PS 3521 .N533 M5 1910 Copy 1 / i No. 13 \/ ^ FRENCHES AMERICAN ACTING EDITION -'' MRS. mm LODGERS a ^lap in <©ne act BY H. A. KNIFFIN Copyright, tgio, by Samuel French •J* NOTICE.— The Professional acting rights of this play are reserved •5* by the publisher, and permission for such performances must be obtained before performances are given. This notice does not ^ apply to amateurs, who may perform the play without pertnii- «|» sion. All professional unauthorised productions will be pro- '{ I secuted to the full extent of the law. PRICE, 25 CENTS. NEW YORK SAMUie^I/ FRENCH Publishers 2S-30 WEST 38th STREET I,ONDON SAMUBI. FRENCH, Ltd. 26 Southampton Street, STRAND, I^ONDON •♦^4M^4MJ.«^«^«^^*4•«^♦«^•^«^^4♦«^«^•^«^♦^♦^^ FRENCH'S STANDARD DRAMA. Price 15 Cents each.— Bound Volumes $1.25. P:,y Old VOL. I. 1 Ion t F«iIo I Tli« L«dy o» Lyont 4 Richeliru t The Wife ( Th« Honeymoon 1 Tb« Sclioul lor Scandal 8 Money VOL. n. • The Stranger 10 (iraudfather Whitehead 11 Richard III IS LoTe't Sacrifice 15 The (]iam«>l«r 14 A Curu for the Heartadi 16 TlieHMDchhack 16 Don Osar de liazan VUi,. III. 17 The Poor Cieutleman 18 Hamlet 1» Ch:irle6 II SO Venice Preserved 21 Pitarro S2 Tli« Love Chase 23 Othello 24 Lend ine Five Shillings VOL. IV. 25 Vlryinius 28 King of the Coinnious 27 London Assurance 28 I'he Rrnt Uav 2i( TwoCientlemVii olVeron hO The Jealous Wife 81 The Rivals 82 Perfection VOL. V 33 A New W ay 1^ S4 Look Belor..- Yt 35 King John 36 Nervous Man 37 Damon and Pvthiaa 38 Clandestine Marriage 3» William Tell 40 Day after the Wedding VOL. VI 41 Speed the Ploiiuh 4i Romeoand Juliet 43 Feudal Timet 44 Charles the Twelfth 4.^ The «r de 46 The Follies ot a Niirht 47 Iron C. est jFaiiLadv 48 F:ilnt Hrart Never W oil VOL. VU. 49 Road to Ruin to Macbeth 61 Temper 6i Evadne 63 Mertram 64 The Duenna 56 Much Adu About Nothiue 6«Th» rriiic VOL. vm. »7 The Apostate 68 Twelfth Night 19 liriitus «0 >impM)n A Co (1 Mercha i..f Venice 62 <»ldHead»(fe Young Hearts 65 Monnlainetrs 64 Three Weeks fifte%""ftiar-{' voT.. IX. ; 88 Love , ,* «6 As Yon UVt It • 67 The Elder Brother 6R Werner »» Qitlppus 70 Town and Country 71 Kinr Lear 72 Blue Devils VOL. X. 7aH.nrv VIM 74 Married and Sini^le 7t Henry IV 7« PaulPrv 17 Ouy Mann»rlne It. Sw«»tli«Rrt8 and Wives 7» S«ii'6 Drunkard 87 Rob Roy 88 (ieorge Barnwell VOL. Xll. 89 Irgomar MO Slic.ches In India 9 1 Two Frii-nds ».' Jane Shore 03 Corsicaii Brothers S)4 Mind vour own Business i-o Writing on the Wall yg Heir at Law VOL. xm. 97 Soldier's Daughter S DouglaF il9 Marco Spada liiU Natu e's Nolilemaa Uil Sardan.tpalut lo-i Civil^TAtioii 1(13 Tlie Robbers 1U4 Katharine and Petrucbio VOL. XIV. 105 Game of Love U)6 Midsummer Night's 07 Ernestine [Dream 108 Rair ficker of Paris 109 Flying Dutchman ] .J Hypocrite 1 1 1 Therete 112 La Tour de Nesle VOL. XV. 118 Ireland As It Is 114 Sea of Ice 115 Seven Clerks 116 Gameol Life 1 17 Forty Thieves 118 Brvan Boroihme 119 Ro'mai.ceaud Reality 120 Ugolino \ :.. xvi. 121 The T^npest 1-J-JThe Pilot 1 ^3 Carpenter of Rouen 1 4 King's Riv:il 12ft Little Trensure 120 Dombey and Son li'" Parents and Guardians U8 Jewess VOL. XVII. 129 Camille l.iO Married Life 131 Wen lock of Wen lock 132 Roseof Etlrickvale 133 David Copperfield 134 Aline, or the Rose of 35 Pauline [Killarney 136 Jane Eyre VOL. XVIH. 187 Night and Morning 138 ^thiop 1 '.9 Three Guardsmen 140 Tom Cringle 141 Henriette. the Forsaken 142 Eustache Baiidin , . ,143 Ernest Maltraverg' • VT^*'?'** «0><1 Hragoon* *'"^ VOL. XIX. ;i46 Dred, or the Dismal [Swamp 146 Last Days of Pompeii 147 Ksmeraliia 14,>< P«t«r Wil' ins 149 Ben the Bo'tswaic l.-O Jonathan Bradford 1.^1 Retribution US Mineral! VOL. XX. 1 az French Spv 154 V. «pt of Vvish-lon Wish 165 Evil Genius 156 Ben Bolt 157 Sailor of France 1.^8 Red Mask Itt Life of an Actress leO Wedding Day VOL. XXI. 161 All's Fair in Love 162 Itofer 163 Self 164 Cinderella 106 Phantom 166 Franklin [Moscow 167 The Gunmaker of 168 The Love of a Prince VOL. XXII. 169 Son of the Night no Rory O'.More 171 Golden Eagle "'2 Rienai 173 Broke ■ Sword 174 Rip Van Winkle 175 Isabelle 176 Heart of Mid Lothian VOL. XXIII. 