. 5 
 
 75. Weston the Walkist, Dutch 1 scene 7 1 
 
 93. What shall I Take ? sketch, 2 scenes 8 1 
 
 97. Who's the Actor'? farce, 1 scene... 4 
 99. Wrong Woman in the Right Place 3 1 
 85. Young Scamp (The), sketch, 1 scene 3 
 
MAKING A HIT. 
 
 §M* ©ttopiaw Java in Stow £tm$. 
 By FRANK D U M O N T , 
 
 AUTHOR OP 
 
 "My Wife's Visitors," "The Midnight Intruder,'''' " The Noble Savage," "The 
 Lunatic," "Absent Mindea\" " The Clairvoyant,'''' " The Polar Bear,'''' etc 
 
 ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY DUPREZ & BENEDICT^ MINSTRELS AT THE 
 MOBILE (ALA.) THEATRE— MATINEE— OCT. 30TH, 1875. 
 
 TO WHICH ARE ADDED 
 
 A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES — CAST OP THE CHARACTERS — ENTRANCES 
 
 AND EXITS — RELATIVE POSITIONS OP THE PERFORMERS 
 
 ON THE STAGE, AND THE WHOLE OP 
 
 THE STAGE BUSINESS. 
 
 ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER, 
 
 No. 33 Rose Street. 
 
 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1876, by Robert M. De Witt, in 
 the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. 
 
2 MAKING A HIT. V * V 
 
 CAST OF CHAR A CTERS. 
 
 As originally performed at the Mobile {Ala.) Theatre, Oct. 30th, 1875. 
 
 Manager Gnatbrain Mr. J. T. Gulick 
 
 Pilgrim Budger Mr. Sam Price 
 
 Zeb Doolittle Mr. Geo. H. Edwards 
 
 41 The Star " Mr Frank Dumont 
 
 TIME OF REPRESENTATION-TWENTY MINUTES. 
 
 e — 
 
 SCENERY. 
 
 Scene I. — A Street in 1st Grooves: door in Flat. 
 
 Scene II. — Interior of Theatre; Wings and Flats in confusion about 
 stage, supposed to be behind the curtain or in entrances ; a Table C, with 
 Bread, Property Onions, Bottle, Paper with White Sand: various proper- 
 ties scattered about; a Sword; Gun; Billiard Cue near Table; a Barrel 
 with head and bottom knocked out, and Brown Paper pasted over one 
 end ; Tub on r. h. ; a Trap at back, covered with Brown Paper. 
 
 R. 4 E. Wings, Flats, etc. L- 4 E. 
 
 E.3E. Properties. L . 3 E. 
 
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 □ Table. uara \ 
 
 R. 1 E. Trap Papered. Tub. L. 1 E. 
 
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 □ Table. ussd 
 
 Trap Papered. Tub. 
 
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 r. R. c. C. L. c. : 
 
 \. Orchestra. ^^ 
 
 COSTUMES. 
 
 Gnatbrain.— Black Coat ; White Vest ; Dark Pants ; Black Hat. 
 Budger. — Costume similar to Robert Macaire — shabby genteel. 
 Zeb. — Dilapidated Coat, Vest, Pants, Hat, etc. 
 Star. — Fantastic Theatrical Costume. 
 
 PROPERTIES. 
 
 Table: Bread; Onions; Paper of Sand; Gun; Sioord; Billiard Cue; 
 Barrel with one end covered with Brown Paper ; Tub ; two MSS. Books for 
 Budger and Zeb; Combat Sword for the Star; any quantity of old Furni- 
 ture, etc., or Properties, scattered about the stage; Bell; Railroad imitation, 
 used in vjing ; a small tin Locomotive and Tender ; the Locomotive used should 
 be one of the toys sold at most any toy store, and run by clockwork; after 
 being wound up it will run across stage; piece of Chalk for Zeb; Old Valise 
 for Budger and small Collar Box for Zeb; Loaded Pistol — surefire — ready 
 under stage at cue. 
 
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MAKING A HIT. 
 
 Scene I. — A Street in 1st Grooves ; Door in Flat. 
 
 Enter Gnatbrain, the Manager, r. h. 
 
