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T e Heire s. 25c •> 1 Haunted bv a Shadow 8 Hal Hazard, 25c 10 3 Henrv Granden 1 1 < s How He Did It 3 2 Hidden Treasures 4 2 Hunter of the Alps 9 4 Hidden Hand 15 7 Lights and Shadows ot the Great Rebellion, 25c 1" 5 Lady of Lyons 12 5 Lady Audley's Secret 6 4 Lost in London 6 4 Man and Wife 12 7 Maud's Peril Midnight Mistake 6 2 Millie, the Quadroon •> 6 Miriam's Crime 5 2 Michael Erie * 3 Miller of Dement Water n 2 Mistletoe Bough i 3 Mountebanks (The) Xew York Book Aaent... Old Honesty 5 - 01.1 Phi 'a Birthday " 3 Outcast's Wife 12 3 Out on the Wo Id Oath Bound Painter of Ghent : 5 3 Penn Hapgo d 1" 3 Pelegand Peter. 25c 4 2 poacher's Doom.... Pheelim O'Rookes' 14 .in 5 Phyllis, the Beggar Girl... 110 Reverses 45 Rock Allen 79 Spy of Atlanta, 25c 275 simple Silas 266 Sweetbrier 144 Thekla 3 ; 8 The Adventures- 281 The Commercial Dru>ntne 212 The Dutch Recruit 2 c 67 The False Friend 97 The Fatal Blow 119 The Fortv-Niners 304 The General Manager 93 The Gentleman in Black 9 311 The Haunt-d ill 5 112 The New Magdalen 322 The Haw R nut 6 71 The Reward of ("rime 5 3IW The I'hree ats 4 105 Through Snow and Sunshine 6 201 Ticket of Leave Man 9 2 '3 Tom Blossom 193 Toddles 7 277 The Musical -iptftiii 15 290 Uncle Tom's Cabin h r> 2'0 Wild Mah U 121 Will-o'-the-Wisp... H Won at Last 7 L92 /ion 7 TEMPERANCE PLAYS. 73 At Last 7 75 Adrift 5 187 Aunt Dinah's Pledge fi 254 Dot: the Miner's Daughter... 9 202 Drunkard [The] 185 Drunkar 's Warning 6 189 Drunkard's Doom 15 181 Fifteen Years of a Drunk- ard's Life 13 183 Fruits of the Wine Cup 6 104 Lost 146 Our Awful Ann; 4 53 Out in the Streets 5] Rescued 59 Saved 102 Turn of the Tide. . ' . Three Glasses a Day I (12 Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. .. 7 5S Wrecked 9 COMEDIES. ; 1 A Ihvln \ li .-tor's ( Mlic •... n 168 A Pleasure Trip 7 \ L( (al Holiday 124 An .Afflicted Family 7 might in the Act " ('untitled >'• 178 Caste rfi A DAY -IN A— Doctor s Office A FARCE IN ONE ACT. — BY — HEnry A. Hnefleiv TO WHICH IS 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. s< Entered according to act Congress in the year o/lS9i^jf y , AMES' PUBLISHING CO., - C^/i l / in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington* S^/S /** Y O —CLYDE, OHIO : AMES' PUBLISHING CO. IV, A DAY m A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. CAST OF CHARACTERS. Doctor Physic - Pat McGinty - - The doctors servant Bill - ... T7te tramp Nellie Love - - - A singer Solomon - The fakir Jim - The patient who wants to get rid of a com — x — TSt^ TIME- -25 MINUTES. COSTUMES. Dr. Physic — Ordinary suit of clothes, cuffs, gloves, high hat and ,\vatch, full beard. Pat McGinty — Old hat, with a pipe and matches stuck in out- s'de band, long linen duster, collar and necktie and white shirt front, red shirt, vest and rather old pantaloons, red hair and throat whiskers. He should also provide himself with an old green um- brella and old fashioned carpet bag! Bill — (the tramp) — Old hat, old seedy coat, dilapidated panta- loons, no vest, dirty knock about shirt, a plaster on one cheek, one eye blackened. Nellie Love — Street attire. Solomon — (the fakir)— Old hat, extra long coat, Jewish nose. He should have flung over his shoulders rat and mouse traps, and coat holders, and also a suspended tray, on which is placed buttons, soap, trinkets, etc. Jim — (the patient) — Dressed in ordinary suit. His foot should he bandaged. He should have on a shoe long enough to place a sma 1 ear of corn alongside of his foot, the ear of corn extending beyond his toes, so as to admit the pinchers which to pull it out, and the shoe should also extend