177 Actress of Padua 178 Hoatirg Beacon 179 Bride of Lammermoor 1 8' I Cataract of the Ganges IKI Robber of the Rhina 182 School ol Reform 183 Wandering Hoys 1S4 Mazeppa VOL. XXIV. Youi 1»6 The 187 Romani;* after Marriage 188 Biigand l89Poorof New York 190 Ambrose Gwinett 191 Raymond and Agnea 192 Gambler's Fate VOi.. XXV. 193 Father and Son 194 MMssaniello 195 Sixteen String Jack 196 Youth ml Queen 197 Skeleton Witness 198 Innkeeper of Abbeville 199 Miller and hi» Men 200 Aladdin VOL. XXVT. 201 Adrieime the Actrea* 20i! Lndiue 203 Jesse Brown 204 Asmodeus 205 Mormons 206 Blanche of Brandywine 207 Viola 208 Deseret Deserted VOL. XXV II. 209 Americana in Paris 210 Victorlne 211 Wizard of the Wave 21 y Castle Spectre 215 Horse-ehoe Robinson 21. Armand, Mrs. Mowatt 21 Fashion, Mrs. Mowatt 216 Glance at .New York VOL. XXVHl. 217 Inconstant 21K Dncle Tom's Cabin 219 biuide to the Stage 220 Veteran 2.'1 Miller of New Jersey 222 Dark Hour oefore Dawn 223 Midsum'rNight'sDream [Liura Keene'a Edition 224 Art and Artifice VOL XXIX. 225 Poor Young .Man 228 Ossawattomie Brown 227 Pope of Rome 228 Oliver Twist 2';» Pauvrette 280 Man in the Iron Mask 231 Knight of Arva 232 Moll Pitcher VOL. XXX. 238 Black Eyed Susan •.':{4 Satan in Paris 235 Rosina Meadows 23S West End, or Irish Hiir- 237 Six Degrees i.f Crime 238 The Ladv and the Devil 239 ^ren^er"or MoorofSicl [ess VOL. XXXI. 241 Merry Wives of Windiot 242 Mary's Birthday 243 Shandy Maguire 244 Wild Oats 24.^ Michael Erie 246 idiot Witness 247 Willow Copse 24a Pei'ple's Lawyer VOL, XXXH, 249 The Boy Martyrs 250 Lucretia Borgia 251 Surgeon of Paris 262 Patrician's Daughter 253 Shoemaker of Toul use 254 Momentous Question 255 Love and Lovalty 256 Robber's WiYe VOL. XXXIII. 257 Dumb Girl of Genoa 2 8 Wreck Ashore 259 Clari 260 Rural Felicity 261 Wallace 262 M.idelaine 263 The Fireman 2b4 Grist to the Mill VOL. XXX IV. 266 Two Lovn «nd b Life 266 Annie Blake 267 Steward 268 Captain Kyd 269 Ni.k of the Woods 2^0 Marble Heart 271 Second Love 272 Dream at .'^ea Vol. XXXV. 273 Breach of Promise 274 Review 275 Lady of the Lake 2*6 Still Water Runs Deep 277 The Scholar 278 Helping Hands 279 Faust and Marguerite 2H0 Last M n VOL. XXXVI. 281 Belle's Stratagem 2fe2 Old and Young 28:! Ratl:iella 284 Ruth Oakley 286 British Mr .-e 2^6 A Life s Aansom 287 Giralda 28 Time Trie'' All VOL. XXXVII. 289 Ella Rosenburg 2911 Warlock of the Gleo 291 Zelina 29V Beatrice 2- 3 Neighbor Jackwood 294 Wonder '.95 Robert Emmet 296 (ireen Bushes VOL. xxxvm. 297 Flowers ol the Forest 298 A Bachelor of Arts .>99 The MIdniifht Banquet 300 Husband of m Hour 301 Love's Labor Lost 302 Naiad Queen 303 Caprice 304 Cradle of Liberty VOL. XXXIX. 306 The Lost Ship 306 Country Squire 807 Fraud and Its Victims 308 I'utnam 309 King tnd Deserter 310 La y ammina 311 A Hard Struggle 312 Gwinnette V^aughan VOL. XL. SIX The Love Knot [Juri^> 314 Lavater, or Not a Bay 315 The Noble Heart 31* Coriolanus 317 The Winter's Tale SIS Eveleen Wilson 318 Ivanhne 240 Masks and Faces [ly|320 Jonathan in England (French's Standard Dr^ma Continued on 3d page of Cover.) SAMUEL FRENCH, 28=30 West 38th Street, New York City. New and Explicit Descriptive Catalogue Mailed Free on Request. MRS. FLYNNS LODGERS a flap in #ne act BY H. A. KNIFFIN Copyright, 1910, by Samuel French NOTICE.— Professional acting rights of this play are reserved by the publisher, and permission for such performances must be obtained before performances are given. This notice does not apply to amateurs, who may perform the play without permission. All professional unauthorized productions will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. New York SAMUEL FRENCH PUBLISHER 28-30 WEST 38TH STREET London SAMUEL FRENCH, Ltd. 26 Southampton Street, STRAND iCj iO Cbaracters. Mrs. HoNORiA Flynn . . Keeper of the Lodging- House, Richard Fairfax . . . . A Poor Artist a?id ofie of The Lodgers. Sam His Colored Personal Servant. Professor Weinhaben Another Lodger. Anton Sauerblitz . . A Prospective Buyer of Paint- ings» (g)CI,D 22^50 ^^ MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. Scene : Fairfax's combmed bedroom and studio contaiti ing couch, chairs, stool and easel. Among the prop- erties necessary to the sketch are two paintings or lithographs. They can be set on easel so they are not seen by audience. The curtain rises and discloses Sam, seated on stool near footlights, engaged in black- ing his master's boots, while Fairfax, in stocking feet; is painting at easel in rear of stage. Richard. Sam, haven't you finished with those shoes yet ? I'm getting frapped feet standing here in my hole-proofs with no fire in the room. Sam. I'se got one