 Gnatbrain. If I lay my hands upon them there will be bloodshed. 
 The idea of those scamps serving me in this manner — it is outrageous. 
 Those two confounded actors ought to be shot. Here it is nearly time for 
 the ourtain to rise, and they have not made their appearance in the theatre. 
 They're in some bar room drunk. I've searched every saloon on this 
 square. It's too bad ; this is ipy benefit night and the theatre is crowded, and 
 to think that these two actors should do this. The California public won't 
 stand this disappointment. My theatre will be ruined. I must find some 
 one to*take their place. I'll search a few more bar rooms before I give it 
 up entirely. [Enters Boor in Flat. 
 
 (Enter Pilgrim Budger and Zeb Doolittle, l. h. 1 e. ; Budger with 
 Carpet Bag; Zeb with Collar Box and very ragged garments; features 
 emaciated, as if half starved. 
 
 Budger. Come on ! you make me sick to look at you. Brace up, 
 you're in California now. You've got to loom up. (Slaps Zeb upon back.) 
 
 Zeb. Ask a man to loom up that's been abused as I have. 
 
 Budger. What's the matter with you ? Haven't I shown you the 
 prairies and all of the country, and the beautiful scenery ? 
 
 Zeb. I don't want to ?ee any country. Show me some bread and 
 molasses, that's the kind of scenery I like. 
 
 Budger. Didn't I bring you out here to California ? Ain't you having 
 good times? 
 
 Zeb (sniveling). Good times ? Do you call walking from New York 
 to San Francisco good times ? Look at them shoes, they've gone clean 
 back on me. I wouldn't care if I had proper nourishment. I can't live on 
 roots, leaves and berries. I want something that human folks eat. I ain't 
 no animal. 
 
 Budger. Stop your growling or I'll send you home. 
 
 Zeb. I'll run away from you and go and be an Injun — I'll go and be 
 an Injun just for my board. You roped me out here ; you told me all 
 the houses was built out of gold dollars ; you kidnapped me from home, 
 and now you want to shake me. 
 
 Budger. "Well, why don't you stop complaining ; you're always talking 
 about eating ; talk about something else. 
 
 Zeb. I can't; that's the most important thing in my mind. You get 
 crazy reading about Injuns and trappers ; I don't want to be Texas Jack 
 and them fellers ; I want to die peaceful ; I ain't got any grudges against 
 the Injuns. 
 
4 MAKING A HIT. 
 
 Budger. Keep quiet; don't be acting like that. 
 
 Enter Gnatbrain from door, in time to hear Budger's last remark. 
 
 Gnatbrain (aside). Ah ! two gentlemen talking about acting. Actors 
 in hard luck. (Aloud.) I beg pardon, gentlemen, I overheard your last 
 
 remark about acting 
 
 Zeb. Yes, that feller's acting kinder mean to me. 
 Gnatbrain. I'm in a terrible dilemma and I see you are actors. I can 
 tell it by your dress and style. (Zeb comes over to Gnatbrain.) 
 
 Zeb (pointing to Budger). Yes, we're both actors. Do you see that 
 feller over there ? well, he's looking rather bad but he's a good feller any 
 way. Do you keep a boarding house ? 
 
 Budger (crossing over). Silence, sir. (To Gnatbrain). My friend is a 
 practical joker; he mistakes you for a boarding house keeper. He's clean 
 gone on the subject of eating. 
 
 Zeb. I should say I was clean gone on the subject of eating, and if I 
 don't eat pretty soon there won't be any subject left. 
 
 Gnatbrain. I am the manager of the theatre. Two of my actors have 
 left me in the lurch — the heavy man and the juvenile. Will you take 
 their places? I'll give you ten dollars apiece; I know you won't refuse 
 me. 
 
 Zeb. No, we won't refuse — the ten dollars. 
 
 Budger (throws Zeb aside). Get out ot the way. All right, sir, we 
 accept your offer. (To Zeb). 'Sh — don't spoil it. 
 . Gnatbrain. All right, sir — this is my benefit nighc. 
 Zeb. When do I get a benefit ? 
 
 Budger (to Zeb). Didn't I tell you to keep your mouth shut ? 
 Gnatbrain. I'll give you the parts to look over, and be careful about 
 committing them, for the " Star" is in a terrible rage. Don't fail to give 
 the proper cues, and, above all, be careful of your entrances and exits ; fail- 
 ing to do this might result in something dangerous, for he's a terrible 
 man. 
 