out far enough to admit a piece being sawed off the end. PROPERTIES. Table, three chairs, a paper, books, an old green umbrella, old fashioned carpet bag, a pair of pinchers, small saw, small hand bay;, rolling pin, washboard, rat and mouse traps, coat holders, trav, trinkets, soap, buttons, etc. ; telephone, so made as to hold a gl iss o. water, in the box part having a door, ink stand, pens and holder. STAGE DIRECTIONS. B., means Right; l., Left; r. h.. Right Hand; l. h., Left Hand; c, Center; s. e., [2d e., J Second Entrance; u. e.. Upper Entrance; M. d., Middle Door; f„ the Flat; d. f., IX or in Flat; r. c, Right of Center ; l. c, Left of Center. R. R. C. C, h. C. L. » # * The reader Is supposed to be upon the stage facing the audleuee, TMP92-009JL94 A DAY -IN A— Doctor's Office. ACT I. EXE. — A room with a table in center, one chair at edch end of table; chair L. On the wall a telephone. Papers and books scattered on the table, inkstand and pen. Enter, Doctor Physic, l. e. Doctor Physic, (with hat and gloves on; takes off his (/loves and lays them on the table, then takes off his hut and looks at it, rubbing it around with his hand) This is a good hat and has done me good service, but it is be- ginning to wear and if I don't have some patients soon, I won't be able to buy another like it. {puts hat on table and places gloves inside of hat, then sits doivn in chair back to the door and picks up paper) I wonder if my ad. is in this morning — yes, here it is. {reads) "Wanted — an honest, intelligent Irishman to make himself generally use- ful in a doctor's office." I wonder if there will be many ap- plicants for the position. Seems strange for a doctor, with- out a dollar in his pocket, to advertise for a servant, but I must keep up appearances. It's almost time someone called, (looks at his watch) Nine o'clock, I guess I will write a letter or two and wait for the applicants. (picks up pen and writes Enter, Pat r. e. with umbrella on his shoulder and carpet bag suspended from the umbrella. He stops and looks at tJie doctor and approaches him cautiously , bag falls on floor and strings umbrella around in the air, striking the table, the doctor jwnps up excited and looks around, sees Pat. 4 A DAY IN A DOCTORS OFFICE. Doc. What do you mean to come into a man's office anc alarm him this 'way? Pat. Shure, and I wanted to crit y'ur attinshun. Doc. Well, could'nt you have spoken ? Pat. To be shure I could, but its mesilf ez thought ye2 wus aslape. Doc. You must have been asleep. What do you want ? Pat. Faith, and its mesilf es thinks yez are the one that want something. Doc. {in a puzzled tone) I want something. What lo you mean ? Pat. Did'nt yez put it in the papers that ye wanted a man? Doc. Yes, I did, but what has that got to do with it? Pat. What hez thot got to do with it ? Shure and I think ye were aslape. Its mesilf as would like to have the sitewayshun. Doc. Oh ! I see, you came in answer to my advertise- ment for an honest, intelligent Irishman. Pat. Yes sor ! But it looks to me as if you had no use ; for a man. Doc. (sitting down) How do you make that out ? Sit down. Pat. (siis dowi%) Because this place looks loike the doctor's nict door to where I wurruked. Doc. Tell me about it. Pat. Well it wus this way — I wus wurking fer one of chem lawyer chaps f and one day a man came into the office and thought I was the lawyer and he and me commenced talking. Sez the man, sez he, has the doctor next door many patients ? Sez the boss, sez he, wid a sober face, yis he hez, but they are not living. Doc. You seem to be a pleasant kind of a man. I think I will hire you. Pat. Hould on! what would you be after giving me? Doc. . Fifty