CHARACTERS
John Murray, A farmer.
Daniel Murray, His brother.
Mary Murray, John's daughter.
Andrew McMinn, A farmer.
Sarah McMinn, His sister.
Donal Mackenzie, A Scotch engineer.
Sam Brown, A labourer in John Murray's employment.
Kate, A servant girl in John Murray's employment.
Alick McCready, A young farmer.
The action takes place throughout in the kitchen of John Murray in the County of Down.
Time ... The present day.
The Drone
A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
ACT I.
Scene: The farm kitchen of John Murray. It is large and spacious, with a wide open fire-place to the right. At the back is one door leading to the parlour and other rooms in the house, also a large window overlooking the yard outside. To the left of this window is the door leading into the yard, and near the door an old-fashioned grandfather's clock. Opposite to the fire-place on the left side is another door leading into Daniel Murray's workshop, and beside this door is a large dresser with crockery, &c. At the back beneath the window is a table near which Kate, the servant, a slatternly dressed girl of some thirty years of age or more, is seated. She is carefully examining some cakes of soda bread, and has a bucket beside her into which she throws the rejected pieces.