 Zeb (coming over to Gnatbrain). Do you think it wise to act with this 
 man ? 1 might lose an arm or a leg, and I want my limbs, for I've got to 
 walk back to New York. 
 
 Budger (to Zeb). Don't tell everybody we're busted; will you ever 
 have sense ? 
 
 Zeb. I wish I had a few cents ; I'd buy a red herring and a cracker 
 and I wouldn't give you a smell of it. 
 
 Gnatbrain. One thing more, gentlemen, be careful about the traps in 
 the stage. My property man has placed a number of torpedoes under the 
 stage ; should you have occasion to go beneath the stage be on your guard. 
 Zeb. I don't want to act in a powder mill. 
 Budger. Keep away from the traps and you'll be all right. 
 Gnatbrain. It is late and time the curtain was raised. Come, remem- 
 ber ten dollars apiece when the drama is over — follow me. [Exits R. h. 
 Zeb. Say ! I never acted in my life. 
 
 Budger (going). That's all right, I'll do the acting — you just come on 
 when you're told to, or when you get the cues. If I make a hit we'll stay 
 here. 
 
 Zeb. Can't you hit into something to eat ? Tell the manager to get a 
 drama where there's plenty of eating in it; tell him I'm the actor that 
 does the food act. (Budger grabs Zeb and drags Mm off r. h. 1 e.) 
 
MAKING A HIT. & 
 
 Scene II.— Interior of Theatre ; Wings and Flats in confusion about Stage, 
 supposed to be behind the curtain or in entrances ; a Table 0. with Bread, 
 Property Onions, Bottle, Paper w ith White Sand; various Properties 
 scattered about ; a Sword, Gun, Billiard Cue, near Table ; a Barrel with 
 head and bottom knocked out, and Brown Paper pasted over one end; 
 Tub on r. h. ; a Trap at back covered with paper. 
 Enter Gnatbrain l. h. ; loud stamping, shouting and whistling heard as if 
 an impatient audience was on R. h. of Stage — outside. 
 Gnatbrain. We're ten minutes late, but we cau now proceed with the 
 show Where's those two actors ? Ah ! they come. {Enter Budger and 
 Zeb l. h.) Quick, look over these parts, while I ring up the curtain. 
 {Gives parts to Budger and Zeb and rushes off r. h. ; bell heard and shouts 
 outside.) 
 
 Zeb Say, what will I do with this book ? 
 
 Budger. Study your part, you get ten dollars for it— don't bother me. 
 [Studies part.) 
 
 Noise heard L. H. ; the Star rushes out l. h. and seizes Zeb. 
 Star. Out of my path ! miserable supe. {Burls Zeb to the floor and 
 exits R. H., and the audience outside is heard to hail his appearance.) 
 
 Zeb (me*). Say, I'm too delicate to be handled that way. I am t had 
 enough solid food to stand it. {Going R. h.) 
 
 Budger. Where are you going ? 
 Zeb. I'm going to get some of that soup. 
 Budger. What soup? 
 
 Zeb. He said they had some miserable soup. I'll eat it— I don t care 
 how miserable it is. 
 
 Budger. Come back ! Why didn't you tell that actor who you were I 
 
 Zeb. He was in a hurry and didn't give me a chance. 
 
 Star {outside). Where is he? It is long since I have seen my dear 
 
 brother. 
 
 Gnatbrain rushes in from R. n. 
 
 Gnatbrain {to Budger). That's your cue, sir. Quick, go on and do the 
 best you can. (Budger exits tragically r. h.) 
 
 Zeb. When do I go on? . . 
 
 Gnatbrain. Wait for your cue ; dare to go on before it and the btar 
 will annihilate you. t . , _. ( E ™* s f. B 'l . 
 
 ■ Zeb. Wait for the cue! I wonder what that is! Well, 1 11 skirmish 
 around for something to eat. {Goes to table.) Oh ! bread {eats) and good 
 strong onions. Who wouldn't be an actor ? I wonder where those traps 
 are that the manager said were in the floor. I guess he meant rat-traps. 
 What nice flavor these onions have got {eats). I'm going to come here 
 and board ; actors live high ! • 
 
 Star {outside r. h.). Where did you leave him ? I would look upon his 
 faGe again. Where is he? m •«■ J 
 
 Zeb He wants to know where I am. I'm eating my dinner. I ye got 
 to bring the cue to him. I wonder where it is? {Looks around.) Ill 
 bring this gun to him and fetch the cue the next time I go out to act. 
 < Now it's my turn to act. 
 