cents a week and found. Pat. Fifty cents a week and found, did ye say ? Doc. That's what I said. I suppose it is more than you expected. Pat. Faith, and if I wusn't to be found, I wouldn't git the fifty cents. Make it sivinty-five cents and be the breath A DAY IF A DOCTORS OFFICE. I of ould Nick and I am your man. Doc. Well ! then I will give you seventy-five cents a week and found. Pat. Shure, and do'you know what ye remind me now ? Doc. What ? Pat. The cows we had in the ould country. Doc. Look here my man, what is your name? Pat. Me name is Patrick McGinty, sor ! Doc. Well Pat, you can consider yourself employed, and as long as you give satisfaction, I will keep you. Pat. Shure you'll do more than kape me. Doc. What do you mean? Pat. Faith you'll pay me sivinty-five cents a week be- side. Doc. Certainly, you shall have that, but I was referring to keeping you in my employ. Pat. What am I to do sor ? You are loike the cows me father had. Doc. See here, you have referred to those same cows twice; just explain yourself. Pat. Bejabers it wus this way. Me father had twinty' cows and none of them would give you a drop of milk. Doc. Wouldn't give any milk, how was that? Pat. Yis sor! Twinty cows and none of them would give you a drop of milk — shure, and we had to take it from them. {makes motions like milking Doc. See here Pat, you'll have to remember that f am your employer, and that any such jokes as that are out of place and will not be tolerated. Pat. All roight sor! but it wus yoursilf as axed me the question. Doc. Enough ! Your duties consist in keeping this place clean ; answering the door bell and running such er- rands as I choose to send vou. Make yourself comfortable. (Pat pick* up a paper; takes his pipe out of his mouth and makes belie re to light it; places his feet on the table and tilts chair book) Pat what do you mean by such conduct? Pat. {taking feet of table) What conduct, sor? Doc. Placing your feet on the table. Pat. Shure, and didn't you tell me to make mysilf com- fortable? 6 A DAY IN A DOCTORS OFFICE. Doc. Yes I did, but not in that manner — you can read, but keep your feet off the table. (Pat resumes reading and doctor goes to telephone and rings hell and places receiver to his ear, while Pat looks at him over the top of paper) Hello! Central, (pause) Ten thirty-five wants one hundred and six. (pause) Hello! John, (pause) Say, John, how did you enjoy it? (pause) I should say so! (pause) This afternoon at three, (pause) All right. Good-by. Ten thirty-five off. (leaves phone and resumes seat Pat. Shure, and what is that ? Doc, That is a telephone. Pat. (scratching his head) A what? Doc. A telephone. Pat. Atilaphone? What does it tell? Doc. (smiling) Anything you want to know. Pat. Be jabers ! (doctor resumes writing and Pat still looks at telephone Enter, Bill, r. e. Bill. Gentleman, can you help a poor fellow to get /something to eat ? (Pat turns round and doctor looks up Doc. (curtly) JSTo ! can't do anything for you, get out, Bat puts his hand in his pocket and hands Bill a piece of money. Bill. Thank you sir ! you've done me a kindness. (Bill turns and exits r. Doc. Pat, you were very foolish to give anything to such a fellow. You don't know whether he was worthy or 'not. Pat. Faith sor ! I always give them the benefit of the doubt. Doc. (rising, putting on coat and hat) Pat, I am going over to the Drugs store, should a patient come in, de- tain him until I return. (exit, R. Pat. (soliquizing) Shure he said it was a tilephone, and it would tell anything. Bejabers! I'll try it. (goes over to phone, rings hell and takes hold of receiver and looks into it) Its mesilf as can't see nothing. Ach, shure, ihe Doctor put this to his ear and talked in here, (puts it A DAT m A DOCTORS OFFICE. 