ACT I At rise, footlights and first border white and amber full up. Four table lamps on stage alight. In card room U.L. chandelier; and amber bunch off. In morning room U.R. lamp on table; and amber bunch off. At exit of PHYLLIS and EVELYN on cue "I think they do," from PHYLLIS, PHYLLIS switches off lights U.R. and EVELYN puts out lamp in morning room. All lamps go out, leaving only chandelier in card room alight. First border to one quarter. White foots out and amber foots to one quarter. When EVELYN puts out lamp in morning room, put out bunch in same. When CELIA turns up switch on cue, "Oh, it's you, Aunt Ida," all lights on stage full up as before except bunch and lamp in morning room. Electric switch U.R. on set to R. morning room door. Bell push U.L.C; to R. card room door. Amber No. 32 in fireplace on knife switch to be flickered when CELIA throws letters and army list into fire. Red bunch in fireplace. ACT II Amber bunch in room R. Light amber on backing card room. Red glow from fireplace. On cue, "other fish in the sea," from GRICE, amber on backing, changing to dark amber very slowly and then out. On cue, "Ready, Celia, ready," from FARADAY, comes up slowly to moonlight blue. When amber change is made on backing foots and borders down about five points. When PHYLLIS _lights lamp_ on table R.C. on cue, "Oh, there's a message," foots and borders full up as before. ACT III Foots and first border full up amber and white. Blue bunch in conservatory left. Blue bunch and moonlight spots in window R. Spot to be directed on chair left of upper doors. Red glow up and off R. to suggest fire as in Act I. Also amber No. 32 as before to be flickered when SMITH "burns" army list. Two candles on table C. lighted. On cue--"Damn Wobbles, I am going because"--from COL. SMITH, white third border full up, a moment after EVELYN exits, put third border out. One cue, "Then let me sit like this in the dark" from CELIA,--CELIA switches off light U.L. All lights on stage out, except red glow and lights on backing and blue spot on CELIA. On cue, "Army lists don't burn so suddenly as that," from CELIA, AUNT IDA turns up switch, lights full up as before. Bell push U.L.C.L, of center doors light switch to L. of this. PROPERTY PLOT _Set Properties--Act I_ A medium-sized table L., on it a book slide containing books and army list, lamp, sewing bag, silver purse containing coin money. To right of table, armchair with cushion. At head of table, a single chair. Left of table, a single chair. Cabinet above door L. against wall, on it a vase of flowers, photograph frames. A small grand piano at back with drapery, on it lamp, bowl of flowers, some photograph frames. Long narrow table right, an armchair with small cushion to L. of it. Waste-paper basket under it.