done, Mas'r Dick. The other'll be ready jes' as soon as I blow my bref on it some more. , ^„, , Richard. Well, toss it over and I'll stand on one leg like a crane until you have finished the job. (Sam brings it over and returns to stool. While putting shoe on Fairfax says) Some day I hope to make my for- tune, and when I do the first thing I'll buy will be a pair of shppers. Sam. Golly, Mas'r Dick, you don't need to make no fortune ! All you has got to do is to go home to Virginny an' tell de old General dat you is tired of paintin' and is ready to study law like he said yo' should. Den de ol' Mas'r '11 forgive yo' an' we-all will have plenty to eat— po'k and sweet pertates an' hominy an' possum— My! but I can jes' taste it now!— an' more money to spend than dat Mr. Someother dreams is in de world outsiden his own pile. (Hands second shoe to Fairfax) 3 4 MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. Richard. Sara, I wish you'd get a job with some one who could afford to pay you wages. It's over two months since I've given you a cent, and I know you need money as badly as 1 do. Forget about the old home. I can't give up my art, after spending the little money mother left me studying in Paris and Rome. But even if I did, father would never forgive me for disregarding his wishes. He belongs to a past genera- tion that has been left behind by the march of progress. Why he doesn't even know the war is over. Sam. 'Scuse me for disagreein' with you, Mas'r Dick, but I is sure de General would be powerful glad to welcome you back if you reproached him in de proper spirit. Why Liza Ann done told me — you remember Liza Ann what cooked for dem no " count Carters" down home, don't you? Richard. Yes, Sam, I remember there was such a person. Sam. Well, Liza Ann told me, when I met her on Sixth Abenue the other day, dat after we left for dem foreign parts, where coons is scarcer than dollar bills is now, old Mas'r done close up de house and live in retiredment — jes' like his po' heart was broken. Richard. That does not alter the case, Sam. The governor is too proud to make the first overture, and I certainly can't go crawling back to him — a miserable failure with no achievements to show the wisdom of my course. But we won't discuss the subject ; it's a pain- ful one. The main point is, why won't you leave me and strike out on your own account ? Surely there must be opportunities of steady employment in this great city for a strong fellow like you. Sam. What, leave you, Mas'r Dick, to be discom- posed every other minute by dat female Irisher down stairs ? No, sir 1 I reckon dis chile ain't done forgot he was born on de same plantation with you, an' dat his old pap was once de General's butler and slave. Besides, look at de barrels ob money you spent totin' me all over dat foreign Yurrup, libin all de time like de King ob England on his vacation. An' now, jes' be- MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. 5 case you is hard-up an' can't sell no pictures in dis crazy New York, do yo' suppose I'se gwine to leabe yo' for de sake ob a few tainted dollars? Well I reckon not. Who would lie to de landlady when she comes fo' de rent, I'd like to know, if Sam warn't here to do it ? Yo' can't, case yo' is a gentleman ; but I — I'se only a no 'count nigger what de Angel Gabriel ain't got time to bother with. {The following dialogue between Mrs. Flynn and Pro- fessor Weinhaben is heard off stage^ Mrs. F. I've come for me rint, Perfisser, that ye promised to have ridy this mornin'. Prof. Vat is los ? Sam. Lordy 1 Speakin' ob de debil — dere she is now, a tacklin' de Dutchman. It's your turn next, Mas'r Dick. (Fairfax takes fiight-shirt from underneath pillow on couch.) Mrs. F. Don't spake to me in your low-down Dutch ; money talks, an' it's the only langwidge Oi understand. (Fairfax puts night-gowii on over his clothes and lays on couch with covers over him.) Richard. Sam, think up some excuse before she gets here; I've only got a nickel left and she won't be satisfied with that. Prof. Veil, you see, efery moment I vas expec- tioning dot leedle Heinrich to come by der house for his lesson yet. He owes me for der last quarter, al- ready, und is to bring it vith him ven he gets here. Mrs. F. Owes you a quarter, does he ? An' do ye think yez can loll around in me best room for two wakes an' all you'll have to pay is twinty-foive cints ? The nerve av yer 1 Yez ought to be ashamed of yersilf (5 MRS. FLYNN'S LODGEtlS. — the big, strong man that yez are — talkin' to a poor, hard-workin' widow loike thot. If me man Dan was aloive he'd soon show you wot's wot. (Fairfax, in pullifig covers up about his shoulders , exposes his feet and shoes?) Richard Here — get something quick, Sam, to put over my feet. Prop. Vait ! you are mistooking my meaning ! It was a quarter of a year Heinrich owes me, not a quar- ter of a dollar. Mrs. F. An' phat the divil is a quarter of a year in American money ? Prof. Fifteen dollars. Mrs. F. An' ye owe me tin. Viry well, Oi'll give yez till twilve o'clock to pay up. If ye don't do it thin, out yez go. Remimber, Oi mane it 1 . . . Now for thot lazy artist in the nixt room. (Mrs. Flynn knocks and enters.) Mrs. F. Have yez got me Sam. Sh ! Don't disturb him ; he am sleepin'. Mrs. F. Well phat the — Shlapin' is he at tin o'clock in the mornin' ! Well it's toime he was up an' earnin' the money to pay me phat he owes me. The oidea ! tucked up in bed at this hour, an' me a-workin' an' a-shlavin' the skin off me bones to keep a roof over the loikes of thot. Oi'll get him up, if Oi have to yank him out by the fate. {Starts toward eouch.) Sam (stopping her). Don't do dat I If yo' has any modesty left, I'se a-tellin' you, don't do dat ! Mrs. F. An' phy shouldn't Oi do it if Oi'loikes .? (Sam laughs) Mrs. F. An' phat the divil are yez laughin' at, yer blakfaced imp of Satan ? Sam {quickly sohe?'i?ig). I'se only laughin' at de idea ob a lady like yo' to do such a thing. Mrs. F. Well, don't do it agin, that's all. But where's me rint ? Thot's what Oi come for, an'thot's MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. f phat Oi mane to have. Did he get the check you told me yesterday he expected ? Sam. Yes'm ; he got it all right. Mrs. F. Thin hand over the money. Sam. Money ? What money ? Mrs. F. The money from the check av course. Or, if ye have not cashed it yit, give it to me an' Oi'll put it through me bank. Sam. O, yo' mean the check ? No, he didn't get it yet ; I disremembered the case correctly. Yo' see de gentleman wrote that he was jes' fresh out ob of checks, but as soon as he got in a new supply he would send one along. Mrs. F. Phat are ye tryin' to do, kid me ? {Bell is heard rmging in the distance) There's the door-bell ; an' Oi must run an' answer it ! See thot yez get yer master up an' Oi'll be back and attind to him later. An' tell him if he don't pay up by twilve o'clock, Oi'll fire him out, so Oi will. \,Exit Mrs. Flynn. Richard {sitting up in bed). Has she gone? Sam. Yas, sir ; but she'll be back to discommode us agin in a little while. Dat woman suttingly am de limit. She gets me so rattled I can't think what I'se saying. {A knock is heard at door, which Sam opens and enter Professor Weinhaben.) Prof. Wie gehts, Herr Fairfax. Richard. Good morning. Professor. Sit down. I'll be with you as soon as I get out of this night shirt. It's needless to ask how the world is using you, for the walls are so thin I overheard your conversation with the landlady. ,., , ^ Prof. Thin ? Yas ; yust so thin like my pocket- book. I will tell you someding ! Dot leedle fellow Heinrich vot iss coming mit der monoy Richard. Yes. Prof. Veil he ain't coming, dot's all. Richard. The boy who is coming with the money isn't coming ? What do you mean ? 8 MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. Prof. I mean that I was a fibber und a skinner und a peast — all because I vas vot you call busted ! Ven I haf got money — I vas a goot fellow ; but ven I am broke — I vas der very Teufel. Richard. Yes, there is a great deal of truth in that. Circumstances have more to do with our morals than the people on Easy Street realize. But what are you going to do about your rent ? Prof. I don't know. If der vidder turns me out — I will haf to go out. Und to-night I vill sleep mit my head in a ash-can — if I don't jump the dock off. Richard. Don't get despondent, Professor. I'm up against it myself or I'd help you out with a loan. Where are you going, Sam ? Sam. I's jes' gwine to de store, Mas'r Dick, fo' a can ob baked beans. Richard. Oh ; all right. But hold on ! How do you expect to get baked beans without money .