7 to his ear and calls) Hello ! (then listens — calls louder) Hello! (calls still louder) Hello! (jumps) Bejabers! what was that ? The swat est voice I iver heard. It sounded loike me own Nora's voice, (replaces receiver to his ear and listens — repeats) "You want to know my number ?" (pause) It's mesilf as would give it to you, if I knew it, fer yez hev got a swate voice, (pause) Och ! shure and it's not mesilf as would insult you. If Jyou want any help just say so. (pau$e) Faith, and have'nt they got you in- side this box ? (pause) Shure, and if you laugh at me, you'll hurt me. (pause) Whot number do I want? (pause) Shure, and I don't know, (pause) Yez wants to connect me wid something, {pause) Thin connect me wid the river, fer I'm awful thirsty, (pause) In the box ? (pause) All right, (opens door of box and takes out a glass of water, which he drinks and resumes his seat) Shure and that is a great thing. Ameriky is a greatj country. I guess I will look at the paper, {picks up\ paper and places his feet on the desk, suddenly erclai?nes)\ What's this ? (reads) "Singular case of absentmindedness; The other night a man was out in the rain and got wet ;; going to his home he put his umbrella in bed and hung himself on a hook to dry." Be jabers ! here's another. (reads) "The first man who was gladiator. A married man and woman were on board an ocean steamer. The man was on one side of the steamer and the woman on the other. That's as far apart as tney could get, for you see they were married. Suddenly a whale rose up on the side by the woman. The woman looked at the whale and fell in love with him, and also fell into the water. The man rushed over to the side of the bDat just in time to see the whale bite off her shoes and spit out her stockings, and then as he looked into the whale's mouth said : Well I am glad — he — ate — her 'Gladiator.' " Enter, Solomon, lack of 'Pat. Solomon. Can I sell you some shoe laces, rat traps; mous^ traps, soap, collar buttons, hair pins, needles — Pat. No sor ! git out ! Solomon. Mine friendt, I got some collar buttons vot never get lost ; some shoe laces wot vill never break ; some oeedles vot vill sew on buttons ; some ^ cotton vot vas so 8 A DAT IN A DOCTORS OFFICE. strong dot you could hang yourself — Pat. {rising) Shure, and didn't I tell you I wanted nothing. Get out ! Solomon. Holdt on, mine friendt. I got some soap here vot will make you — (here Pat rushes towards Solomon and gives the tray such a kick as to send everything in the air j Solomon 7 y ushes out yelling) Father Abrahams-help ! police ! .3? 'AT follows and returns limping, occasionally feeling his foot. Pat. The murthering shaney had a brick in the sate oi his breeches. (Pat picks up goods and puts them in bag Enter j Doctor, l. e. ; takes of gloves and hat, rubbing hat as usual. Doc. Well Pat, did you have calls. Pat. None sor ! Doctor sits down, opens book ; bell rings, neither stir, bell rings again, doctor looks up. Doc. Pat, why don't you go to the door ? Pat. Shure, and why don't you go yourself? Doc. That is not what I am here for. What did I hire you for? Pat. Siventy-five cents and found. Bell rings again, doctor picks up pinchers and waves them, at Pat. Doc. Pat, go to the door. Pat. {exits, returns and says) She's there. Doc. Who's there ? Pat' Shure and I don't know, I didn't ask her name. Doc. {angrily) Go tell her to come in. (Pat goes half way out l. e. and makes motions to come Enter, Nellie Love, l. e. Nellie, (going to Pat) Are you the proprietor ? Pat. I am. (doctor rises and advances to Pat and takes him