Corn. (L. H.) What were the—er—names of the nine Muses?
Nio. (C.) Clio, Calliope, Euterpe, Erato, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania.
Dunn. (crossing to Helen) Cyclopædias! What more do you want?
Hel. (facing audience) What good will it do the children to know the names of the Muses?
Dunn. (R. C.) Oh, I beg your pardon! We don’t pay enough attention to Ancient history now-a-days. (Dunn crosses again to Corney, L.) Corney, speak Greek to her.
Hattie and Beatrice have gone up C.
Corn. Can’t! “Hoi polloi” is the only expression I remember.
Dunn. Well, go on, give her that!
Corn. Hoi polloi!
Dunn. Hoi polly! Give her time—now—give her time——