 Star {outside). Did you find him ? 
 
 Zeb. Yes, I've got one. {Runs off r. h. 1 e. as Budger enters at back 
 
 R. H.) 
 
6 MAKING A HIT. 
 
 Budger. I've made a hit. Where's Zeb? (Loud crash and shouts 
 outside; Zeb tumbles in from 1 e. ; coat in tatters; face whitened; gun and 
 bread thrown in after him.) 
 
 Zeb. If that's what they call acting, I'm sick. I've got enough. 
 
 Budger. What have you been doing? 
 
 Zeb. I went out there with the cue and that soup feller pitched into 
 me and nearly killed me. 
 
 Budger. It's a wonder he didn't murder you. 
 
 Zeb. I didn't stay there long enough. 
 
 Budger. You went on too soon. 
 
 Zeb. I didn't come off too soon. 
 
 Budger. Why didn't you wait for the cue ? 
 
 Zeb. I brought it to him ; that's why he got mad. 
 
 Gnatbrain enters r. h. 3 e., very angry. 
 
 Gnatbrain. What do you mean by such acting? I discharge you. 
 You're no good ; go and hang yourself. Get out of this theatre. (Exits 
 
 R. H.) 
 
 Budger. Ha ! ha 1 you're discharged. 
 
 Zeb. That's rough. What are we going to do? 
 
 Budger. What are we going to do V I'm not discharged. I've made 
 a hit. You're no good. You're no actor. I don't know you. Get out 
 of the theatre. Go and hang yourself. Quit my sight. 
 
 Zeb. Hang myself? Say, pard 
 
 Budger. I don't know you, sir. Go and learn to act, you ragamuffin. 
 We discharge you.. Go and drown yourself. 
 
 Zeb. Bring me 'way out in California and ask me to commit suicide. 
 I'll go and eat first. ( Goes to table.) Ah ! here's some sugar. ( Opens 
 'paper of sand and eats some.) 
 
 Budger. You confounded fool, let that alone, it's red fire. Do you 
 want to poison yourself ? 
 
 Zeb (spits out stuff). Oh, dear ! why didn't you tell me. 
 
 Budger. Look out for the locomotive. They use one in the piece. 
 If you happen to be in the way it will run right over you. 
 
 Star (outside). See, the villain bears the maiden to yonder cliff. Quick, 
 brother to the rescue ! 
 
 Budger. There's my cue. (Rushes off r. h. and audience is heard to 
 applaud.) 
 
 Zeb. The next time I go out you bet I'll make a hit. He said the 
 railroad was coming in. I don't see any tracks — maybe they want me to 
 make some. (Gets piece of chalk and draws line across stage.) This is the 
 narrow gauge. Now let me see, what next ? , 
 
 Star (outside). Let him come, I will forgive him — I will forgive him. 
 
 Zeb. He's sorry he hurt me and wants to beg my pardon. I must get 
 the right cue this time. Oh I here it is. (Gets billiard cue.) Now look 
 out for me. Here's where I make a hit. [Exits r. h. 1 e. 
 
 Gnatbrain enters from r. h. 3 e. 
 
 Gnatbrain. Where's that idiot ? The Star swears he'll kill him for 
 spoiling the piece. The fool may be under the stage prowling among the 
 torpedoes. I must see to this. [Exits l. h. 
 
 (Crash R. h. ; Zw falls in from R. h. ; the Star follows with sward; Zeb 
 runs around table with Star after him, cutting at him with sioord; Zeb's 
 
MAKING A HIT. ' 
 
 foot slim through papered trap; pistol shot heard under stage; Zeb crawls 
 ^omhbarr7aJZggers backward into the tub, rises and grapples with ike 
 1117 tak es sword from him and runs him through the body; Star fa lis 
 o^slMcZklL; Gnatbkain rushes in from L ii. ; Zeb stabs htm; 
 G vatbrIin S on top of the Star ; Budoer runs in from R n. ; Zeb grabs 
 ImZtrlTsword through him; Budger falls on top of rest' railroad 
 Stations heard on R. ii-whistle, etc. ; Zeb stabs himself and f Ms on op 
 of the others as a small toy locomotive and tender runs on fi omn. II. , just 
 L nfaZut to strife th< group Zeb reaches over and lifts it over the pyramid 
 of tosM^nfwie icoiotive keeps on its way across the stage towards 
 
 L. H.) 
 
 ' CLOSE IN. 
 
