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 The Fatal Blow 7 
 
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 The General Manager 5 
 
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 The Haunted Mill 5 
 
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 The Raw Recruit 6 
 
 The Reward of Crime 5 
 
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 Through Snow and Sunshine 6 
 
 Ticket of Leave Man 9 
 
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 Uncle Tom's Cabin 15 
 
 Wild Mab 6 
 
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 Won at Last 7 
 
 Zion 7 
 
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Ruben Rube; 
 
 -OR- 
 
 My Invalid Aunt. 
 
 FARCE 
 
 IN ONE ACT 
 Af Z. Ghipman, 
 
 A utlior of ' 'Little Wife. ' ' 
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 A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES-CAST OF THE CHARAC- 
 TERS—ENTRANCES AND EXITS -RELATIVE POSITIONS 
 OF THE PERFORMERS ON THE STAGE, AND THE 
 WHOLE OF THE STAGE BUSINESS. 
 
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 SECOND COPY. FEB 24 1900 
 
 RUBEN RUBBiUr if conyr?,*rv:^ 
 CAST OF CHARACTERS.^ ^274, 
 
 Ruben Rube, From New H(imj)sJnre. 
 
 Hamlet Brown, New York business nuin. 
 
 Mable Dash, Fashionable youvcj widow. 
 
 TIME OF PLAYING— 30 minuies, [with innovation 
 of vnisical specialties. ) 
 
 COSTUMES 
 
 Ruben Rube. — Coimtry boy from New Hampsliire; big 
 boots, coat, slioit pants, etc. 
 
 Brown. — Neat business suit, mustaclie. 
 
 Widow.— Handsome street dress, liat, parasol and 
 gloves^ etc. 
 
 X 
 
 PROPERTIES. 
 
 Drapery curtains, carpel, nice I'nriuture, sofa, two parlor chairs, 
 loiio- rope Ining- up willi pulley in flies, two feet in front of r. e., <>ors 
 over to another pulley outside U. E. flies, wiMi snap on end that pulls 
 down and <ioes at back of c. D., to pull Ruben up at end ofacl. 
 Huben wears a harness under his dress with a ring- in back so to catch 
 snapon rope. ]>ed)5ix feet long-, eighteen inches liigh and wide, maib' 
 1o break in middle, by pulling- out C. legs with rope running oiilsitir 
 througii d(!()r k. Fancy table, foot of bed, twopint botllps, tiotli half 
 full t>r milk, on table, witj\ drinking glass and piece of muskmelion, 
 also a cone of paper, with two table spoonful of corn starch in same, 
 to throw in Ruben's face. Card on table, also screen to cover bed all 
 but about pighleeu inches at foot to show RiibPii's boots. Night 
 dress for Ruben, long enough to come within Unci' oi- I'onr inches of 
 boot tops. Carpet bag- with horse pistol inside lor Ruben. J^lack 
 cigar box with two strings with handles at end of strings fiu- flattery, 
 small cannon cracker in other end of box, placed backot bed. Double 
 barrel shot gun, blank catridges in same, sure tire outside ]{., ,'3 k., 
 for explosion, also pan of red Are, 3{., 2 k. >.' iglil gown, night caj), 
 ]iaii' of ]iants on the bed, also a box with corn slarcli, pulf, snuill 
 looking glass on bed; revolver loaded with five blank' catridges, tap 
 bell outside L. u. E. Sheet of music on sofa. Pair of pants (looks 
 like Rubens) on bed for him to throw over screen. 
 
 STAGE DIRECIIONS. 
 
 K., means Right: l., Left; k. h., Risht Hand; l. h.. Left Hand: c. Center: s. k. 
 [2d E.,] Second Entrance: v. E.. Upper Entrance; M. u., Midtlle Door; ¥., the 
 Fhit: D. F., Door in Fhit; r. c, Right of Center; l. c, Left of Cenie-r. 
 
 K. K. c. c. L. c. L. 
 
 **■•!' The reader is supposed to be npon tlie stage facing- tlie audience. 
 
t 
 
 
 A^ 
 
 
 RUBEN RUBE; 
 
 -OR- 
 
 MY INVALID AUNT. 
 
 SCENE. — Parlor — livehj music at rise of curtain. 
 
 Elder, Hamlet Brown, l. c. e., loifh letter in hand, comes 
 
 do ton c. 
 
 Brown, (reads cdond) "Mr. Brown. Dear sir:— I Lava 
 $500 to invest — {puis Idler in pocket) I have seen the 
 time I would jump at such a chance. But now, if I can 
 only catch the dashing widow with her fifty thousand, I'll 
 make Rome howl! She thinks 1 have an invalid aunt 
 whom I have been nursing for years. I have no invalid 
 aunt, but my Landlady has promised to take the place o'; 
 one, in case'the widow calls. Everything is arranged, the 
 bed is there — and with the Landlady upon it sick and 
 suffering ! What a picture ! ( picks card from table, reads ) 
 "Dear Mr. Brown, I have gone oat for the day. Shall not 
 return until late this evening. Mrs. Jones." Great 
 heavens! what if the widow should call now! {hell heard 
 out L. u. E.) There she is! Oh Lord! {crosses to R., sits 
 in chair) What shall I do? 
 
 jE'?i/er, Ruben Rube, c. E... carr?/t«^ a large old fashioned 
 hand hag which contains a big horse pistol — com s 
 doini c, grinning. 
 