by the ear, and Pat, as he turns, says) I am not the proprietor. Doc. Miss, I have the pleasure of informing you that I am the proprietor. Please be seated. (hands chair to her, which is against wall A DAY IN A DOCTORS OFFICE. S Nellie, (seated) I read an advertisement in the paper this morning for — Pat. (to Nellie) Shure, and you arc too late, as its mesilf as hes caught the job. Doc. Pat be still. Pray go on Miss. Nellie. As I was going to remark, when this individual interrupted, I had read an advertisement for a singer, and as I sing, I thought I would apply. Doc. My dear young lady, I am afraid there is some mistake. Nellie. Isn't this number 48? Doc. No ! this is number 46, 48 is next door. Pat, Yis, in the same house next door. Doc. (sharply) Pat ! Nellie, (rising) Oh ! then I beg pardon. Doc. Miss — Nellie. Nellie Love is my name. Doc. Thank you. (bows) As I was going to request, perhaps you would be kind enough to sing a piece for me. Nellie, (smiling) If you request it, and as I have in- truded on your time and patience, I shall try to make amends, if you will send for my music. Doc. Certainly. Where is it? Nellie, In the coupe, under the cushay you will find my music. Doc. Pat! Pat. Sor ! Doc. Come here. (Pat comes) In the coupe under the cushay, you will find this young ladie's music ; get it. Pat. (looks at doctor stupidly) Sor ? Doc. In the carriage under the seat is the young lady's music; get it. Pat. Yis sor! Next time talk English, (exits, e., and returns with a small hand bag, which he hands to Nellie) Is this your music ? Doc. No ! take it back. Pat. (exits again and returns with a rolling pin, which he also offers to Nelli e) Is this your music ? Doc. No ! you lunkhead, take that back. Pat. (exits once more and this time returns with a washboard, which he hands to Nellie) Is this your music ? 10 A DAY IN A DOCTORS OFFICE. Doc. {angrily) No ! Rushes up to Pat and knocks off his hat, Pat drops wash- hoard and advances threat ingly towards the doctor. Pat. Pick up that hat ! Doc. I won't. Pat. Pick it up ! (Nellie utters a scream and exits, L. e. Doc. I won't! Pat. Well, if you won't, then I will. {goes and picks up hat and puts it on Doc. See here Pat, what do you mean by making such a mess ? Here you have frightened away an accomplished young lady. Never let it occur again. Pat. No sor ! {both seat themselves, bell rings, R. Doc. Pat, go to the door. Pat. {exit, r., returns and says) He's there. Doc. Who is there? Pat. Old swelled foot. Doc. Bring him in. {aside) A patient at last. Oh ! ye gods, how I have waited for him. Pat exits and returns with Jim, the patient, who limps and appears in great jm in. Doc. Good afternoon, sir ! Jim. It's not a good afternoon, when a man is in pain. Dae. What is the matter, friend ? Jim. Oh ! I am troubled with a corn, (ydls) My, it gave a jump then. Doc. Be seated please. Pat, bring a chair. Pat brings a chair, and just as Jim sits he moves it from under Jim and he lands on the floor groaning . Doc. See what you have done, Pat. Pat. Shure, and he spilt hissilf all over the floor. Both assist Jim into a chair and rest his bandaged foot on chair. Doc. How long has your corn been this way ? Jim. About one year. It has swoolen for the past six months so much that I have not been able to take off my shoe, {yells) There it jumped again. A DAY IN A DOCTORS OFFICE. Doc. All right, we will have it out in a second — yor £ay you have not had your shoe off for six months ? Jim. Yes sir ! six months. Doc. (taking off bandages) Pat, the saw. Pat gets saw and hands it to doctor, who takes off hii coat and lays it on the table. Doctor then saws off end of shoe, patient groaning OR, The Dead Witness. A Drama in 4 acts by Len Ware, for 5 male and 4 female characters. The cast contains a good villain, a seubrette, a chinaman; a "deown East" aunt, and an insurance agent make np the rest. Oestumes to suit characters. SYNOPSIS OF EYEOTTS. ACT I.