<* Sam. De grocer done owe us a can in place ob de one dat was spiled last week. Richard. Very well. (Exit Sam.) Richard. I suspect he's got ,a little money of his own and intends to pay for it out of that. Well, when I get on my feet again I'll make it up to him. Prof. You don't find mooch money, den, in dese artisticals ? Richard. Money ? No. The wealthy class expect you to forsake the principles of art and paint their wo- men to resemble angels and their men to look like states- men, else they'll have nothing to do with you. And the masses ! — What they appreciate is something like this. {^Removes paintiiig from easel and puts pietiu e of sunset in its plaee.) Here is a scene on the Mississippi that I made when I was fourteen years old. Of course it is rotten — my taste and talent were still undeveloped — but yet the lurid coloring would appeal to the un- educated. Prof. Sure. I have been thinking, Herr Fairfax, about an acquaintance vot I made a friend of*der udder day, already. MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. 9 Richard. Yes. Prof. Ya ; I met up by him in Dunkel's down on der corner, yet. He comes in and asks Heiney, vere it iss a good place for some lodgings to get. Und ven Heiney mention two or dree, he vants to know about der Vidder Flynn's. Den Heiney introductions him to me, und der first ting he says is, "I'll haf a soda, vot vill you take ? " Den I tells him dot 1 haf quit drinking in a measure, and he says " Try a leedle in a glass." So I takes a soda too, und den he ink- quires all about der house und der people in it. Richard. Is he thinking of coming here to live ? Prof. No ; he said he was looking for a place for his nephew, who is coming on from Milwaukee next week. Ven I mentioned your name und told him vot beautiful paintings und lofely sculpturings you made, he seemed to take interest right away und said he vould like to see some of dose tings. I tink he has got money on der bank. Und perhaps if I brought him in here he might buy a picture und den you vould be all right. Richard. That's a good idea ! I'll tell you what I'll do, Professor. If you sell him one of my paint- ings I will give you half the proceeds. Prof. You vill ? Den I can pay der rent und laugh mit scornfulness at docks und ash-cans. Right away I will go look for him. Richard. Very well. Get him here before twelve o'clock or you may have to entertain him on the side- walk. And if I shouldn't be in when you return, make yourself at home ; I won't keep you waiting long. Prof. Ja wohl. (Weinhaben starts for the door and collides with Sam, who is Just ejiterijig, knockifig the can of beans out of his hand.) Prof. Vy don't you look vere you is ventin ? Sam. Scuse me. Professor ; I was so anxious to get back an' hear yo' interestin' conversation that I run all de way from de store. 10 MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. Prof. Veil, I vill forgif you dis time because I vos in a hurry yet. So long ! Richard. Au revoir. (^.r// Weinhaben.) Sam. Ha, ha ! I bet I done jolt him dat time. Mas'r Dick, for why don't yo' ax him to lunch .? Den we will hab scrambled baked beans an' noodles. De perfessor will be der noodle. Ho, ho! Richard. That will do, Sam. He is a good fellow and I don't want you to make fun of him. Besides, he may yet save us from being turned out of the house. Sam. How am dat ? Richard. He is to bring a friend here to 'look at paintings. If the fellow should happen to buy one we would be all right — for the present. And, by the way, if they come while I'm out, make them as com- fortable as possible until I return. Sam. Yas s'r. Is yo' gwine far, Mas'r Dick ? Richard. No ; only over to the Avenue and back. My coat, please. Now my stick. Thanks. i^Exit Fairfax.) Sam. I suspec' de young Mas'r is in lub agin. Very funny why he has to take dese walks to de Abenue fo' an' five times a day. An' didn't I see him, last week, a-gazin' up at a house like he hoped to see it on fire so's he could rush in an' sabe his angel from de flames ? Ho, ho 1 you can't fool Sam. If he would only take a good big dose ob castor oil, he would get it out ob his system an' feel better. But sho' ! yo' can't tell dat to dese young bloods ; dey likes to mope aroun' an' look at de moon an' hug their misery — when dey might be huggin' anubber gal. But I sup- pose I couldn't change dis crazy ol' world if I tried, so I might as well make de best ob it. {Enter Mrs. Flynn. Song for Sam can be introdueed here if desired.) Mrs. F. I see your master go out a minute