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Excerpt from As a Woman Thinketh: A Comedy of the Period; In Three Acts
Scene; Sitting-room at the Weeden home. Table, C., literal covered with articles of wearing apparel, books, strings, etc., in helpless confusion. Chairs loaded and cluttered in a most disorderly heap. Rugs in a pile on floor. Nezvspaper in several scattered sheets, a broom, scissors and scraps of paper, copy of Ladies Home Journar with pictures cut out, handkerchiefs, aprons, neckties, collars, streivn over piano and floor, chairs and lounge. Under the lounge, slippers, rubbers, suspenders, caps, jackets; purse hanging on arm of chair, veil over back of another, etc. Motto, Home, Sweet Home, hanging awry over arclnvay at C.entrance, where portieres are draped. Doors R.and L.See Scene Plot for stage setting. As curtain rises Mrs. Weeden stands just inside portieres, with hands on hips surveying scene ruefully and shaking head in despair. Mrs. W.after despairing pause). Odear, dear, dear! Did anybody in all this world ever see such a looking house! And this is only one room! Multiply it by twelve and add bathroom, pantry and wardrobe and Odear, dear, dear! (Advances to pile of sofa cushions at foot of lounge and begins to dust them vigorously, piling them on big armchair.) I declare, I just dont know where to commence. Love save my soul! (Looks around again as though in utter despair, then goes R.entrance and calls.) Suke! Suke! OSuke! ., . Suke (off R.after a pause). Y-a-a-a-s, Missus! (Sticks head in.) i Mrs. W.Do come right into the sitting--room this minute and. Tr-x; Suke. Yaas, Missus in des a minute. Missus! (Withdraws head.
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