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CHARACTERS.
Joshua Seeds , a tobacconist .
Orlando Shortcut , who would be his son-in-law .
Peter Pipes , the Man about Town .
Joe Bitters .
Virginia Seeds , Seed's daughter .
PROPERTIES.
Cane for Seeds . Two letters for Peter . Spectacles. Gun for Seeds . Gum-drops. Saw, hammer, etc., for Seeds . One stovepipe bonnet. Dummy sign figure. Box for figure to stand on. Long counter. Bundles, cigar-boxes, broom, etc., for store. Jar with coffee, marked "snuff."
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— A street in one .
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( Enter Peter, l. , singing .)
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( Exeunt both , l. )
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— A chamber in two .
( Enter Old Seeds and Virginia r. and l. , meeting .)
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( Peter makes signs to Virginia which she does not see . Seeds keeps his back towards Peter as much as possible .)
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( Peter pretends to cry, rushes towards Virginia , tries to have her see the note. She turns her back .)
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( During this Old Seeds has been watching Peter. Peter holds the letter towards Virginia , when Old Seeds seizes Peter and the letter .)
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( Seeds gets his cane and beats Peter off l. ; then crosses to Virginia .)
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— A street, same as first scene. Enter Orlando, r.
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( Enter Peter, l. )
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Chamber with window forPeterto jump through .
( Enter Old Seeds, r. )
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( Knock outside. Enter Peter dressed as Mrs. Stitch , with hoops, etc. In this scene Peter speaks in a female voice .)
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( aside; natural voice ).
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( Seeds looks out of window . Peter crosses r. to Virginia . During the following conversation , Peter has a tape and measures Virginia , as if for a dress .)
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( Peter pulls up his dress, as if to get at his pants pocket . Old Seeds watching them . Virginia stops Peter and exclaims .)
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( Peter goes up to Virginia to give her the note. He puts his hand on her shoulder, and is supposed to get pricked by a pin . Peter exclaims in his natural voice, "Damn that pin!" Old Seeds rushes between them, seizes the note, then grabs Peter by the skirts, beats him round stage with cane; the skirt tears off, leaving nothing on Peter but pants, hoops, waist, and bonnet . Peter runs for the window, jumps, and is caught with head out of window and heels in , Old Seeds beating him with cane as scene closes in .)
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— Street, same as first .
( Enter Orlando, l. )
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— Exterior of a tobacco store. Sign over door "Jacob Seeds." A sign figure, size of life, stands before the door, with long white coat, white hat, red shirt and pants the same as Peter's .
( Enter Peter, l. )
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( Old Seeds appears at upper window in flat with a gun .)
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— Interior of tobacco store; long counter with bundles tied up; three or four jars, one filled with ground coffee to represent snuff; a stove painted red to represent a very hot fire; a broom; a set window , l. 3 e. for Peter to jump through . Peter discovered standing on box near the stove; he is now representing the figure ; makes business about the fire in stove being hot .
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( Enter Old Seeds, l., Virginia, r. )
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( aside ).
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( aside ).
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( trying to attract Virginia's attention ).
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( Enter Virginia and Orlando Shortcut, l. ; they both hold out their hands to Old Seeds .)
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Curtain .