The times., 1898-05-15
REHEARSAL.
rror Pick-Ne-UpN

CFrom Pick-Ne-UpD
Now. then. Beginners for Act /!
Well. ny-ahem. Miss RusseIl-PortHan'
what Is it?'
II want to know this. Mr. Decides; Is
that Miss Eaton-Belgrave really going to
play in this pieee?"
..For-for anything know to the con-
trary.'
Then you must excuse ne
..why. what's the matter: Have You
quarreled?''
Mr.. Decides. I never quarrel I don't
know Miss Eaton-BeIgrave. don't know
anyone in her set And what's more, 1
don't want to-
But you never have 70 speak to her
in the whole course of the play"
But her name viii be in the bill-with
mine. You must please get somebody
else for the part.
| Tsweeps back TO II
| "But you're Iead-weI, Arthur"
ssYou disengaged now? I wanted to ask
YOU, do you think ought to wear knlck-
| erbockers in Act II and trousers in Act
| III. or trousers in -
! Good heavens. man! We're month
| off the night yet-fOrtunately- Trousers
Why. you don't know your words YET"
"oh. they'll be all right, my dear chap
Keep your hair on. only thought you
wanted the piece properly dressed, that's
| ALL" [Stalks up stage.l
Mr.. Decides. Mr.. Deedes."
| Yes. Miss Eaton -Belgrave.'
where is my piano to go, pray?''
| .eHunl-yes-the stage Is rather small.
I'm afraid we shall have TO cut that pl-
| ano.'
"What, Well, do call IT too bad! IN
derstood I was to sit at the piano in even
ing dress. and play softly during-whyi
it's all have to do! You might as well
cut me out altogether
Would you mind? Supposing l put on
| a curtain-raiser, and gave you better
We'll, if ever" LStamps out
through fireplace.I
please, sir, a lady at the stase-door
sends this card and wishes TO see you
Lady Beauclerc. Damn. Show her in.
Well, Robinson. what do you want?'
Il say, old fellow, you know where II
says Enter through window? They've
gone and put the fireplace there. shan
be seen at all if"
1T won't matter-oh. dear me. Sam!
practicable window up center, Now, my
dear fellow, do let us get on. oh, here $
Lady Beauclerc."
.Oh, Mr.. Decides, hope I'm not intrud-
ing, but L was reading this play out OF
Muriels book the other evening, and real
ly there are some expressions in it that
will never doi'
II hadn't noticed-oh, I see! Yes. oh,
We only use those words at rehearsals.'
II don't mean that, Mr.. Decides. Quite
respectable people use expletives some
times"
Il am not surprised"
But really! This young man in the
play-actually tells Muriel to go to
WELL to bed, Mr.. Decides"
Does he? Oh-well-you see he's sup
posed to be her brother, and they're sup
posed to be sitting up together late at
.'But, Mr.. Decides! Go to bed. What an
expression to use to a young girl, and be-
fore a mixed audience, tooI Now l must
request"
.'Well-Pn try to think of something
else-T will, really. Excuse me. Oh, Miss
Russell-Portman, one moment. If I cut
Miss EatOn-Belgrave out, and put her into
a farce, would that meet your
''That would be a more suitable place
for her, I should think. But was coming
to ask you this, MIR. Decides. You see this
sofas got its head on the wrong end
'Yes-that is, has it? My head"
| NOW, We Always uleu Win my Ieet
up the stage before, and 1 can't possi-
bly,"
please die Observation-Disclosures way you
like
Look here, DeedesI I've been talking to
Robinson. and he agrees with me it would
be quite wrong to wear trousers in
either"
Has anybody got cigarette? Where S
that prompt-book? Now, then, curtain S
up. Will somebody come on, please.
IThey come on sulkilyl