— Drawing-room of Oscar Royalton, Silve*City, Nevada. Aunt Rachel — Oscars Aunt, frem down East — Hezekiah Hopeful/ a tramp — "Nox mustach near me" — Gyp — a-b-c — Thornton the Villain — A sacred trust — Royalton depart for the East — Clara and Thornton — He demands the papers — "I'll guard them with my lite —Supposed murder of Clara and Hezekiah — "Heavens! I'm a murderer — I'll burn the house and conceal my crime — Exciting tire 6cene. ACT II.— Hop Sing's Laundry. Takemquick — A lire Insurance man — Rachel and Gyp — Hop Sing and Rachel — The fight — Takemquick on hand — Sister C mnefri re- veals a secret to Gyp and Rachel — Thornton's demand <>' Hop Sing, his accomplice — The refusal — Au attempt to murder Hop Sing— The Dead Witness appeal's. ACT III.— Thornton's Law Office. Hezekiah the tramp, secures a position in Thornton's office — Takemquick — Hezekiah reveals to Gyp who her enemy is — "Trust me I'll get your fortune for you" — HezeWiah's novel — Sister Canneta — "I'm here to avenge the death of Clara Royalton" — The shot — 1 am the Dead Witness — "A colt revolver" — Oscar disguised — A game of cards — "Discovered" — Oath of vengeance — Hezekiah holds both bowers. ACT IV.— Same Scene as Act III. Love scene between Hezekiah and Rachel — Proposal — Two notes — Thornton shot by Hop Sing — Oscar in disguise — Clara is the Dead Witness, who escaped death in the burning house — Oscar throws oil disguise and introduces Gyp as his wife — Death of Thornton — Devils toast — Hezekiah presents papers to prove Gyp's inheritance and is ready for matrimony — Aunt Rachel finally surrenders and ail art happy. Time of playing 1 hour and 40 minute* Prica 26 Qeata, Santa Claus' Daughter, A Musical Christmas Burlesque In Two Acts, By Eyerett Elliott and F. W. Hardcastle for 13 character* A new and sparkling Christmas Burlesque, Introducing Songs, Marches and many New and Brilliant Witticisms. SYNOPSIS OF EVKNTS. ACT I.— Seen*, North Pole Snow Castle. Santa Clans' horn*. Sour of the Snow- fairies. Gusaio and tke f airiea. Santa Clans preparing far hii "night out." The "Directory." "The Bud*." Kitty wants te move to the land of mortals, where men Are plenty. Santa Clam' adriee. Song by Santa Claus and family, "A Model Man." (lassie. That's clevah, deueedly elerah doneher no?" Quisle s attempt to sing. Chestnut bell. Santa Clans' premise te bring Kitty a man. Astonishment at Kitty s rash-reeuett. Caught ont on a foul. I'll bring her a boodler, a Farmer,* Alliance man," anything te disgust her with the whole raoe. Bene— Sleighing- song. Depar- ture of Santa Claus for the land ef mortals, in his sleigh and fleet-footed reindeers. ACT. II.— Return el Santa CUu, with an Irish Paddy. Santa Claus and Quasi© witness unseen, the meeting of Kitty and "her man." "Do yes chew gum, and play on the type-writer." Seng by Kitty, "Ibe Pleasure of Catching a Man." The pro- posal. 'The eeuld weather wifl make yes a widdy before yet married, so it will." Banta Claus' despair at Kitty's aooajptanee ef O'Rourke. Oussie has an idea. O'Rourke declared King of the North Pole. Coronation song. March by Fairies and Holidays. "The last ton of oeal which broke the eamole back." O'Roarke asoends the throne. Cigarette or two. Kitty resolves U reform O'Rourke. Tableau. Erin appears. Her appeal in behalf of the Irish girls, beats the world and Kitty isn't in it. Kitty undeeided whether to go with O'Rourke or remain, Tableau. Curtain. Just the thing for a Christmas entertainment, or will make a good after-piece. Can use as many Fairies and Holidays in the chorus as the stage will accommodate. Time of performance 45 minutes. Price 15 Cents. 