Salerne. As sound as Noah.
Sir T. Have him sent home.
Salerne. The other principals?
Sir T. Detain them still. I must rehearse the play.
ACT III
Scene: Sir Tristram Sumner's Reception-room in the Grosvenor Theatre. At the back a door opens into a business-room. On the left is the Dressing-room. The entrance to the Reception-room is on the right. Hildreth is writing at a table when the act begins.
Enter Abbot.
Hildreth. What? Is the curtain down?
Abbot. Not yet.
Hildreth. The play?