 EXPLANATION OF THE STAGE DIRECTIONS 
 The Actor is supposed to face the Audience 
 
 b. 3e. 
 
 / 
 
 SCENE. 
 
 K.2B. 
 
 / 
 
 R. IB. 
 
 / 
 
 / 
 
 R.C. 
 
 AUDIENCE. 
 
 Left. 
 
 Left Centre. 
 Left First Entrance. 
 Left Second Entrance. 
 Left Third Entrance. 
 Left Upper Entrance 
 (wherever this Scene may be). 
 D. l. c. Door Left Centre. 
 
 E. 
 
 e. c. 
 e. 1 E. 
 E. 2e. 
 
 l.3e. 
 
 E. XT. 
 
 \ 
 
 \ 
 
 1m 2e. 
 
 \ 
 
 UlB. 
 
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 c. Centre. 
 R. Right. 
 
 r. 1 e. Right First Entrance. 
 
 r. 2 E. Right Second Entrance. 
 
 R . 3 e. Right Third Entrance. 
 
 b. u. e. Right Upper Entrance- 
 
 d. b. c. Door Right Centre. 
 
DE WITT'S ACTING PLAYS. 
 
 J^~ Please notice that nearly all the Comedies, Farces and Comediettas in the following 
 hst o/De Witt's Acting Plats" are very suitable for representation in small Amateur Thea- 
 tres (end on Parlor Stages, as they need but little extrinsic aid from complicated scenery or 
 expensive costumes. They have attained their deserved x>opidarity by their droll situations 
 excellent pilots, great humor and brilliant dialogues, no less than by the fact that they are the 
 most perfect in every respect of any edition of plays ever published either in the United States 
 or Europe, whether as regards purity of the text, accuracy and fulness of stage directions and 
 scenery, or elegance of typography and clearness of printing. 
 
 *** In ordering please copy the figures at the commencement of each piece, which indicate 
 the number of the piece in " De Witt's List of Acting Plats." 
 
 l^ Any of the following Plays sent, postage free, on receipt of price 15 
 
 cents each. 
 
 Address, ROBERT M. DE WITT, 
 
 JVo. 33 nose Street, JVew Tor A:. 
 &g~ The figure following the name of the Play denotes the number of 
 Acts. The figures in the columns indicate the number of characters — M. male • 
 F. female. 
 
 No. M. 
 
 75. Adrienne, drama, 3 acts 7 
 
 114. Anything for a Change, comedy, 1 3 
 167. Apple Blossoms, comedy, 3 acts. ... 7 
 
 93. Area Belle (The), farce, 1 act 3 
 
 40. Atchi, comedietta, 1 act 3 
 
 89. Aunt Charlotte's Maid, farce. 1 act.. 3 
 
 192. Game of Cards (A), comedietta, 1 3 
 166. Bardell vs. Pickwick, sketch, 1 act. 6 
 
 41. Beautiful Forever, farce, 1 act 2 
 
 141. Bells (The), drama, 3 acts 9 
 
 67. Birthplace of Podgers, farce, 1 act.. 7 
 36. Black Sheep, drama, 3 acts 7 
 
 160. Blow for Blow, drama, 4 acts 11 
 
 70. Bonnie Fish Wife, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 179. Breach of Promise,, drama, 2 acts.. 5 
 25. Broken-Hearted Club, comedietta, 1 4 
 
