Also the Novels,
The Man Behind, An Iron Crown, etc.
CHICAGO:
T. S. DENISON, Publisher,
163 Randolph Street.
PATSY O’WANG.
COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY T. S. DENISON.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
- Patsy O’Wang, alias Chin Sum, from Hong Kong.
- Dr. Henry Fluke, who runs a sanitarium.
- Mike, from the ould sod, an assistant.
- Mr. Boyler, a patient with rheumatism.
- Mrs. Harriet Fluke.
- Miss Simper, who has a mission, a Chinese Sunday-school.
- Norah, maid of all work.
Time of Representation, thirty-five minutes.
Synopsis and Hints to Players.
The key to this capital farce is the remarkable transformation of which Chin Sum is capable. Born of Irish father and Chinese mother and brought up in barracks at Hong Kong he has a remarkable dual nature. Whiskey, the drink of his father, transforms him into a true Irishman, while strong tea, the beverage of his mother, has the power of restoring fully his Chinese character. Dr. Fluke employs Chin as cook, on the hearty recommendation of his old friend, Major Barker. Unfortunately for the doctor, Chin gets at the whiskey bottle through the carelessness of Mike, who, in his way is no less a character than Chin Sum himself. For the subsequent ludicrous incidents read the text of the play.