Michael and His Lost Angel: A Play in Five ActsJones, Henry Arthur
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Michael and His Lost Angel: A Play in Five Acts
Jones, Henry Arthur
Adultery -- Drama; Clergy -- Drama; England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama; English drama
- On p. 69 of the LOC copy, Audrie has the line, "My memory is good
for such trifles. Forget you?!" The exclamation mark is deleted in the
1896 edition.
- On p. 73 of the LOC copy, in the scene description at the beginning
of Act IV, the phrase "_Large brass candlesticks on altar with lighted
candles._" is followed by "_The altar covered with flowers._" The
second phrase is deleted from the 1896 edition.
- On p. 74 of the LOC copy, the stage direction at the beginning of
Act IV describes "_the organ boy_" as "_a refined lad about fifteen_".
The word "_refined_" is deleted from the 1896 edition.
- On p. 82 of the LOC copy, the stage direction reads: "_ROSE is in a
Protestant sister's dress_". In the 1896 edition, the words "_a
Protestant_" have been changed to "_an Anglican_".
- On p. 86 of the LOC copy, Audrie has the line, "Life's the matter
with me, I think, old girl." The phrase "old girl" is deleted from the
1896 edition.
- The 1896 edition corrects for the missing period at the end of
Milly's line "Oh, you give me the creeps" on p. 86 of the LOC copy.
- On p. 96 of the LOC copy, Sir Lyolf has the line, "Ned, I believe
she's dying." "Ned" is deleted from the 1896 edition.
- On p. 97 of the LOC copy, Sir Lyolf has the line, "Ned, she has come
from England with the one hope of seeing him." "Ned" is deleted from
the 1896 edition.
- On p. 98 of the LOC copy, Sir Lyolf has the line, "I wish he'd come
back, Ned." "Ned" is deleted from the 1896 edition.
- On p. 98 of the LOC copy, Sir Lyolf has the line, "Ned, I believe it
always comes from heaven!" "Ned" is deleted from the 1896 edition.
- On p. 98 of the LOC copy, Sir Lyolf has the line, "I must tell him,
Ned." "Ned" is deleted from the 1896 edition.
- On p. 98 of the LOC copy, Michael enters "_in the dress of a monk,
but without a tonsure._" In the 1896 edition, he enters "_in a
travelling cloak._"
- On p. 99 of the LOC copy, the stage direction ends with "_Then he
sits down without speaking._)" The closing parenthesis was deleted in
the 1896 edition.
- On p. 99 of the LOC copy, Michael has the line, "When can I take the
vows?" In the 1896 edition, this line was changed to "When can I be
received?"
- On p. 100 of the LOC copy, Sir Lyolf has the line, "No--! Wait, Ned.
(_Goes to MICHAEL._) Michael, you are at peace now, aren't you?"
"Wait, Ned" is deleted from the 1896 edition.
- On p. 100 of the LOC copy, Sir Lyolf has the line, "No, Ned." "Ned"
is deleted from the 1896 edition.
The advertising included at the end of the copy held by the Robarts
Library is also included in this transcription. This advertising was
included in neither the 1920 reprint nor the LOC copy.
For consistency, closing parentheses were added at the end of stage
directions on the following pages:
- On p. 37, at the end of the stage direction that begins "_Sits
himself resolutely at table_".
- On p. 70, at the end of the stage direction that begins "_She goes
out again_".
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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