 24. Cabman, No. 93, farce, 1 act 2 
 
 1. Caste, comedy, 3 acts 5 
 
 69. Caught by the Cuff, farce, 1 act 4 
 
 175. Cast" upon the World, drama, 5 acts. 10 
 55. Catharine Howard, historical play, 
 
 3 acts 12 
 
 80. Charming pair, farce, 1 act 4 
 
 65. Checkmate, corned}', 2 acts 6 
 
 68. Chevalier de St. George, drama, ; 
 
 76. Chops of the Channel, farce, 1 act 
 
 149. Clouds, comedy, 4 acts 8 
 
 121. Comical Countess, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 107. Cupboard Love, farce, 1 act 2 
 
 152. Cupid's Eye-Glass, comedy, 1 act... 1 
 
 52. Cup of Tea, comedietta, 1 act 3 
 
 148. Cut off with a Shilling, comedietta, 
 
 1 act 2 1 
 
 113. Cyrill's Success, comedy, 5 acts 10 4 
 
 199. Captain of the Watch (The), come- 
 dietta, 1 act 4 2 
 
 20. Daddy Gray, drama, 3 acts 8 4 
 
 4. Dandelion's Dodges, farce, 1 act 4 2 
 
 22. David Garrick, comedy, 3 acts 8 3 
 
 96. Dearest Mamma, comedietta, 1 act, 4 3 
 
 16. Dearer than Life, drama, 3 acts 6 5 
 
 58. Deborah (Leah) drama, 3 acts 7 6 
 
 125. Deerfoot, farce. 1 act 5 1 
 
 71. Doing for the Best, drama, 2 acts.. 5 3 
 142. Dollars and Cents, comedy, 3 acts.. 9 4 
 
 3 2 
 8 7 
 3 1 
 2 1 
 
 1 1 
 1 
 
 131 
 
 28 
 
 151 
 
 S, 
 
 INK. 
 
 10. 
 
 60. 
 187. 
 174. 
 
 64. 
 190. 
 191. 
 197. 
 
 18. 
 
 116. 
 
 129. 
 159. 
 122. 
 177. 
 100. 
 139. 
 
 17. 
 
 86. 
 
 72. 
 
 . Dreams, drama, 5 acts 6 
 
 . Duchess de la Valliere, play, 5 acts! .' 6 
 
 , Easy Shaving, farce, 1 act 5 
 
 Everybody's Friend, comedy, 3 acts. 6 
 
 Estranged, an operetta, 1 act 2 
 
 Faust and Marguerite, drama, 3 acts, 9 
 Fearful Tragedy in the Seven Dials, 
 
 interlude, 1 act 4 
 
 Female Detective, drama, *3 act's'.'.! .' 11 
 
 Fernaude, drama, 3 acts . . . 11 
 
 Fifth Wheel, comedy, 3 acts 10 
 
 First Love, comedy, 1 act 4 
 
 Foiled, drama. 4 acts 9 
 
 Founded on Facts, farce, 1 act . . '. 4 
 
 Garrick Fever, farce, 1 act 7 
 
 Gertrude's Money Box, farce, 1 act. 4 
 Golden Fetter (Fettered), drama, 3 11 
 Goose with the Golden Eggs, farce, 
 
 1 act 5 
 
 Go to Putney, farce, 1 act 4 
 
 Happy Pair, comedietta, 1 act 1 
 
 Hard Case (A), farce, 1 act 2 
 
 Henry Dunbar, drama, 4 acts 10 
 
 Henry the Fifth, historical play, 5 38 
 
 He's a Lunatic, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 Hidden Hand, drama, 4 acts 5 
 
 His Own Enemy, farce, 1 act 4 
 
 Home, comedy, 3 acts 4 
 
 Household Fairy, sketch, 1 act 1 
 
 Hunting the Slipper, farce, 1 act. . . . 4 
 
 High C, comedietta, 1 act 4 
 
 Hunchback (The), play, 5 acts 14 
 
 If I Had a Thousand a Year, farce, 
 
 1 act 4 
 
 I'm Not Mesilf at All, original Irish 
 
 stew, 1 act 3 
 
 In for a Holiday, farce, 1 act 9 
 
 In the Wrong House, farce, 1 act. . . 4 
 
 Isabella Orsini, drama, 4 acts 11 
 
 I Shall Invite the Major, comedy, 1 4 
 
 Jack Long, drama, 2 acts 9 
 
 Joy is Dangerous, comedy, 2 acts. . . 3 
 
 Kind to a Fault, comedy, 2 acts 6 
 
 Lady of Lyons, play, 5 acts 12 
 
 Lame Excuse, farce, 1 act 4 
 
DE WITT'S ACTING PLAYS (Continued). 
 
 No. 
 144. 
 
 34. 
 137. 
 111. 
 119. 
 165. 
 
 48. 
 
 32. 
 164. 
 109. 
 
 85. 
 
