"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
Place typewriter on 10, cover beside it.
Change flowers.
Place papers on window seats, Chesterfield, table and form.
Flowers in grate.
Ash tray on club fender.
Matches on mantel.
Syphon and glasses on sideboard.
Writing materials and music paper on 11.
ALTERATIONS FOR ACT III
Put back 10 to original position.
Change 12 and 5.
Put 4 by table, side nearest the audience.
Place 7, 9, 14 on opposite side.
13 at foot of table, nearest window L.
Lay breakfast for eight on table, consisting of rose bowl in centre,
toast rack, marmalade, entrée dish, plate of bread, butter, tray of
teacups, etc., sugar, pile of plates, and for each person a bread plate,
a serviette, a fork, two knives.
Remove racquet and models.
Close piano.
Put cover on typewriter.
Remove most papers, ash trays, etc.
Remove everything from sideboard.
Place daily papers on window seat L.
Letter on table.
PROPERTY PLOT
ACT I
Carpet.
Rugs.
Chesterfield.
2 sideboards (Jacobean).
Club fender.
Low form (Jacobean).
Oblong table (Jacobean) to seat 8.
Typewriter table.
Armchair.
6 small chairs: Jacobean.
2 armchairs: Jacobean.
2 pairs window curtains.
Cushions on window seats.
Pictures (hunting prints).
Book (Evangeline) off R.
Telegram (Griggs) off R. on salver.
Door bell effect off R.
Books and periodicals on table.
Crêpe-de-chine "undies."
Fire-irons, etc.
Winter flowers in vases.
Salver (off R.).
Hall-stand.
Coats, hats, etc.
Mirror on stairs.
ACT II
Typewriter with cover.
Miscellaneous papers.
Model of motor engine on board on piano.
Manuscript music paper on table.
Writing materials on table.
Pencil (Bobbie).
Baby Grand piano and stool.
Quantity of sheet music.
Door knock effect off R.
Knitting (Evangeline) off R.
Illustrated papers.
Motor horn effect off R.
Matches on mantel.
Tantalus on sideboard R.
Syphon of soda.
2 glasses (whisky).
Cigarette case (Daniel).
Cigarette case (Mrs. Crombie).
Glass jug of water.
Telegram (Mrs. Dermott off L.).
Tennis Racquet off R.
Cigarettes.
Ash tray on club fender.
Waste-paper basket.
Bank of flowers in fireplace.
ACT III
5 morning papers on window seat L.C.
Bunch of roses (Sylvia) off R.
Suit case (Daniel) off R.C.
Gong and beater off R.
Flower bowl.
Letter on table.
Teapot off R. with tea for one.
Cablegram off R.
Plate, fork and spoon on sideboard.
Paper on Chesterfield.
Breakfast for 8 people as follows:--
Large silver tray for teacups.
Small silver tray off R.
Tablecloth.
Table centre.
8 medium plates.
8 small plates.
16 knives (small).
8 forks (small).
8 breakfast cups and saucers on silver tray.
8 spoons.
8 serviettes.
Cruet.
2 toast racks and toast.
1 toast rack and toast off R.
Marmalade dish and marmalade.
Butter dish and "butter."
Sugar bowl and sugar.
Spoons for sugar and marmalade.
Entrée dish with "bacon."
Entrée dish with mushrooms off R.
2 large spoons and forks.
Cut bread on plate.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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