 What shall I say? What shall I do? (rising) My dear 
 Mrs. Dash, I am surprised that — (turns, sees Ruben) 
 Well, who the devil are you? (Ruben gives a loud Rube 
 
4 RUBEN RUBE, OR MY INVALID A UNT, 
 
 laugh, Brown s'ariuig hack) I say, who the devil are 
 you? (staris icicard Ruben, ivho looks frigliteiipd, turn^ 
 and makes a quick dash for c. E., Brown ccdches him and 
 jmlls him hack) I say, who the devil are you? (Ruben 
 laughs again) Answer me fellow, who are you? 
 
 Ruhen. Your (si^eUs) c-o-u-s-i-n. 
 
 Broivn. What? 
 
 Ruhen. (specdcs slowly) Y-o-u-r c-o-u-s-i-n. 
 
 Broivn. Which cousin? AVhat cousin? 
 
 Rid>en. C-o-u-s-i-n R-u-b-e-n. 
 
 Broion. Ruben what? 
 
 Ruhen. No, R-u-b-e-n R— u~b~e. 
 
 Brown. Wh}^ not little Ruben Rube, from New 
 Hampshire? 
 
 Ruhen. Y~e— p ! 
 
 Broicn. Why Ruben, my boy, I am glad to see you. 
 
 Brown sJiakrs Ruben's hand vigorously, Ruben cringes 
 and pulls it away ivith difficulty. 
 
 Ruhen. Gess you be glad, beant ye? 
 
 Brown. I am indeed. {offering liand again 
 
 Ruhen. Nope, {crosses io L. corner) Never ag'in. 
 Reglar pinch bug, you be. 
 
 Brown, {laughs and goes to chair r. and sits) Why 
 Ruben, how you have groAvn? 
 
 Ruheii. {^hyly and aickwardly comes c. ) OL, yep! 
 Ma says, "grown clean out of my britches." 
 
 Brown, {lau giving) By the way, how is your mother? 
 
 Ruhen. Nursing. 
 
 Brown. What! Another baby? 
 
 Ruhen. Nope — carbunkle. 
 
 Brown. And your father? Does he still run the old 
 mill? 
 
 Ruhen. On, no! Mill closed. 
 
 Broicn. Closed — what for? 
 
 Ruhen. Oh! dam busted! Mill stopped. 
 
 Brown. Well, Avhy don't they fix the dam. 
 
 Ruhen. Cause, dad says the old mill ain't worth a dam. 
 
 {laughs 
 
 Brown, {laughs also) That's very good, Ruben. 
 
 Ruhen. No, tain't neither, it was dam bad! No, no! I 
 ■mean it was a bad dam. (hoth laugh 
 
 Brown. Is your sister going to school now? 
 
RUBEN RUBE, OR MY INVALID AUNT. 5 
 
 Ruben, Wliicli? 
 
 Brown. The youngest one, I think.. 
 Rttheu. Oh! you mean the one with the freckles? 
 Brown. Yes. 
 
 Ruben. Oh! by gosh! She come nigh gettin' drowned. 
 Broivn. How drowned? 
 Ruben. Fell in the water-meilon patch. 
 Brown. Drowned in a water-mellon patch? Ridiculous! 
 Ruben. Well! if you'd seen our water-mellou patc'i 
 after the big rain, you wouldn't lliink it red — i — cu — lus 
 Scart sister so bid, she turned black in the face anil 
 covered up all her freckles. 
 
 Broivn. (laughs) Ruben, you are a funny chap. 
 Ruben. Oh, yes, folks say I b3 a reglar clown. 
 So you are. 
 
 Yes, sir! I can turn flip flops. 
 Y^ou can? 
 
 Yes, and stand on my hea 1. (sUirls t ) do so 
 No, no! you needn't try, I believe you. 
 Well I can, and I come down hero to join your 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 circus. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Broivn. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Broivn. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 Ned? 
 
 Brown. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Broivn. 
 1 ooster. 
 
 Ruben. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 I don't run a circus. 
 
 Don't ye? Well, what do ye do? 
 
 I'm manager of a dramatic company 
 
 Well, don't they turn fli^i-flops? 
 
 No. 
 
 Or stand on their head? 
 
 AVell, not as a rule. 
 
 What do they do? 
 
 Why, they play comedies and tj-agedies. 
 
 Yep! 
 
 And sing songs. 
 
 That's it, by gosh! Sing songs and raise old 
 
 Yes, yes. 
 
 That's me, I sing like a bird. 
 
 I am afraid, Euben, you sing more like an old 
 
 Don't neither, I'm a hummer, I am. 
 Well Ruben, I've got an old song. Just you 
 •>;iit here while I go and get it, and if you cau hum that, 
 :'il let you join my circus. (ea^if, ii., 1 e. 
 
 Ruben. Well I'll hum it and sing it too, cause I can. 
 {introduces smrj — at end of song 
 
6 R UBEN R UBE, OR M T IN VA LID A UNT. 
 
 Elder, Brown, e., 1 e. 
 Brown. Good! Excellent! My boy, yon are cliuck 
 full of talent 
 
 Ruben. No sir! I'm cliuck full of nut cakes and coffee. 
 