ago. Has he gone to get some money for me — or simply to buy cigaroots ? MRS. FLYNN'S LOpGERS. H Sam. Yus'm. Mrs. F. Yas'm. Which question do yez be an- swerin', Oi'd loike to know ? Sam. Bofe. If he gets de money, he am sure to buy de cigarettes. Mrs. F. Arragh ! a nice penny dude he is ! One of the Hall-Room byes, sure enough. He can't pay me me rent, but Oi notice he can shport a handsome cane, all right. Sam. He didn't buy that stick. Mrs. F. He didn't ?, Where did he get it thin, shtale it ? Sam. No ; that was a present from de King of France. Mrs. F. There ain't no King of France , ye lyin' shpalpeen. Sam. Well den it was de King ob Eyetaliany. Mrs. F. The King of the Waps, eh ? Oi want to know 1 Oi suppose ye've thraveled considerably on the other side ? Sam. Sure ; ober three hundred thousand miles. Mrs. F. Ye don't say. An' did ye go to Oireland at all, at- all ? Sam. Ireland ? Ireland ? Oh yes, we went to Ire- land. Yo' see dat picture dere ? {Poifits to sunset scene) He done made dat in Ireland. Dat am Lake — Lake — I disremember de name. Mrs. F. Killarney ? Sam. Dat's it. I knew it was Kill-something. Mrs. F. Sure an' it's the beautiful shpot, all roight, all roight ; Oi'd recognize it anywhere. Sam. Mebbe he might gib it to yo', if yo' was to go easy wid him on de rent. But I dunno ; he thinks a heap ob dat picture becase ob de good time he had while he was a-paintin' ob it. Howsomever, I'll jes' put it aside so's when de perfessor comes wid de man to buy de picture, he won't take dis one. {Removes it from easel) Mrs. F. So that lazy Dutchman is to bring a buyer with him, is he ? 12 MRS. FLYNNS LOt>GERS. Sam. Yas'm ; it am a friend of his. Mrs. F. Well, it's a wonder he wouldn't look for some fool to buy his music. (A knock is heard at door.) Sam. Dere dey is now, I reckon. {Goes to door and opens it. Enter Professor Weinhaben and Anton Sauerblitz) Walk right in, gentlemen. (Sauerblitz makes the fnistake of shakiiig Sam enthu- siastically by the handy then bows low before Mrs. Flynn.) Anton. Guten morgen, Frau Fairfax. I hope your healt* vas keeping pace mit your constitution, already. Mrs. F. Phat the divil are ye drivin' at ? Are ye bughouse or just plain dippy ? Prof. Vait, Anton ! you vas miscalculating der personalities. Mrs. Flynn, my frient Herr Sauerblitz. AoTON. Mooch obliged to meet your introduction. Mrs. F. Sauerblitz ? Oi should think it would be Sour-fits, the way ye tw'st yersilf around the Ainglish langwidge. Perfissor, has thot bye brought yet he quarter-of-a-year yet thot he owes ye 1 Prof. Donnerwetter ! {Takes the widow aside and expostulates with her in whispers) Sam. Make yo'self at home, Mr. — Mr. — Jes' make yo'self at home. The master will be back sho'tly, an* he done told me to see dat yo' was comfortable. Anton. Donkershane ! I feels a gratefulness for your kind intentions. Mrs. F. Viry well ; Oi'll kape quiet. But remim- ber, Perfissor, twilve o'clock is the limit for both you and the artist. Prof. Ya ; I won't forget. {Exit Mrs. Flynn. Prof. Veil, Anton, here ve is in der vunderful stootio I vas tellin' you apout. {Turni?ig to Sam.) I vant to show my frient some of der marfelous vorks of art your master keeps by der place. MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. ^[3 Sam* Go right ahead an' help yo'self, Perfissor. Prof, {placing picture on easel). Now ve haf here a painting so delicate in texture dot it is necessary to protect it vith a cloth, already. Anton. He keeps it covered up for fear it vill get sunburned, ain't it ? But I vouldn't call dot delicate. Prof. Ah 1 dot is because your eye vasn't educated up to der proper contemplation of der subject. Dis picture has der vonderful property of following you all arount the room. Anton. I don't tink my wife would like that pic- tures 1 Prof. It possesses der attraction of gravitation to such a degree, dot ven you vunce lay your eyes on it you find it hard to get dem back again. Vy, ven I comes in here, I looks at it und looks at it und den I looks away und tries to think of someding else ; but soon I finds myself vanting to see more of it, so I looks back again. It's called der good old summer time because dere's so much sun, ain't it. Anton. Dot's vy he calls it der goot old summer- time? Prof. Sure. Anton. Dit you efer see anything like dot yourself, Weinhaben ? Prof. Vy no; can't you see dis is in der coun- try ? I haf always lifed in der city. Anton. Do they haf such suns in der country, already ? Anton. Ach no ! I wouldn't haf such a sunshine picture in der house, Prof. Veil perhaps you vould prefer to look at some udder supjects. Now here — {Picks up sunset sdene and places on easel.) Here is a painting, done in crayons, of der Rhine at sunset. You see dis leedle dot on der top of der hill ? Anton. Yes ; vot is it — a fly-speck ? Prof. No ; dot was der ruins of Castle Weiner- wurst. Time und der elephants. Anton. Do they have elephants in Chermany ? 