SCENE.—Mr. Tully’s Flat—next door—No. 14 St. Mark’s Mansions.

A LITTLE BIT OF FLUFF

Produced at The Criterion Theatre, London, October 27, 1915, with the following cast of Characters:—

JOHN AYERSMr. George Desmond.
BERTRAM TULLYMr. Ernest Thesiger.
NIXON TRIPPETTMr. Stanley Lathbury.
DR. BIGLANDMr. Alfred Drayton.
PAMELA AYERSMiss Marjorie Maxwell.
MAMIE SCOTTMiss Ruby Miller.
AUNT HANNAHMiss Lilian Talbot.
URSULAMiss Violet Gould.
CHALMERSMiss Dulcie Greatwich.

A LITTLE BIT OF FLUFF

[ACT I]

SCENE.—JOHN AYERS’ Flat in Bayswater.

The scene represents a room in the well-to-do flat of MR. JOHN AYERS, in the district of Bayswater. A door to the R. leads into the bedroom and another door L. leads to the hall and street. There are two French windows at the back with balconies beyond. A fireplace R. above door. Mirror on mantelpiece. Easy chair R. Table up R.C. above door, with a pot of marguerites upon it—a writing-desk up L.C. with telephone. A fancy table down L. with papers on it. [A plan of the scene] will be found at the end of the Play. Telegraph boy’s Knock and Ring heard off L. CHALMERS, a maid, enters at L. with one telegram on salver and crossing, meets PAMELA C. who has entered by door R. PAMELA is a smart woman of thirty-five, handsome and beautifully gowned.

PAMELA. What is it, Chalmers? (Seeing telegram.) Oh!