Part 2

ACT I.--Lelar’s mansion. Master and man. Micky’s alarm. The rival lovers. A friendly warning. Masked villainy. A puzzled physician. Resolve. “Ha, traitors! have I caught you?” “Howard! husband! are you crazy?” “Have you no answer to make, you guilty scoundrel!” “None in your present condition, sir.” “Then die!” Picture.

ACT II.--Scene same as before. Lawyer and lady. An explanation demanded. Determination. A love spat. Micky’s veracity is questioned. A crestfallen Irishman. Articles of partnership. A dazed wife. “And your name is what?” “Crazed!” Picture.

ACT III.--Deem’s law office. A pliant tool. An unwelcome visitor. Revelations. A collision. Snooks in clover. An incensed Irishman. Husband and wife. Mental thraldom. Breaking his bonds. Picture.

ACT IV.--An appeal for mercy in behalf of Snooks. An arch confession. Meditated murder. A soliloquy. Snooks proves himself a consummate actor. “You shall not deprive me of justice!” “My dear boy, have I found you at last!” Humiliation. Joy after sorrow. Picture.

A WHITE LIE

_COMEDY-DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS, BY HORACE C. DALE._

PRICE 25 CENTS

Four male, three female characters, including leading man, genteel heavy, low comedy, Negro comedy; old maid comedy, emotional leading lady, ingènue. Time of playing 2½ hours. The action abounds with strong dramatic situations. Can be easily staged in any hall.

SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS.

ACT I.--Drawing-room in the Bell mansion. Visitors. The man who kissed the Blarney stone. The wolf in the sheepfold. An anxious wife’s resolve. A game that two can play. An untimely interruption. “What is the meaning of this scene?” An extempore rehearsal. A white lie.

ACT II.--Scene as before. Araminta has her say, and Timothy takes it to heart. Taffy sets up in business. Fiddling upon a lawyer’s heart-strings. Pauline’s history. The flying-wedge. “I know a thing or two about foot-ball.” A passage at arms between Spring and Autumn. Pauline’s dilemma. A fruitless appeal. “Go! There can be no paradise where sin abounds!” Picture.

ACT III.--The Charity Ball. Taffy and his “fairy.” An exciting episode. Unmasked! An affair of honor. Another skirmish between the ladies. Timothy in a quandary. The missing letter and Pauline’s plan of rescue. Araminta caught “spoonin’,” and Taffy believes that the world has come to an end.

ACT IV.--The secret duel. Peyton’s treachery and suicide. Bell’s discovery and despair. A morning call, and a kodak sensation. The Peach Blossom’s revenge. Good news for Taffy. A risky experiment. Bereft of reason. Disenthralled. “Dat settles it; de war am ober, peace am ’clared, an’ we’s all happy.” Finale.

Imogene; or, The Witch’s Secret

_REALISTIC DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS, BY HORACE C. DALE._

PRICE 15 CENTS

Seven male, five female characters. Juvenile leading man, eccentric old man, walking gentleman, genteel villain, Irish comedy, two utility. Leading juvenile lady, heavy character, walking lady, juvenile comedy, soubrette. Well worked out plot and counter-plot, effective stage pictures, and brisk action. Time of playing, 2 hours.

SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS.

ACT I.--_Scene I._--A street. The Deacon’s arrival. A newsboy’s trick. Lawyer and Irishman. The Witch’s prophecy. A wife’s anxiety and resolve. _Scene II._--A garden. The fete. Snooks is euchered. A foe in the guise of a friend. The drugged wine. Suspicion aroused. A fruitless appeal. A wronged wife. The accusation. Denunciation. The assault.

ACT II.--Mansfield’s home. A jealous Irishman. The Deacon becomes infatuated. A lost sister. An indirect proposal. The assault. Dennis bites the dust. An indignant wife. A self-confessed villain. A desperate woman. An aggrieved husband. Cowardice charged. Satisfaction demanded and refused. Cowhided.

ACT III.--_Scene I._--Hall in Mansfield’s house. Dennis grows excited. A challenge. An agitated wife. _Scene II._--The rendezvous. The duel. An unobserved witness. “Shoot, you coward!” “I cannot, it would be murder.” Treachery charged. “There stands the traitor!” The Witch’s note. Explanation demanded. The deadly air gun. A wounded villain. Who fired the shot? A doubting Thomas. The Witch’s exhortation. The resolve. _Scene III._--A room in Mansfield’s house. A wife’s devotion.

ACT IV.--_Scene I._--In Reed’s law-office. Dennis promises compliance. Dennis and Snooks have a “scrap.” Robbery charged. The raised notes. Murder is threatened. Dennis’s ruse. The lawyer is euchered. The Witch’s appearance. Startling revelations. The Witch’s power defied. The incantation. Imogene appears. Reed’s death. _Scene II._--A street. The Deacon and his nephew. Apologies made and forgiveness obtained. Dennis’s elation. Susie’s ruse brings Dennis to terms. _Scene III._--Mansfield’s home. The Witch’s secret is revealed. The Deacon is made happy.

Transcriber’s notes

New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.

All occurrences of “Minister” have been regularized to start with a capital letter.