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AMES. ~ ▲ book of useful iuformatiou for Amateurs and others, written ex- pressly for those who are giving public entertainments— and who wish to make their efforts successful— containing much information never before given. ' Mr. Ames has had many years experience, and in this work gives many hints which cannot fail to be of great benefit to all. Do you wish to know How to act? Do you wish to know How to make up ? Do you wish to know How to make fuses ? Do you wish to know How to be prompted ? Do you wish to know How to imitate clouds? Do you wish to know How to imitate waves? Do you wish to know How to make thunder ? Do you wish to know How to produce snow ? Do you wish to know How to articulate ? Do you wish to know How to make lightning? Do you wish to know How to produce a crash? Do you wish to know How to make a wind-storm ? Do you wish to know How to be successful on the stage ? Do you wish to know The effects of the drama on the mind? Do you wish to know How to assign parts successfully ? Do you wish to know The duties of the property man ? Do you wish to know How ot arrange music for plays ? Do you wish to know Many hints about the stage? Do you wish to know How to form a dramatic club? Do you wish to know The duty of the prompter ? Do you wish to know How to conduct rehearsals? Do you wish to know The best method for studying ? Do you wish to know How to make a stage laugh ? Do you wish to know How to burn a colored Are? Do you wish to know How to make a rain storm? Do you wish to know A short history of the drama? Do you wish to know All about scene painting? Do you wish to know Macready'g method for acting? If you wish to know the above, read Hints to Amateurs, it will U ■ent you for 16 cents per copy. ¥ Ames' Plays — G nntiiuiEil. Comedies Continued. 17H Factory Girl •207 Heroic Dutchman of 70 S 3 [W Home 4 3 174 Love's Labor Not Lost 3 3 15S Mr.Hudson*s Tiger Hunt i 1 1411 Now Years in N. V 37 Mot So Bad After All 6 5 ,237 Nol Such a J? >o] us He Looks 6 3 126 Our Daughters 265 Pug'and the Baby 11 1 Passions 8 4 264 Prof. James' Experience Teaching ('"untrv School 4 3 219 Ragsand Bottles 4 1 239 Scale with Sharps and Flats.. 3 - 221 SolonShingle 14 2 262 Tw- Bad Boys 7 3 87 The Biter Bit 131 TbeCigarette 4 2 2-in $2,0GfJ Reward 2 TRAGEDIES. 16 The Serf ft 3 FARCES & COMEDIETTA S. J2W 132 316 289 166 311 L69 2°6 so 320 78 31 21 123 •2d 175 22 84 287 225 317 249 49 72 19 42 18K 22" 148 rh Aar-u-a&-6os Actor and Servant Ann! Char! »rte - Maid A Coloi ei's Miahan \ Capita .Match A K"»s- in the Dti-rfc ATexan .Mother-in-Lavv A Day Well Spent A Regular Fix A Professional Gardener Alarmingly Suspicious All In A .MmI le An Awfi.l Criminal A \liitchin 'king Father A Pet .the Public A Romant c Attachment A Thrilling Item A Ticket of Leave Betsey Baker Better Half Black vs.' White Captain Smith Cheek Will Win Cousin -Ionian Cupi s Capers Cleveland s K < eption Party. Double Electi n Der Two Surprises Deuce is in Him Did Dream it. Domes'io Fel'city Dutch Pri/.e Fithter Ditchvvs. Nigjrer \V at Did You Sh FiVerybody Astonished Fooling with the Wrong Man Freezing a Moiher-in-Law .. Fun in a Post Office No. 184 274 209 13 307 66 '271 116 120 50 140 74 35 247 95 11 39 182 127 228 302 lob 288 139 231 235 fi9 23 208 212 32 186 273 296 259 44 33 57 217 165 195 159 171 ISO 267 309 1 15 232 241 27(1 137 252 Family Discipline. Family Jars ith the Gold< Give Me My Wife.. Ha'labahoola, the Medicine Man Hans, the. Dutch J. P Hans Brummel's Cafe Hash .... H.M. S. Plum How She has Own Way How He Popped tnc I How to Tame M-in-Law How Stout Your (Jetting Incompatibility of Temper- In the Wronsr Clothes -Jacob Shlaff's Mistake Jimmie .Tone-: John Smith Johanes P.iatz's Mistake Jumbo Jum Killing Time Kittie's Wedding Cake....