 {crosses to r. 
 
 Bdl r'uKjs ouiside, l. u. e., Brown goes to l. u. e., gets 
 letter, comes c, reads. 
 
 Broint. "Dear Mr. Brown: — I shall call at your apart- 
 ment at o o'clock this p. m. Knowing you to be a patient 
 and attentive nurse, feel sure I shall find you at home. 
 Sincerely yours, Mable Da^h." Three o'clock! Great 
 heavens! the widow will be here in five minutes, (going 
 front icly to L. corner) What shall I do? What shall I 
 do? 
 
 Ruhen. {crosses to R. corner) Get a bicycle, you can 
 go faster. 
 
 Brown, {coming c.) Silence! or I'll break your neck. 
 
 Ruhen. (rushing up c. ) No you don't! I'll get out! 
 (Brown seizes Kuben and iJirou-s him to r. corner 
 
 Brown. How dare you leave me now? 
 
 Ruhen. AVell I won't, it* you want me to stay. 
 
 Broicn. (goes to table, 'picJxS up (olored bottle, of milk) 
 Of course I want you to stay, {di'inks — gags) Castor 
 oil! Ye gods! What am I doing? (rushing down L. c 
 
 Ruhen. (r. c.) Making a damn fool of yourself. 
 
 Browu. ( coining c. ) How dnre you swear in my house ? 
 (Kuben runs up quickl// in'o Brown's arms, he throivs 
 him down R. c and turns upa hi \ returning toivard Ruben 
 quickly) Boy, I'll break your neck! 
 
 Ruben. ( who has fallen straddle of carpet bag, quickly 
 j)ulls out horse pistol and points it toward Brown, who 
 staggers back) Oh! I guess nit. 
 
 Brown. Euben Rube, would you shoot your own cousin ? 
 
 Ruben. You bet, a''ore I'd let you shoot me. 
 
 Brown. Put down that cursed pistol and assist me, for 
 I am mad! mad! (going doion to L. corner 
 
 Ruben, (getting up)) Yes, you be crazy. 
 
 Brown. Stny, boy, if'you don't help me, I shall loose 
 $50,000. {down-R. 
 
 Ruben. Fifty thousand dollars, (coming up c.) Jee 
 whitnker! I'd blow up the whole city for that! 
 
 (pistol in hand 
 
R UBEN R UBE, OR MY INVALID A UNT, 7 
 
 Bronm. Not necessary, my boy. Listen, I am in love 
 Avitli a dashing widow. Her husband died and left her 
 lifty thousand dollars. 
 
 Ruben. Yes, and she'll keep it. 
 
 Brown. JSlie will keep it unless I can prove to her that 
 I am a man more fond of love and duty, than I am of 
 money. 
 
 Rnhe)i. Yep. 
 
 Brown. Her first husband was a cruel moiistar, il she 
 marries again, it must be for love! nothing but love. 
 
 Ruben, {cxtvavaganihj) Love! nothing but lov.^! 
 
 Broun. What shall I do? {going down to r. corner 
 
 Rnhen. (coming c. ) Sure she has got the $50,000. 
 
 Brown. Yes. 
 
 Ruben. Then marry her quick! and get the $50,000. 
 
 {going io r. corner 
 
 Brown, {crosses iipc.) Ah! but wait! Hhe believes 
 1 have an invalid aunt whom I have been nursing for 
 years. 
 
 Rube)}. Ye[)\ 
 
 Broicn. {dispondentlg going io L. corner) AYell, I 
 have no invalid aunt. 
 
 Ruben, {up c.) Then you lied to her? 
 
 Brown. Yes, I have lied to her. 
 
 Ridden, {going down io R. corner) That settles your 
 $50,000. 
 
 Broirn. Not altogether, my boy. {up c.) Hear me 
 out. You see, my Landlady has promised to take the [)lac3 
 of my Invalid Aunt, in case the widow calls. Now the 
 Landlady is out, and the widow will be here in three 
 minutes. Do you see? 
 
 Ruben' Yep, I see. 
 
 Brown. I have it. 
 
 Ruben. AVhat, the $50,000? Hang on to it. 
 
 Brown. No, no! Ah! now I see! You my bo}^, you 
 shall take the place of my invalid Aunt? 
 
 Ruben. \Yhat! I be your sick aunt! Weli Iguess not! 
 
 R siting up c. into Brown's (irnis, and is iJirown bach, info 
 
 R. cor)un\ 
 
 Brow,ii. Fool that you are! Why, if you h^lp me to do 
 tills, I'll give you a hundred dollars to start a circus. 
 Ruben. A hundred dollars and a circus? AVhat am I 
 
8 E UBEN R UBE, OR M T INVALID A UNT, 
 
 to do? 
 
 Brown. Well you must lie on that bed, take cod liver 
 oil and castor oil every minute while the widow is here. 
 
 Ruben. I have got to take cod liver oil and castor oil 
 every minute while the widow is here? 
 
 Broivn. Yes sir! 
 
 Ruben. "Well, how long will she stay? 
 
