— The house of Mr. Garry Fallon, in Greenwich Street, New York. An apartment on the ground floor. A fire-place at R. Grate and mantle above it. On mantle a picture, a clock, and cheap ornaments. At L. of scene an enclosed staircase leads from L. of C. to an upper story. In C. of flat an opening which leads along an enclosed passage or hall-way to the front door. Fanlights and sidelights to door; also bolts and lock. A rack at each side of this passage; hats on one, an old coat and shawl hanging on the other. Old-fashioned lamp hanging from the hall ceiling. An opening in flat at R. of this passage leads to an apartment in which there is a window looking out upon the street. On window-sill are flower-pots. Old-fashioned furniture about. A low door down left. A door at R. L. E.
At rising of curtain a group of immigrants is discovered partly in the hall-way, and partly in the room. This consists of MRS. DOWDERRY, an old woman, sitting on a chair; TERRY, her son, a young fellow, who is at the back; TED, a boy, who carries a baby in his arms, and NELL, a small girl. These latter are huddled together, standing; beside them are some boxes and bundles . ANN, a raw servant-maid, is crossing stage from door L. to fire, which she fills with coal from a scuttle that she has brought in .
— Jacob's Ladder. An all-night's lodging cellar. A resort for sailors, and immigrants of the poorer class, and thieves. A circular staircase at L. C. of stage leads from ground to an aperture in ceiling. At back a row of steps lead to a low door, set high up in the wall. On R. and L. are rows of bunks of a squalid character. Stove R. C. in a sand-tray, pipe leading off R. Kettle on stove. Low stools near it. The street-lamp is supposed to shed a pale light through the aperture in the ceiling .
The bunks are all occupied on the L. A sailor is in the upper one, front. The Dowderry immigrant party are huddled about stove at the R. The boy and girl are in one bunk at R. MRS. DOWDERRY is preparing the baby for bed, and TERRY is standing by . BENEDETTO is sitting by stove , C., smoking a short pipe .
— A section of the main deck of Hudson river steamer Daniel Doo. The flat represents side of steamer next the dock. A wide opening R. C., shows the dock, which is above the level of the deck, and is reached by a gang-plank. At L. of the opening is the entrance to the captain's office; in flat by opening is the clerk's window or ticket-office. At R. from 2 to 4 E. are the doors leading to ladies' saloon. At L. 3 E. the scene represents the midway stairs leading to upper decks. The other wings at L. picture stored goods of all sorts. The dock is stored with barrels, bales, etc.
At rising of curtain to lively music, porters with trucks, etc., are loading the steamer from the dock, passing in from C. and going off L., and returning. There is a queue of passengers by the clerk's window, which is lengthened as others arrive and form it. On the dock are orange women, newsboys, etc., offering their wares to those who pass in and out . SKIFFLEY, disguised as a peddler of oranges, is among them . SAM PIDGE, the clerk of the boat, is sitting on barrel , L., with freight and receipt book, checking off freight, and signing receipts, as the porters truck it in. Noise and confusion. The last bell of the steamboat, and also another, but distant bell, is heard as the curtain goes up, and until music stops .
SCENE. — The chamber of Rose in Fallon's house. It is on attic, with deep-set roofed window. This is supposed to be the room in which the robbery had taken place. A window in C., in recess, opening on view of housetops. An easy chair L. of window, a small table near it, in front of window, overturned. A flower-pot on floor near table with a withered branch. Another flower-pot with bright flowers on the L. of window-sill. A neat bed against flat L. of window . R. H. a grate fire-place, with shovel, tongs, etc., on the upper side. On lower side a matchbox on floor full of burnt matches, An old-fashioned nursery fender in front of fire-place. A bell rope hangs by fire-place on flat , R. ( The fire-place and this back wall must be close together .) Bits of the broken bell-wire trail along the wall at the top into the recess, and then pass down under the window and off L. ; the main piece attached to the rope falls to the tongs, etc., to which it is carelessly hitched. There is a door , R. 2 E. On flat , R., there is a broken picture-cord, which dangles loosely. The picture, broken, with a piece of the cord, lies on the floor , L. of door, beside a chair. There are two doors at L., on flat, and one 3 E., which leads to the passage, and is the only entrance to the apartment; the other leads to a small closet .
At rise of curtain, music, as of quiet and peace after the storm and passion . MRS. FALLON is discovered kneeling by the door , R., as if conversing with Bessie, who is supposed to be inside .