Play on Words

full length · drama

Green Stockings: A Comedy in Three Acts

by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

14 roles (0M / 0F / 14 any) · approx 163–226 minutes · 11 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Celia lead 323 speeches
Smith lead 183 speeches
Aunt Ida supporting 145 speeches
Phyllis supporting 107 speeches
Faraday supporting 104 speeches
Tarver supporting 78 speeches
Grice minor 48 speeches
Evelyn minor 43 speeches
Madge minor 40 speeches
Raleigh minor 39 speeches
Martin minor 25 speeches
Steele minor 19 speeches
Omnes minor 8 speeches
Quick Curtain minor 2 speeches

Read the play

At rise, footlights and first border white and amber full up. Four table lamps on stage alight. In card room U.L. chandelier; and amber bunch off.

In morning room U.R. lamp on table; and amber bunch off.

At exit of PHYLLIS and EVELYN on cue "I think they do," from PHYLLIS, PHYLLIS switches off lights U.R. and EVELYN puts out lamp in morning room. All lamps go out, leaving only chandelier in card room alight. First border to one quarter. White foots out and amber foots to one quarter. When EVELYN puts out lamp in morning room, put out bunch in same.

When CELIA turns up switch on cue, "Oh, it's you, Aunt Ida," all lights on stage full up as before except bunch and lamp in morning room.

Electric switch U.R. on set to R. morning room door.

Bell push U.L.C; to R. card room door.

Amber No. 32 in fireplace on knife switch to be flickered when CELIA throws letters and army list into fire.

Red bunch in fireplace.

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