 Broivn. Oh! I don't know; a day! a week! a month! 
 i:)erhaps a year! 
 
 Ruben. What! I have got to take cod liver and caster 
 oil every minute for a whole year? 
 
 Broivn. Of course you have. 
 
 Ruben. Excusa me! I am off! 
 
 S'aris up c, catches him and ihrows him cirouud io L. 
 
 corner. 
 
 Brown. Oh! shaw! you only pretend too. 
 
 Ruben. Ob! I do, and I don't? 
 
 Broivn. That's it, only sweet milk and cand}', Now 
 3'ou must take off your clothes. 
 
 Ruben. What? Me! take off my clothes? Here! right 
 here? No sir! I'll die first. 
 
 (rushes upc. — Bkown seizes him and thj'ows him back, l. 
 
 Broivn. Oh! it's only your outside garments. Wait, I'll 
 get the dress. 
 
 Goes to bed e., gets night-dress, night-cap, picks up cone o 
 vaper off table that has corn starch in if, and turns to 
 KuBEr. 
 
 Ruben, (l. ) Here's where I die. Good-by, ma, ma. 
 
 (goes up to Beown, c. 
 
 Broun. Here, Kuben, here is the night-dress, here's 
 the night-cap! (Ruben takes them, turns face to Beowx, 
 so as to ccdch the poivder fare and square all orer face, 
 when Beown throws it) and here is powder for your face. 
 (throwing p^owder in Euben's face, he sneezes) Now get 
 behind that screen, (throws 'RvBE'i^ around ii., lie j^oints 
 horse-pistol cd Beown, he dodges and goes to e. corner) 
 Don't do that I say! point it the other way. Now get be- 
 hind that screen, prepare yourself, be sick! be awful sick! 
 
 Rnhen. (points pistol agcdn) Don't you give me auy 
 cod liver oil. 
 
 Brown. No, no! get out of sight. 
 
RUBEN RUBE, OR MY INVALID AUNT. 
 
 (KuBEN goes behind screen, e., s',eps out side again 
 Ruhen. Don't you give me any castor oil. 
 
 {pointing pistol 
 Brown, No, no, get back I say. {hell rings ont jj. c, 
 HvBE^ gets he/iind screen) Oli! Lord! the widow at last. 
 I'll retire for a moment and cool off before I see lier. 
 
 {exit, Pi., 1 E., livehj music 
 
 Enter, Widow, l. c. e., in street costume, parasol over 
 slioulder — enters icith a dash full of life and action, 
 incdces a circle clean doivn to foot lights and stoics c. 
 
 Widow. Mr. Brown! Mr. Brown! Well, I am here, but 
 where is dear, delightful Mr. Brown, {discovers music on 
 sofa L. ) Here is his music, {joicks it up) He can't be 
 far away, {looks at music) The widow! written and com- 
 posed by Mr. Brown. The widow! oh! I see! 
 
 She tries her voice hy running the scale — BuBEX wifh night 
 cap on, sticks head up above screen. 
 
 Ruben, {imitating Widow, burlesquing it) Tra! la! 
 la! lee! 
 
 EuBEN disappears behind screen quicklg. Widow gives a 
 start and sings popular song — during song, Buben 
 prepares himself for t/ie sick aunt, rolls up pants, 
 pids on night dress, powders face, etc. 
 
 Enter, Bkown, b., 1 e. 
 
 Brown, {very low courtesy) My dear Mrs. Dash, I 
 am indeed honored by your presence. 
 
 JVidoiv. {extravagant courtesy) Thank you my dear 
 Mr. Brown. I owe you an appology for giving you such 
 short notice, but my call is as unexpected to me, as it is to 
 you. 
 
 Brown, {half aside) I doubt that just a little. 
 
 Widoic. What did you say? 
 
 Brown. I am most delighted that yon are here, but you 
 will find me just as I am, a plain every day man. 
 
 Widow. And a most affectionate one, Mr. Brown. 
 Pray may I inquire about your aunt? 
 
 Brown. She is there, {pointing to bed) sleeping. Let 
 us sit here, {both sit on soja, L. j I hate to disturb her, 
 for she sleeps so little. 
 
10 RUBES RUBE, OR M Y IS VALID A UXT. 
 
 Widoir. Let iis be carefal, fi>r fear we may wake her, 
 perJiaps we are speaking too loud! You say she is sleep- 
 ing? 
 
 Broivii. Yes. 
 
 Ruben, (head above screen) Oh! what a lie! 
 
 {drops dote: ariiin 
 
 Widow. What did you say? 
 
 Bioirn. Oh! that the old lady is very shy. 
 
 JVi'ioir. How quiet she is? 
 
 (Ruben snores behind screen 
 
 Broirn. (very nervous) Yes, yes, that is, she snores 
 occasionally when sleeping soundly. 
 
 TI7(/c/r. That is very natural. I never saw a man so 
 thoroughly devoted! 
 
 PiUBEN ihrcR's his coed over screen, Brown seeing it, gels it 
 and hides it quicJdy under his coed. 
 
 Brown. Oh! thank you for those words, and coming 
 from your lips nudve them very dear. {coming down l. ) 
 I thought aunty was awake, but I find she is dead to tlie 
 workl. 
 