14 MRS. PLYNNS LODGl^RS. Prof. Sure they have elephants in Germany? Anton. 1 never saw any. Prof. Vas you efer in Chermany ? Anton. No ; but I vas in Little Hungary vunce, and I didn't see any there ; nor camels noider. Prof. Oh, you are talking about animal elephants; I was referring to der vedder elephants. Anton. Der vedder elephants ? Prof. Sure ; rain und snow und tunder und light- ning. Anton. Dot's der elements. Prof. Aint dot vot I said it } Veil, time und der — you know — haf caused der vails to crumble away until all dere is left is vot you see here. Anton. It looks like vun brick to me. Prof. Dot is der vunderful part about der picture I It is yust there dot the artist shows the distance be- tween the observer und vot he is observationing. Und den, by having the walls all fallen down, he captivates the imagination by making you tink vot a peautiful building it must have been ; ven,if he had left it stood- ing upright, it might look like — like — Anton. An Eight Avenue tenement-house ? Prof. Sure ; only not so goot. Yust gaze at der marfelous perspective to der atmosphere! und note how easily der foreground slips into der middle-distance, like a man stepping on a banana-peel. Ach ! it is a great work of art ! Tink how much it must haf cost him I He made a special trip all der vay from New York to Chermany yust to paint dot vun picture. Anton. It must be quite an expensiveness to buy it then ? Prof. Expensiveness ? No matter vot he charges, it is worth yust twice so much 1 {Enter Richard Fairfax.) Richard. Good morning, gentlemen. I hope I haven't kept you waiting long. Prof. No; only a few minutes. Herr Fairfax, shook hands mit my friend, Anton Sauerblitz. Richard. Pardon me, I didn't catch the name. MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. 15 Anton. Sauerblitz. Richard. Ah, to be sure. Very glad to know you, Mr. Sauerblitz . . . Sam, did you offer the gentlemen some grape juice ? Sam. No, sah. Richard. Why not. Sam. I didn't tink dere was any left in. Richard. Bring the bottle and glasses — er — glass at once. Sam. De one yo' keeps yo' tooth-brush in, Mas'r Dick? Richard. The cut glass tumbler, Sam. {To the others.) I'm sorry I haven't one for each of us ; but we can take our turn, if you don't mind. Anton. Sure ; vot's der difference. {After Sam has brought it Fairfax hands glass to Sauerblitz ajid starts to pour.) Richard. Say when. Anton. Ven ; dot's plenty. {Holding glass aloft.) To der vimin, Gott bless dem ; dey need it 1 (Fairfax hands glass to Weinhaben ajid is about to pour into it when the latter grabs bottle from him and ails glass to the brim.) Richard. Put a little on your hair, Professor ; it's a good tonic. Prof. Prosit ! {Drinks and smacks his lips.) Ach, dot vas good ! Richard ( Taking small drink). Here's to you, gentle- men 1 {Hands glass and decanter lyack to Sam.) Sam, run down to the corner and get the correct time ; it must be nearing noon. Sam. All right — in a minute, Mas'r Dick. Prof. I haf been showing Anton some of your paintings, Herr Fairfax. Richard. Yes ; And what does he think of them ? Anton. I likes dot scene on der Rhine pretty veil, und vould like to know der price of it. 16 MRS. FLYNN'S LODriKRS. Richard. Scene on the Rhine ? What- (Weinhaben makes wild gesture to attract Fairfax's atte7itio?i.) Richard. Oh yes ; you could have that for- Prof. Excuse me, Herr Fairfax, but haf you got a cigarette about you ? Richard. Certainly. (Weinhaben /^/^^i- Fairfax aside aiid accepts a cigarette. Sauerblitz obseri'es Sam, in backgroutid, helpiiig himse/f to more grape juice and promptly joins him in two or three ivhile the others are talki?ig.) Prof. Charge him five-hundred dollars ; he vill stand it. I haf got him going. Richard. But what picture is he talking about ? Prof. Der vun on der easel dere, Richard. What ! five hundred for that