"I'll Leave It To You": A Light Comedy In Three ActsCoward, Noël
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"I'll Leave It To You": A Light Comedy In Three Acts
Coward, Noël
Comedy plays; Inheritance and succession -- Drama
(JOYCE _comes round and kisses him._ OLIVER _moves down_ L. EVANGELINE
_moves behind table._)
JOYCE (_running to_ R.). Sylvia! Sylvia! Mother, come here! It's all
right!
(_Enter_ MRS. DERMOTT _from_ R.)
MRS. DERMOTT. I've just come out of the boiler. What on earth is all
this noise?
JOYCE. We've all made it up with Uncle Daniel and he's forgiven us.
MRS. DERMOTT. I'm sure I'm very glad, darlings, and I hope you're none
of you too old to take a lesson from it. (_Comes to_ DANIEL'S R.)
(_Enter_ SYLVIA _downstairs._)
SYLVIA. Is everything forgiven and forgotten?
DANIEL. Everything. (_Rising._)
(_Enter_ GRIGGS, R., _with cablegram._)
GRIGGS (_handing it to_ UNCLE DANIEL). For you, sir.
DANIEL. Excuse me. (_Takes it, opens it in silence and reads it._) My
God!
MRS. DERMOTT. What is it, dear, what is it?
DANIEL. It's not true! After all these years, I can't believe it!
SYLVIA. What is it, Uncle, tell us, tell us, quick.
DANIEL. It's from my agent. Listen! (_Reads._) "Struck big vein, Santa
Lyta mine--come at once!" I'm worth thousands, thousands. (_Going down_
R. _gives_ MRS. DERMOTT _telegram as he passes her. The others, except_
SYLVIA, _crowd round her_ C., _excited at the news._)
MRS. DERMOTT. There now.... I told you so.
SYLVIA (_coming_ L. _of him_). Uncle! Did you send that telegram to
yourself?
UNCLE. Yes!!!
CURTAIN.
[Illustration: A Sheet of Musical Notation: "Faith."
Words by ESMÉ WYNNE.
Music by NOËL COWARD.
_Andante grazioso._
1. The sweetest name that ever I heard is
Faith,... Oh! fair-er than the voice of Spring it seems;.... I
think all day on its de-light, And when my eyes are dim with night A
single star shines
ever thro' my dreams.... The star of Faith.
2. The dearest name that ever I heard is
Faith,... Though all the gifts of God were mine to choose.... And
I were Lord of night and day, At Love's dear shrine I still would pray
"For Thee this pow'r and
treasure I would lose.".... Just give me Faith.]
[Illustration: SCENE PLOT--This scene plot indicates how the scene was
set at the New Theatre, London. The play can be given, of course,
without a staircase.]
ACT I
1. Club fender.
2. Small sideboard.
3. Chesterfield.
4. Jacobean form.
5. Armchair.
6. Small sideboard.
7. Chair.
8. Armchair.
9. Chair.
10. Small table.
11. Expanding table. If difficulty is experienced in obtaining an
expanding table, a small table can be used for the first two acts and a
table of sufficient size to seat three people on one side substituted
for the last act.
12, 13 and 14. Chairs.
15, 16 and 17. Cushions.
18. Gong.
19. Hall stand and hats.
20. Chair.
21. Small table.
22. Mirror.
23. Electric light switch.
ALTERATIONS FOR ACT II
Open out all curtains in windows.
Open window up L.C.
Remove 2 and 7.
Substitute in their places a Baby Grand piano and a piano stool.
Bring 9 and 10 down to above table (11)--the chair facing window L.
Change cushions.
Place model of motor on piano.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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