 }Vidon\ iexcded, rises and crosses io w. corner, e jc - 
 claiming) Dead! 
 
 Brown. ( l. nervously pusliing coal up back) Oh! no, 
 no, no, she is sleeping! sleeping quietly. 
 
 Wiuou-. My! how you frightened me. Mr. Brown, I 
 am sincere when I say, I think you one of the most noble 
 and worthy men I ever met. 
 
 Broicn. And I think you are one of the truest and 
 sweelest little ladies I have ever seen. 
 
 Widow. Oh! I could kiss you for that. 
 
 BrowJL 1 Avish you would. 
 
 Wid(/u\ And so I will. (Jfi("!J euibrace and kiss 
 
 Ruben, (head alove screen) Let go! 
 
 Widow and Bkoayn separate quickly, Widow goes L, and 
 IjROWn goes i\. 
 
 Widow Why! what was that? 
 
 Brown. The cat in the elevator. 
 
 Ruben, (head above screen) Or tlie pig in the soup. 
 
 Widow. What did you remark? 
 
 Brown. I said nothing. 
 
 Widow. I am quite sure I heard someone speak. 
 
BUBEN BUBE, OB JIV JXVALID AUST. It 
 
 Brown. I assure yon 1 never opened my lips. 
 
 Biihen. (head (ibove screen) Oh yes, yon did, I heard 
 'em go smaclc. {dadfjes down, 
 
 IV idoic. There, I am positive now I heanl either yon 
 or ypnr annty speak. I heard it plainly. (Ruben tlirow,^ 
 panis over screen, Brown rnsJies np, j)ii]ls fheni off' and 
 Iceepsihem behind him) Mr. Brown, what is the matter? 
 Mr. Brown, yon are deceiving me! 
 
 Brown, {very nervous and excded) No, no! Mrs. Dasli, 
 I assnre you I am not. I would not deceive yon for tlie 
 Avorld. You are all in all to me; my heart is yours. I 
 would give to you my very, soul! {co}nin<j nearer f he 
 
 Widow) Mrs. Dash, 1 would give to yon my 
 
 (ihoughtlesslij presents the pants to the Widoav 
 
 Widow, {sci'eanis and sfarts hack) Mr. Brown! Mr. 
 Brown! 
 
 Br(/wn, {very excited) I — I — beg your pardon. 
 
 Widon\ What in the world are those? 
 
 Broken, {in trying to hide them, coed drops from nnde ' 
 
 «i coat, he quic/dy grabs both and rolls them up) Those! 
 
 *^ those! Avliy those are — are — bandages for aunty! (goes np 
 
 — ' and throws them behind the bed, coming hack excitedly ) i 
 
 beg ten thousand pardons. I am so nervous 1 don't know 
 
 Avhat I am doiug. 
 
 EuBEN Aas by this time got himself all prepared, and is 
 in bed as tlie sick aunt — cd thi-i po.nt he pulls bed 
 clothes up sx) as to show his big boots. 
 
 Widoiv. {screams) Look! there! for heavens sake, 
 look! Oh! my, what feet! 
 
 Brown, {rushes np quickly) Yes, rlienmatism! 
 
 Widoiv. Poor soul, they have tnrne.l bla 'k. 
 
 Broivn. Y'es, yes, mortified! 
 
 {pulls the bed clothes orer Ruben's boots 
 
 Widow. Terrible sufferer! I wisli 1 could see her. 
 
 Widow. Shall 1 wake her? 
 
 Widow. No, no, I would rather go and not have the 
 pleasure of an interview, than t;) fee^l I had disturbed her. 
 
 Brown. {Jtalf aside) If he only keeps still, I am saved. 
 
 Widoic. What did you say ? 
 
 Buben. { belt. nd screen) Hamlet! Hamlet 
 
 Brown, {crosses to ii. corner) Oh! Lord! I am lost. 
 
 Widow There she c.ills vou no .v. Sli^ is awake. 
 
12 RUBEN RUBE, OR BIT INVALID AUNT. 
 
 Brown, (aside) Damn it — yes. 
 
 Widoiv. AYhat? 
 
 Brown. Yes, yes, awake! I am so deliglited. 
 
 Riihen. Hamlet! Hamlet! who are you talking too? 
 
 Brown. To my dearest friend, aunty. 
 
 Ruben. Let me see her. 
 
 Broun, (aside) You villain! (removes' screen — aloud) 
 Aunty, this is my dearest friend, Mrs. Dash. 
 
 Ruben. What, the widow with the $50,000? 
 
 Broun. ( /o Euben, as^de) Shut up! 
 
 Ruben, (iceak voice, face ivhite, night cap, etc.) I am 
 glad to see you; Oh! [fries io rise upon pilloio) Oh' 
 (falls bach) Oh! that awful pain! Come closer, my dear. 
 
 Widow. (rcdher*,shy, goes little closer to Euben) I am 
 sorry to see you sutfer so. 
 
 Ruben. Then kiss me my dear. (Widow starts back 
 
 Brown. (R. corner) Ye gods! 
 
 Widoic. Oh, yes! certainly. (EuBEN has funny busi- 
 ness getting ready, makes up horrible face as Widow conies 
 closer, she sliriid^s back — aside) Oh! that face; I can't, 1 
 can't. 
 
