Marian. Yes. Oh, Doctor, he’s so wonderful!
Dr. Wells. (Enthusiastically.) Wonderful? I should say so. He’s one of the most remarkable men in the profession. If there’s any one in the world who can save your husband’s life, he is the man. (Doubtfully.) But can you pay his fee?
SCENARIO
THE WINNING OF GENERAL JANE
(A farce of three persons, a dog, and a gun “that wasn’t loaded”)
Cast
| Jane, about twenty. Aunt Sophy, her maiden aunt, about 45. Bobby Holloway, a lodger, about 23. |
Place, Jane’s bedroom. Time about 11 at night
SETTING. Lower left a closet, door opening inward. Upper left a door leading to Aunt Sophy’s room, opening inward. Rear centre, double-windows set in a shallow alcove. The curtains are draped to right and left. Right, up stage, a fireplace without a fire. Left, down stage, a dressing-table with mirror. A low stool stands before it. Against rear wall to left a washstand half-hidden by a Japanese screen, shoulder height. Against right wall and about halfway down stage a bed. It is low and preferably wooden.