Gene
[He is the stage manager and one of the actors. He is a big, fat man in shirt sleeves, with the stub of a cigar in his mouth]. “Gwendolyn, come here!”
Mary
[She is bob-haired, slim and lovely. Five years ago she was a flapper. Four years ago she was a debutante. Three years ago she ran away and entered the chorus of the Metropolitan. Two years ago she had a minor rôle in musical comedy. Now she has the feminine lead. She is democratic, ironical, fastidious, informal, subtle and hearty]. “Yes, father.”
Gene
“Did you know that Gus is a bootlegger?”
Mary
“Father, don’t believe a word he says. It’s too bad Mr. Gus isn’t here to defend himself.”
Gene