 Riiben. Come baby, kiss your aunty. 
 
 Business worked up funny as possible, at Zas/KuBENr/?'a6.s- 
 the Widow and pulls her face close io his, she struf,- 
 gles, at last brecdcs away — has poioder on her face, 
 not too mucli, and don I over do the funny business. 
 
 Widoic. (down L. corner, frightened) Mr. Brown! Mr. 
 Brown! yonr aunty has a very feverish breath. 
 
 Broicn. Yes, I know, (crosses to Widow, L.) Com- 
 plication of diseases, first hot, then cold. Now she has a 
 raging fever. I must give the remedy (goes to table, gets 
 the piece of niuskmellon) for fever. 
 
 Widoic. What's that? 
 
 Broicn. Quinine. 
 
 Widcic. All of that at one dose, it will kill her. 
 
 Brown. No indeed. She can swallow a goose-egg with 
 perfect pleasure. 
 
 Widoic. Pleasure! Yes, it ought to tickle her to death. 
 
 Brown, (going to 'Rvbe'^, offering muskmellon) Here 
 aunty, is your dose. 
 
 Ruben, (icdces it in hand) Must I take it all? 
 
 Broicn. Of course. 
 
RUBEN RUBE, OR MY INVA LID A U2sT. 13 
 
 Riihen. What do I get for a chaser? 
 
 Widow. What's a chaser? 
 
 Brown. Medical phrase for a jxisher. {goes quicldfj io 
 i(ible) 111 this case, I will give a castor oil sandwich. 
 (jxmrs out one-fourfh of a glass of milk irom first bottle 
 Widoiu. What's a castor oil sandwich? 
 
 Brown, {takes bottle No. 2,pourui:i out milk until glass 
 is Jialffull) One dose of castor oil {fakes up bottle No. 
 1 aqain and nearly fills glass) between two doses of cod- 
 liver oil. {goes to KuBEN 
 
 Widow. Great heavens! who ever heard of a dose like 
 that? 
 
 Brown. Here aunty, this will slip down. 
 
 Ruben, {talces glass—aside) My boy, I am afraid it 
 will slipnp. {drinJ{s 
 
 Brown. Annty, will you have some more? 
 
 Ruben. Yes, give me the bottle. (Brow^n gices bottle 
 
 Widow. Oh, Lord! it will kill her. 
 
 Brown. Not at all my dear lady. You see, extreme 
 cases require extreme measures. 
 
 Widoic. I have no doubt you understand the case. 
 What a good man you are. 
 
 Brown. Yes! {coming toward Widow, icIlo is down^ l. 
 
 Ruben, {imitating Brown in extravagant way —aside) 
 Yes! 
 
 IVidow. So patient. 
 
 Brown. (witJi increasing enthusiasm) Yes! 
 
 Ruben, (burlesquing Brown) Yes! 
 
 Widow. So kind. 
 
 Brown. Yes! 
 
 Ruben. Yes! 
 
 JVidow. So true. (eacli time madding it stronger 
 
 Brown, (verij strong) Yes! yes! 
 
 Ruben, {strong as 2^ossible) Yes! yes! 
 
 Widow. Who could help loving such a man. 
 
 Brown. Oh! say those words again! Say that I may 
 call von dear. 
 
 Widow. Y"es! (tragic, crosses to n. corner 
 
 Ruben. {specdiS in sams style) Yes! 
 
 Brown. Say that we shall be like those lovers of old, 
 "Two souls with but a single thought, t\yo hearts that beat 
 
 ;is one." ^^ 
 
 Ruben, {aside) Go it Brown, and get tlie.'byO,000. 
 
U nuBEN nVBE, OR MY IK VALID A VNT. 
 
 Widow. I know, I know, but mine is a jealous love, 
 and it* you were to prove false to me, I Avould kill you. 
 
 Brown. I would deserve to die. 
 
 llnhen. {aside) And you would die! 
 
 Widoiv. Then swear to me! swear to me! 
 
 Jinhni. {aside) Swear! damn it! swear! 
 
 Widow. Swear that you will keep that oath? 
 
 Broioii. And so 1 do swear. 
 
 Buben. {aside) No you don't, but you should! 
 
 lI7^/o/r. Stay! {placing hand io head and in a ivagic 
 valh-, crosses to l. corner) Oh! let me think! let me think!. 
 
 Brown. There is no time to think. Say! sny that you 
 will be my wife? 
 
 Widoic. {in a strong ione, exclaims) Yes! ])y my soul 
 I will. {jidls in Bkown's arms 
 
 Bnben. Wongh! got the |100 and the cii'cus! AVough! 
 wough! {both siart up 
 
 {y I, \ ■ {exclaiming) What's the matter? 
 
 Bnben. {shaking all orer) A chill! a chill! a chill! 
 
 Brown, {franiiccdly, goes to K. corner) A chill! what 
 shall I 2;ive for a chill? Oh, I know, {goes np io bed at 
 back) The battery! 
 
 Gels balferu, comes Io foot of bed. lays il on floor, puis 
 handles under covers of bed 
 
 Widow- What's that? 
 Brown. Dynamo! the battery! 
 
 Widoir. [screams, goes to L. corner) Oh, Lord! A 
 dynamo! 
 
