1900
TO
JOHN L. KINSEY, ESQ.,
AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
THOMAS CHATTERTON, " the marvelous boy ."
HENRY BURGUM, a rich Bristol pewterer .
BERTHA BURGUM, his daughter .
MRS. ANGELL, keeper of the lodging house .
Two Ribalds, man and woman .
SCENE — London. TIME — August 24th, 1770.
SCENE. — A Garret in Brooke Street, London. Casement at back C. opening on the street; door , L. 3. E.; rough bedstead R. of window; rude chairs and table, with candle, manuscripts, and writing materials on it , L. C.; old washstand, on which are a glass, a basin, and a broken jug of water , R. 2. E. The Garret is in the house of Mrs. Angell, and is the lodging of the Poet Chatterton. It is the night of August 24th, 1770. Music on rise of curtain. A distant bell is heard tolling the hour .
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Enter MRS. ANGELL with lamp. Lights up .
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After drinking
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Enter MRS. ANGELL in great excitement .
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To Burgum, after a thoughtful pause
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Chatterton sinks upon chair, his elbows resting on table, his face upon his hands. Bertha pauses at doorway, looks back pityingly, and then goes out .
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Enter MRS. ANGELL.
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Gives purse to her .
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The ribalds come nearer and nearer, singing the following song, with occasional bursts of mirth. Chatterton goes to window, throws open casement. The moonlight streams in .
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A distant clock again strikes the hour .
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A look of agony passes over his face; he staggers to the bed and sinks upon his knees; then he rises and speaks deliriously
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Falls in the moonlight upon the pieces of his manuscripts, and dies. Slow curtain. Curtain rises. Lights up. It is morning. Chatterton is discovered lying on floor as before. A discussion among voices is heard without. Loud knocking .
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CURTAIN.