A Song at the Castle Sutherland, Evelyn Greenleaf Baker Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag Evelyn Greenleaf Baker Sutherland, 1855 – 1908 A Song at the Castle: A Romantic Comedy in One Act [in, Po' White Trash and other One-Act Dramas by Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. Certain of the Plays being written in collaboration with Emma Sheridan-Fry and Percy Wallace Mackaye] Chicago Herbert S. Stone and Company 232 p. unclear Servant Lady Wyndham Col. Humphrey Morton Desmond O'Moirne Marquis Raoul de la Valiere Eileen Fitzgerald Cornwallis Sir Richard Wilde One-act Comedy Romance History Prose data extraction from source 1900
CHARACTERS. Cornwallis , Viceroy of Ireland, and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Ireland. Desmond O'Moirne , a young Irish singer. Col. Humphrey Morton , of the British army. Sir Richard Wilde , Member of the English Parliament. Marquis Raoul de la Valiere , an exiled nobleman of France. A Servant . Lady Wyndham , a widow, sister to Lord Cornwallis. Eileen Fitzgerald , the ward of Lord Cornwallis.

Time: Early evening of a night in July, 1798.

Place: Dublin Castle; the state drawing-room.

 Lady Wyndham The curtain, rising, discovers

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( Enter, from door back, or right, the footman, who opens his mouth to make announcement, but is shoved aside by Sir Richard Wilde, who enters talking with Col. Morton .) Wilde .

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( Enter Cornwallis and Valiere .) Cornwallis .

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( Here Eileen starts to run in, but catching sight of the suitors, scurries back and peeps in from the edge of scene .) Cornwallis .

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( Just as the last has passed through the door, and Cornwallis is about to follow, Eileen trips stealthily across the room, trying to call Cornwallis' attention by whispering loudly — "My lord! — My lord!" Failing, she runs and pulls him by the sleeve, just as he is slowly passing through the doorway .) Eileen .

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( Exit Cornwallis — Ladies curtsy .) Lady W. ( Eyeing Eileen with a look of reprobation .)

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( Enter Cornwallis .) Cornwallis .

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Eileen . ( Evidently a bit startled at his manner .)

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Eileen . ( Kisses his hand .)

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( Enter the servant, showing in O'Moirne, who is travel-stained and tired. He comes in looking about him wistfully .) Servant .

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( All draw their swords; Desmond keeps Morton and Wilde at bay, while Valiere runs to the door. The chief bout is between Desmond and Morton, Desmond getting the upper hand, while Wilde aids Morton on the outskirts .) Morton .

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( Enter Cornwallis, followed by Eileen .) Cornwallis .

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( He sings "The Wearing of the Green." Ending with a burst of high feeling, Desmond hands Cornwallis his sword. Cornwallis looks at it coldly .) Cornwallis .

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( Curtain .)