 Bnben. A damn-i-no! The circus is busted! 
 
 (Brown lights mcdch and liglds fu-e ci'cicker in box 
 Widow. Don't do that! 
 Brown. I must, for she is dying. 
 
 EuBEN kicl^s and screams, fire cracker goes off, simullane- 
 ovsly gun is fired off L., 2 E., rope is pulled — be I 
 brecdxs — explosion and general commolion — Eubex, 
 ivhojcdls tcith bed, crawls aid of bed-clothes as quickly 
 as 2^0Fsible, in night dress, comes c. 
 
 Bubeii. Here, I won't stand for this! 
 Broivn. Or I for this! 
 
nUBEN RUBE, OR 21Y IXVALiriAUNT: 15 
 
 Brown grcibs Ruben and tJiroics him oit! of pnprr covered 
 wmdoiv, L. U. E.,— 6/V7 crash oulside— picks ttj) 
 loaded revolver — rope is snaped in riiuj at his hack, 
 men at other end, ready to pnll Ruben up— as RubilN 
 (joes ilirougli iciudoic, AViDOW screa)n<, (joe^ to b. cor- 
 ner — Bbown retnrns to c, starts toirard AViDOW, (vho 
 rushes across sfatjeto L. comer, txeepin(j 11 j) ( .rcifenten . 
 
 Widow. Monster! keep away from me! Keep away 1 
 say ! 
 
 Brown. Mrs. Dash, I beg of you, I b?seacli yon, let me 
 explain. 
 
 Widow. Back sir! back I say! You Lave plaved me 
 false! 
 
 Brown. No, I have not. If you Avill only listen. Let 
 me explain. I Avill tell you everything. 
 
 Widow. I'll not listen. Scoujidrel, you have deceived 
 me! (Ruben jires pistol outside, one siiol) Leave me 
 wretch! I say, you have deceived me! {pusJies Buowx 
 over tinlo ilte brotcen bed) I leave you forever! 
 
 [starts up a 
 Ruben, {yelling outside i^. c.) I have shot the dog. 
 
 Enter, Ruben, c. e., ivith umbrella raised, fires second s/tot, 
 AViDOW screams, runs L., jumps up on sofa, raises 
 pai'((sol. 
 
 Ruben, (as tie gets to c, men pull rope) I am off for 
 Tall Timber! 
 
 Ruben sliootincj the revolver as he is goinc/ u.p, and- gets 
 up about six feet, ring curtain— hold Ruben up till 
 curtain is down — red fire — general commotion till end 
 - -Brown in bed, kicking and screaming. 
 
 CURTAIN. 
 
 THE end. 
 
Under the American Flag. 
 
 A Spa?ii'<h American Drama in 4 acts, hy Hilton Coon, for 6 male and 3 
 femcde characterx. 'Time of playing, 2 hours and 15 mimites. 
 
 
 SYIWPSIS OF EVENTS. 
 
 ACT I.— ITome of Gciiei-al PvomeroF. Nerverra. Manilla— A prison- 
 er of Avar. 
 
 ACT II. — Ivamparls of Hip Fort de Santiag-o — Tlie escape. 
 
 ACT 111. — The same — The bombardment of Manilla. 
 
 ACT IV. — The land of the free— Patrick O'lioogan's home near 
 Fort Hamilton, Cal. — Two weeks later. Price, 25cts. 
 
 WHO'S WHO; OR ALL IN A FOG- 
 
 A farce in one act, by Thomns J, "Williams, for 3 male and 2 
 female cliaracters. Costumt's modern. Time for representation, 
 -10 minutes. The series of amusino- situations are brought about by 
 a number of cases of mistnlveii identity. Everybody is mistaken fur 
 everybody else, and the complications arising are extremely laug-lia- 
 ble. The characters are all capital, and the piece never fails to 
 divert an audience. Price, 15cts. 
 
 POPPING THE QUESTION. 
 
 A farce in 1 act, by J. ]>. Buckstone, as played at the Park 
 Theatre, N. Y., for 2 male and 4 female characters. Time of play- 
 ing, 40 minutes. The entanglements in which an amorous, elderly 
 gentleman finds himself because of his roundabout Avay of "popping 
 the question," are deliciously funn}', Avhile the culminating scene 
 between himself and the two old maids is one of the most comical 
 things ever witnessed. Easy to play, and always brines down the 
 house. Requires no scenery. Price, ]5cts. 
 
 A NEW TEMPERANCE FARCE, ENTITLED 
 
 "Switched Off," 
 
 BY LIZZIE MAY-ELWYN. 
 
 Autl'cr of "Dot. the Minor's Daughter," for 8 female characters, 
 can double to (>. Parlor scene. T^ime of playing, 25 minutes. Mrs. 
 Marsh advocates the moderate use of liquor — her daughter returning 
 liome from school, hears of her mother's views, and with some girl 
 friends, decide to switcii her otV the whiskey track, with the aid of 
 two Irish servants. They show \ip the, moderate use of liquor in a 
 way that soon convinces Mrs. INlarsh. that to abolish it entirel}', is 
 theonly safe way. Grandmother 'I'aylor. a strong temperance woman, 
 speaks her mind freely. Tlip result is that all sign the temperance 
 pledge. A tip top farce— full of fun — characters all good. 
 
