THE LADY OF THE LAMP
A PLAY
Characters:
- Florence Nightingale, the nurse
- Frances, her sister
- Flossie, her doll
- Harry Miller, Doctor Make-believe
- Old Roger, the shepherd
- Captain, the hurt dog
- Mr. Vicar, the minister
- Soldiers, doctors, and other nurses
Act I. The Sick Doll
Scene. In an English Garden.
Frances. Come on! Let’s play tag, Florence.
Florence. I can’t, Frances. Flossie is too sick. Won’t you play you are the doctor, and come see her?
Frances. Oh, no; you always want to play the same thing! Your dolls are always sick! I believe you love the broken ones better than the others.
Florence. Yes, I do. I’m going to be a nurse when I grow up. Well, if you don’t want to play that you are the doctor, I am going to ask Harry Miller to play that he is. (Goes to the hedge and calls.) Oh, Harry, come on over, and play you are the doctor for my sick dolls.
Frances. Come on, Harry, I am going to be the druggist.