 87. 
 143. 
 189. 
 163. 
 154. 
 
 63. 
 
 49. 
 15. 
 46. 
 51. 
 
 184. 
 108. 
 188. 
 169. 
 130. 
 92. 
 
 140. 
 
 115. 
 2. 
 
 57. 
 104. 
 112. 
 185. 
 
 84. 
 117. 
 
 171. 
 14. 
 
 173. 
 
 176. 
 90. 
 170. 
 
 97. 
 66. 
 
 172. 
 94. 
 
 45. 
 155. 
 
 ITS. 
 
 147. 
 150. 
 8-2. 
 127. 
 
 Lancashire Lass, melodrama, 5 acts.12 
 Larkins' Love Letters, farce, 1 act . . 3 
 
 L' Article 47, drama, 3 acts 11 
 
 Liar (The), comedy, 2 acts 7 
 
 Life Chase, drama, 5 acts 14 
 
 Living Statue (The), farce, 1 act 3 
 
 Little Annie's Birthday, farce, 1 act. 2 
 
 Little Rebel, farce, 1 act 4 
 
 Little Ruby, drama, 3 acts 6 
 
 Locked In, comedietta, 1 act 2 
 
 Locked In with a Lady, sketch, 1 act. 1 
 
 Locked Out, comic scene 1 
 
 Lodgers and Dodgers, farce, 1 act.. 4 
 Leap Year, musical duality, 1 act. . . 1 
 
 Marcoretti, drama, 3 acts 10 
 
 Maria and Magdalena, play, 4 acts . 8 
 Marriage at Any Price, farce, 1 act. 5 
 Master Jones' Birthday, farce, 1 act. 4 
 
 Maud's Peril, drama, 4 acts 5 
 
 Midnight Watch, drama, 1 act 8 
 
 Milky White, drama, 2 acts 4 
 
 Miriam's Crime, drama, 3 acts 5 
 
 Model of a Wife, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 Money, comedy, 5 acts 17 
 
 Mr. Scroggins, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 Mr. X., farce, 1 act 3 
 
 My Uncle's Suit, farce, 1 act 4 
 
 My Wife's Diary, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 My Wife's Out, farce, 1 act 2 
 
 My Walking Photograph, musical 
 
 1 1 
 
 duality, 1 act 
 Never Reckon Your Chickens, etc., 
 
 farce, 1 act 3 
 
 New Men and Old Acres, comedy, 3 8 
 
 Nobody's Child, drama, 3 acts 8 
 
 Noemie, drama, 2 acts 4 
 
 No Name, drama, 5 acts 7 
 
 Not a Bit Jealous, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 Not So Bad as We Seem, play, 5 acts. 14 
 
 Not Guilty, drama, 4 acts 10 
 
 Not Such a Fool as He Looks, drama, 
 
 3 acts 5 4 
 
 Nothing Like Paste, farce, 1 act 3 1 
 
 No Thoroughfare, drama, 5 acts and 
 
 prologue 13 6 
 
 Off the Stage, comedietta, 1 act 3 3 
 
 On Bread and Water, farce, 1 act. . . 1 2 
 
 Only a Halfpenny, farce, 1 act 2 2 
 
 Only Somebody, farce, 1 act 4 2 
 
 One too Many for Him, farce, 1 act. 2 3 
 
 £100,000, comedy, 3 acts 8 4 
 
 Orange Blossoms, comedietta, 1 act. 3 3 
 Orange Girl, drama, in prologue 
 
 and 3 acts 18 4 
 
 Ours, comedy, 3 acts 6 3 
 
 Our Clerks, farce, 1 act 7 5 
 
 Our Domestics, comedy farce, 2 acts 6 6 
 Our Heroes, military play. 5 acts. . .24 5 
 Out at Sea, drama in prologue and 
 
 4 acts 16 5 
 
 Overland Route, comedy. 3 acts 11 5 
 
 Peace at Any Price, farce, 1 act. ... 1 1 
 
 Peep o' Day, drama, 4 acts 12 4 
 
 Peggy Green, farce, 1 act 3 10 
 
 Petticoat Parliament, extravaganza, 
 
 in one act 15 24 
 
 Photographic Fix, farce, 1 act 3 2 
 
 A COMPLETE 
 
 No. 
 
 61. 
 138. 
 
 110. 
 