- Lick Skillet Wedding Lauderbach'a Little Surprise Locked in a Dressmaker's Iiooni Lodgings for Two Love in all Corners .Matrimonial Bliss Match ''or a other-Min-Law.. More Blunders than • Mother's Fool My Heart's in Highlands My Precious Betsey My Turn Next M Wife's Relations My Day and Now-a-Days My Neighbor's Wife Nanka's Leap Year Venture.. Nobody's Moke Obedience On the Sly Paddy Miles' Boy Paten* Washing Machine Persecuted Dutchman.. Poor Pilicody Quiet Family Rough Diamond Ripples Room 4( Santa (' aus' Daughter Sclvaps Sewing Circle of P riod S. H. \. M. Pinafon Somebody's Nobody Stage Struck* Yankee Struck bv Lightning Slick >nd Skinner Slasher and ('rasher Taking the Census That Awful Carpet Bag That Pascal Pa Tint Mysterious R'dle jB LIBRARY OF CONGRESS iLniBs' Plays. NO. 38 101 167 291 308 68 295 54 28 292 142 27fi 263 7 28 1 312 269 170 213 151 .56 70 133 147 165 111 157 204 325 65 15 172 98 222 214 145 inn 27 230 15;-! 103 23« :il!i 47 T>ie Bewitched Clo-et The Coming an •] \ Turn Him Out 3 ? The Actor's Scheme 4 4 The Irish Squire of Squash Pudge i ■■ The Mashers .Mushed ; ; - The Sham Prof ssor 4 The Spellin' Skewl The Two T.J's .. Thirty-three Next Birthday.. Tim rTannigan Tit for Tat The Printer and His Devils. Trials of a Country Editor.... The Won lerful Telephone.... Two Aunt Kmilvr. Clftcle Ethan Unjust Justice IT. S. Mail \ Vermont Wool Dealer.. Wanted a Husband Wooing Under Difncultie 5 Which will he Marry Widowed Trials -I Waki- k Him Up 1 Why they Joined the Re- Yankee Duelist 3 Ya kee Peddler ' ETHIOPIAN FARCES. Academv of Stars ,; \ Coincideii' s An Unwelcome Return 3 An Unhappy Pair Black Shoemaker Black Statue 4 i Senator* Chops Cuff's Buck Crimps Trip 5 Fetter Bane to (Iravesend.... 2 Hamlet the Dainty ,; Haunted House How Sister Paxey trot her Child Bapti/. d 2 Handy Andy Hypochondriac Th- in For [t In the Wrone Box Joe's Vis t Mischievous Ni^trer -i 016 103 479 4 NO. 256 128 90 61 244 234 1.50 246 10(1 297 134 258 177 96 107 13* 179 94 241 25 2-18 10 m 2.53 282 122 lis 6 108 245 4 197 198 21K 206 210 203 20.5 15fi 17 130 Midnight Colic Musical Darkey No Cure No Pay Not as Deaf as He Seem Old Clothes Old Dad's Cabin.. OldPomnev Othello Other People's Children Pomp (Jieen's Snakes.. Pomn's Pranks Prof.Bones'Latest Invention Quarrelsome Servants Rooms to Bet School Seeing Bostintt Sham Doctor 16.000 Y-ars Abo Snorts on a Bark Sport with a Sportsman. e Struck Darkev... Strawberrv Shortcake Stocks Up, Stocks Down That Bov Sum., ,.. The Best •' ire The Iniellijr"nce Office ThcSeler-t Rfthool The Popcorn Man The Studio Tho>e Awful Boys Ticket Taker. Twa'n'. Ttodtring Tricks ITiH* -T.-tT Vice Vc";i Villkens and Dinah Virginia Mummy Who Stole the Chicken- William Tell Wisr-Maker a m! His Servants GUIDE BOOKS. Hint- on Klocufi-'ii" Hints ro Amateur CANTATA. On to Vic'orv TABLEAUX. r >st;v.,l of Dhvp PANTOMIME. 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 I 1 1 1 1 2 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 5 () 3 1 3 1 4 s l H 1 1 1 4 260 Cousin John'- Album. MAKE YOUR OWN WIGS ! PREPARED WOOL Is an article tha» everyone with ml nnv experience <• m make into WIGS, BEARDS, MUSTACHES, ETC., At very little cosj,, and will be sure to give - • i'- P ,,r Add Lock Box ' Bi mv ames rrm.,swy<.- ro Hyi)f , oHia ifi