sketch ? Prof. Sure ! I told him you vent all der vay to Chermany especially to paint it. Richard. But it isn't M^orth five dollars. Prof. No matter; a picture is vorth yust vot you can get for it. He likes dot better as all der udders und vill pay vot you ask him. Remember der rent is due at twelve o'clock. I get half, don't I ? Richard. Why, of course. But I can't sell him that sketch for any such exorbitant price. Prof. Der more you charge der better he vill tink der picture is. Besides, if you don't sell him dot vun he von't buy any udders,und den ve vill be turned out of der house yet. Richard {hesitati?ig). Very well ; I suppose you know best. Prof. Und anoder ting. If he should ask you to make some alterations by it, slap some more on der price. Richard. All right ; Fll do as you say. {Exit Sam. Prof. Anton, I haf yust been telling Herr Fairfax MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. 17 dot because you vas a frient of mine he should take a leedle off der price of der painting. Anton. Sure ; dot vas a goot idea. Richard {at easel). Just step over here, Mr. Sau- erblitz. Now you can see for yourself that a picture of this description is worth a lot of money. Anton, Sure; dot's vy I like it. Richard. The regular price for such a painting would be six-hundred-and-fifty dollars ; but seeing you are a friend of the professor's, I'll let you have it for five hundred. Anton. Five hundred dollars ? Richard. Yes. Anton. Vait a moment vile I speak to my frient. (Walks over and addresses Weinhaben) He says I should pay him five-hundred for it. Vould you do it ? Prof. {deliberati?ig while he paces fioor). Veil, I'll tell you — yes, I vould. Anton {going back to Fairfax). Veil, if I buy der picture, could you move der castle back of der hill vere it couldn't be seen ? (Fairfax looks at Weinhaben who holds up o?ie finger.) Richard. Yes ; but that would cost you a hundred more, Mr. Sauerblitz. Anton. I vill speak to my frient about it. {Step- ping over to Weinhaben.) He says it would cost a hundred dollars to move der castle. Vould you pay it ? Prof. {paci7ig fioor a little further). Veil, I'll tell you — yes, I vould. Anton {returni?ig to Fairfax). Anodder ting ; you see vere der sun is sinking ? Richard. Yes. Anton. I am afraid it vill soon be sinking in der sink. Couldn't you lift it up a little higher yet ? (Fairfax looks at Weinhaben who holds up two fingers.) Richard. Yes, that could be done ; but I'll have to charge you two hundred extra for it. 18 MRS. FLYNN'S LODGERS. Anton. Just a minute. (Going over foWEinuABEH.) He vants two hundred for lifting der sun up a little higher. Vould you gif it to him ? Prof, {pacing floor still further). Veil, I'll tell you — ^yes, I vould. Anton {returnitig to easel and gazing critically at picture). I tink dot ven der sun is higher up, maybe it vould shine directly in peoples eyes und gif dem der pink-eye. Could you shift it ofer to der Northeast a little ? (Fairfax looks at Weinhaben who again holds "up two fingers.) Richard. Yes, for an additional two hundred. Anton. I'll see vot der professor tinks. ( Walking over to Weinhaben) He asks two hundred to shift der sun a little to der Northeast. Vould you pay it ? Prof, (pacing entire length of stage). Veil, I tell you — ^yes. Anton (returning to Fairfax). How much does dat make it, altogedder ? Richard. Let me see ; five and one is six, and two is eight, and two is ten — one thousand dollars. Anton. Veil, I'll tell you — I'll tink it over. Richard. How long a time do you want to con- sider it, Mr. Sauerblitz ? Amton. Oh, mebbe a month. (Clock strikes twelve ; Fairfax and Weinhaben ex- change glafices of consternation^ then Fairfax /tin>r Valiente 325 Kor«st Ruse 32B Uuke's Oa.ighter 3vi Camilla's Husband 32S Pure liold VOL. XLII. 32S1 Ticket ol Le:ive Man 830 tool'. Revenge 331 O'.Neil the Great 332 Handy Andy S3;-i I'iraie" of the Isles 334 Kanchou 335 Liltle Barefoot 33ti V\ild Irish Girl VOL. XLIII. 337 PeaH of Savoy 338 Dead Heart 339 Ten Nights in a Bar-room 340 Dumb Boyof Man. hester 341 BelpheftortheMounteb'k 342 CriuKut on the Hearth 343 Prmtt-r's Devil 344 Mag's Diversion VOL. XLIV. 345 Drunkard's Doom 346 Chimney Corner 347 Fifteen Years of a Drunk- 34t< No Thoroughfare r«rd's 349 FeepO' Day \_L\h 350 Everybody's Friend 351 Gen. Grant 362 Katlileeu Mavourneen VOL. 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