 Plot and Passion, drama, 3 acts 
 
 Poll and Partner Joe, burlesque, 1 
 
 act 10 
 
 Poppleton's Predicaments, farce, 1 3 
 
 M. F. 
 
 7 2 
 
 50. Porter's Knot, drama, 2 acts 8 2 
 
 59. Post Boy, drama, 2 acts 5 3 
 
 95. Pretty Horse-Breaker, farce, lact.. 3 10 
 
 181 and 182. Queen Mary, drama, 4 acts. 38 8 
 
 157. Quite at Home, comedietta, 1 act. . . 5 2 
 196. Queerest Courtship (The), comic op 
 
 eretta, 1 act 1 1 
 
 132. Race for a Dinner, farce, 1 act 10 
 
 183. Richelieu, play, 5 acts 16 2 
 
 38. Rightful Heir, drama, 5 acts 10 2 
 
 77. Roll of the Drum, drama, 3 acts 8 4 
 
 13. Ruy Bias, drama, 4 acts 12 4 
 
 194. Rum, drama, 3 acts 7 4 
 
 195. Rosemi Shell, travesty, 1 act, 4 
 
 scenes 6 3 
 
 158. School, comedy, 4 acts 6 6 
 
 79. Sheep in Wolf's Clothing, drama, 17 5 
 
 37. Silent Protector, farce, 1 act 3 2 
 
 35. Silent Woman, farce, 1 act 2 1 
 
 43. Sisterly Service, comedietta, 1 act.. 7 2 
 6. Six Months Ago, comedietta, 1 act. 2 1 
 
 10. Snapping Turtles, duologue, 1 act. . 1 1 
 
 26. Society, comedy, 3 acts 16 5 
 
 78. Special Performances, farce, 1 act. . 7 3 
 31. Taming a Tiger, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 150. Tell-Tale Heart, comedietta, 1 act.. 1 2 
 
 120. Tempest in a Teapot, comedy, 1 act. 2 1 
 146. There's no Smoke Without Fire, 
 
 comedietta, 1 act 1 2 
 
 83. Thrice Married, personation piece, 
 
 lact 6 1 
 
 42. Time and the Hour, drama, 3 acts. . 7 3 
 
 27. Time and Tide, drama, 3 acts and 
 
 prologue 7 5 
 
 133. Timothy to the Rescue, farce, 1 act. 4 2 
 153. 'Tis Better to Live than to Die, 
 
 farce, 1 act 2 1 
 
 134. Tompkins the Troubadour, farce, 13 2 
 29. Turning the Tables, farce, 1 act 5 3 
 
 168. Tweedie's Rights, comedy, 2 acts.. 4 2 
 
 126. Twice Killed, farce, 1 act 6 3 
 
 56. Two Gay Deceivers, farce, 1 act 3 
 
 123. Two Polts, farce, 1 act 4 4 
 
 198. Twin Sisters (The), comic operetta, 
 
 lact 3 1 
 
 162. Uncle's Will, comedietta, 1 act 2 1 
 
 106. Up for the Cattle Show, farce, 1 act. 6 2 
 
 81. Vandyke Brown, farce, 1 act 3 3 
 
 124. Volunteer Review, farce, 1 act 6 6 
 
 91. Walpole, comedy, 3 acts 7 2 
 
 118. Wanted, a Young Lady, farce, 1 act. 3 
 
 44. War to the Knife, comedy, 3 acts. ..54 
 105. Which ofthe Two? comedietta, lact 2 10 
 
 98. Who is Who? farce, 1 act 3 
 
 12. Widow Hunt, comedy, 3 acts 4 
 
 William Tell with a Vengeance, 
 burlesque 
 
 Woman in Red, drama, 3 acts and 
 prologue 6 
 
 Woman's Vows and Mason's Oaths, 
 4 acts 10 
 
 Woodcock's Little Game, farce, 2 4 
 
 Young Collegian (Cantab.), farce, 1 3 
 
 8 2 
 
 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
 
 5 of DE WITT'S ACTING PLAYS AND DE WITT'S 
 PIAN AND COMIC DRAMAS, containing Plot, Costume, Scenery, 
 
 Address, 
 
 Time o 
 
 Time of Representation and every other information, mailed free and post paid. 
 
 ROBERT M. DE WITT, 33 Rose Street, New York.