Electric Man
The Electric Man Being the One Act Version of the Three Act Farcical Comedy of the Same Name
作者：Hannan, Charles, 1863-1922
体例：题 章数：43
字数：26,558 来源：Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 43 题- THE ELECTRIC MAN
- THE ELECTRIC MAN
- By
- CHARLES HANNAN
- COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD
- THE ELECTRIC MAN.
- NOTES.
- D in F indicates the opening leading to hall.
- And a Grandfather’s clock against wall, front of china cupboard.]
- THE ELECTRIC MAN
- SCENE.--_WALTER’S rooms in London. Moderately furnished sitting-room._
- JACK. Came to town this morning. (_Clasp hands._)
- STELLA. Cyril Davidson? (_Laughs._)
- STELLA. Oh, how wonderful! (_Looking in._)
- JACK. Wonderful! (_Looking in._)
- JACK. How much do you want? (_Producing loose cash._)
- JACK. Right oh! (_JACK goes into drawing-room R._)
- I say! let me go! confound you--Jack--Jack--I say! the thing is moving!
- MRS. ANDERSON. Telegrapheram, sir. (_Down and gives it._)
- JACK (_writes several telegrams, as:_) I want him at once----
- JACK. That’s why I’ve sent for a detective----
- STELLA. Yes. (_Hurries out D. in F._)
- JACK. Getting nasty! (_Loud knocking._)
- WALTER (_off_). Let me out. (_Loud knocking._)
- STELLA. Jack, a boy brought this. (_Gives note._)
- WALTER. Bah! (_They start back._)
- STELLA. Jack, I can’t believe it! (_WALTER walks about in rage._)
- JACK. Jobbins is somewhere near Euston. (_Gives telegram to STELLA._)
- JACK. Another telegram! (_Going up to D. in F._)
- AUTOMATON. Yow-Yow. (_She starts a little._)
- AUTOMATON. Tick-tick. Yow-yow! (_Same business._)
- AUTOMATON. Yow! (_Turns and goes in again D.L._)
- JACK. That’s not flesh and blood. (_Pulling its nose._)
- STELLA. Poor thing! are you tired of living? (_Groan._)
- JACK. Hold the candle under its nose. (_Groan._)
- STELLA. No, no, no! (_JACK puts candle on table._)
- JACK. In its leg, you can nip its arms and legs. (_Does so--groan._)
- WALTER. We’ll see what then! (_Has gone into bedroom L._)
- STELLA (_cries_). Walter! (_Music of “Caressante.”_)
- THE ELECTRIC MAN.
- CURTAIN.
- THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS ·· FROME ··]
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