A Duel in the Dark: An Original Farce, in One Act — John Shaqi
A Duel in the Dark: An Original Farce, in One ActCoyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling)
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A Duel in the Dark: An Original Farce, in One Act
Coyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling)
Comedy plays; English drama -- 19th century
-- p. 2: Green coat, light blue trowsers, and French travelling
cap,--Changed comma at end of costume note to a period.
-- p. 3: _Door, 2 E. L. Door. 3 E. L._--Changed period between
"Door" and "3" to a comma.
-- p. 5: the second day he performed a love pantomine at his
window--Changed "pantomine" to "pantomime".
-- p. 5: GREEN. I've ordered dinner at five; aud now--Changed "aud" to
"and".
-- p. 6: vil you permit me, vile in dis maison, to be apellez your
_femme_--Italicized "maison" and "apellez" for consistency.
-- p. 8: from your room there, ((_pointing R._)--Deleted one
parenthesis before "_pointing_".
-- p. 9: MRS. G. _Que faites vous ici, mon cher_ Grinfeench.--Changed
period after "Grinfeench" to a question mark.
-- p. 9: I know she's somewhere in the vicinity of this brown leather
trunk--Inserted a period after "trunk".
-- p. 11: Maria Jane! hist! (_taps_) MRS. G., my dear--eh?--Changed
"MRS." to "Mrs."
-- p. 12: in the way that gentlemen wish to to be who love their
wine.--Deleted the second "to".
-- p. 13: MRS. G. Well, Mister What's-your name--Inserted a hyphen
between "your" and "name".
-- p. 13: stop, and hear me! Young woman retire--Added a period after
"retire".
-- p. 14: my pistols are in the next room (_going_)--Added a period
after "room".
-- p. 14: I can have no objection,--Changed comma after "objection" to
a period.
-- p. 14: BETSY. (_apart to MRS. G._) Here are the pistols,
ma'am--Added a period after "ma'am".
-- p. 15: Very well, now mind your eye "_Death!_"--Inserted a period
after "eye".
-- p. 15: MRS. G. Very well, then--look sharp! (_GREEN ducks behind
the stove_)--Changed "GREEN" to "GREENFINCH".
-- p. 15: MRS. G. Here--here! (_GREEN. stumbles against her_)--Changed
"GREEN." to "GREENFINCH".
-- p. 15: Assist me to my room--will you (_GREEN assists
her_)--Inserted a question mark after "you" and changed "GREEN" to
"GREENFINCH".
-- p. 17: _GREEN. drops his head on the GENDARME'S shoulder_--Changed
"GREEN." to "GREENFINCH".
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