 Price, 15cts. 
 
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 Our Awful Aunt 4 4 
 
 Out in the Streets o 4 
 
 Rescued ^ % 
 
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 Turn of the Tide 7 4 
 
 Three Glasses a Day^. 4 ^ 
 
 Ten Nights in a Bar-Koom... 7 6 
 
 Wrecked - » ^ 
 
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 An Afflicted Family 7 5 
 
 Caught m the Act 7 6 
 
 Captured o 4 
 
 Caste I g 
 
 Factory Girl o 6 
 
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 Home 4 3 
 
 Love's Labor Not Lost S o 
 
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 New Years in N. Y 7 6 
 
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 Not Such a Fool as He Looks 6 3 
 
 OurB ys 6 4 
 
 Our Daughters 8 b 
 
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 Prof. James' Experience 
 
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 Two Bad Boys 7 3 
 
 The Biter Bit 3 2 
 
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 $2,000 Reward 2 
 
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 132 Actor and Servant ? 1 
 
 316 Aunt Charlotte's Maid 3 3 
 
 289 A Colonel's Mishap 5 
 
 12 A Capital Match 8 2 
 
 303 A Kiss in the Dark 2 3 
 
 166 ATexan Mother-in-Law 4 2 
 
 30 A Day Well Spent 7 5 
 
 169 A Regular Fix 2 4 
 
 286 A Professional Gardener 4 2 
 
 80 Alarmingly Suspicious 4 3 
 
 320 AllInAMud^ile 3 3 
 
 78 An Awfiil Criminal 3 3 
 
 313 A Matchmaking Father 2 2 
 
 31 A Pet of the Public 4 2 
 
 21 A Romantic Attachment 3 3 
 
 123 A ThrilUng Item 3 1 
 
 20 A Ticket of Leave 3 2 
 
 329 A Valets, Mistake 5 4 
 
 324 A Day in a Doctors Office 5 1 
 
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 Bettor Half 5 2 
 
 Black vs. White 4 2 
 
 Captain Smith 3 6 
 
 Cheek Will Win 3 
 
 Cousin Josiali 1 1 
 
 Cupids Capers .....^^. 4 4 
 
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 Double Election 9 1 
 
 Der Two Surprises 1 1 
 
 Deuce is in Him » 1 
 
 Did I Dream it 4 3 
 
 Dutchy vs. Nigger 3 
 
 Dutch Prize Fighter 3 
 
 Domesiic Felicity...... 1 1 
 
 Eh? W. at Did You Say 3 1 
 
 Everybody Astonished 4 
 
 Fooling with the Wrong Man 2 1 
 Freezing a Moiher-in-Law... 2 1 
 
 Fun in a Post Office 4 2 
 
 Family Discipline 1 
 
 Family Jars .- 5 2 
 
 Goose with the Golden Eggs.. 5 3 
 
 Give Me My Wife ....:•... 3 3 
 
 Hallabahoola, the Medicine ^ 
 
 xMan 4 
 
 Hans, the Dutch J. P 3 
 
 Hans Bruaimers Cafe 5 
 
 Hash 4 
 
 H. M. S. Plum 1 
 
 How She has Own Way 1 
 
 How He Popped the Quest'n. 1 
 
 How to Tame M-in-Law 4 A 
 
 How Stout Your Getting 5 2 
 
 Incompatibility of Temper... 1 ^ 
 
 In the Wrong Clothes 5 3 
 
 Jacob ShlafE's Mistake 3 2 
 
 Jimmie Jones » 2 
 
 John Smith 5 3 
 
 Joh:ines Blatz's Mistake 4 6 
 
 Jumbo Jum 4 
 
 Killing Time 1 
 
 Kittie's Wedding Cake 1 
 
 Lick Skillet Wedding 2 
 
 Lauderbach's Little Surprise 3 
 Looked in a Dress-maker's 
 
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 Lodyings for Two 3 
 
 Love in all Corners 5 ^ 
 
 Matrimonial Bliss 1 1 
 
 Match for a other-Min-Law.. 2 2 
 
 More Blunders than one 4 3 
 
 Mother's Fool 6 1 
 
 My Heart's in Highlands 4 3 
 
 My Precious Betsey .C 4 4 
 
 My Turn Next 4 3 
 
 My Wife's Relations 4 4 
 
 My Day and Now-a-Days 1 
 
 My Neighbor's Wife 3 3 
 
 Nanka's Leap Year Venture.. 5 ^ 
 
 Nobody's Moke 5 ^ 
 
 Our Hotel 5 3 
 
 OUvet..... 3 2 
 
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 U2 Tit for Tat rij—T^-^i^ % \ 
 
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 170 U.S. Mail ^ Z 
 
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 151 Wanted a Husoand.. .....; ^ 
 
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 70 Which will he Marry j 
 
 135 Widower's Trials * 
 
 147 Waking Him. Up. .^...•■■•••- ^ 
 
 155 Why they Joined the Re- ^ ^ 
 
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 157 Yankee Peddler.^.-. ^ 
 
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 172 Black Shoemaker * ^ 
 
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 214 Chops.. .....^ I \ 
 
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