Wanted, A Male Cook Baker, George Melville Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag George Melville Baker, 1832 – 1890 Wanted, A Male Cook. A Farce [in, Amateur Dramas for Parlor Theatricals, Evening Entertainments, and School Exhibitions. By George M. Baker] Boston Lee & Shepard [12] p. unclear Mr. Heartwell Teddy Ryan Francois Joshua Slocum Farce One-act Prose data extraction from source 1870
Characters. Mr. Heartwell (an old bachelor). Joshua Slocum (from Greenville, Me). Teddy Ryan (a native of Ireland). Francois (a French cook).
COSTUMES. Mr. Heartwell . — Old man's suit, dressing-gown; gray wig. Joshua Slocum . — "Yankee suit;" plaid pants, very short, with straps; thick boots; short yellow or bright-colored vest; tall dicky, and flashy neck-handkerchief; long coat and yellow wig. Teddy Ryan . — Corduroy breeches; blue stockings; low-cut shoes or heavy brogans; bob-tailed coat; blue-checked shirt, open at the neck; cropwig, red or black; stick and bundle. Francois . — Elegant modern suit; large moustache; kids, and eye-glass.
STAGE-DIRECTIONS.

R means Right; L, Left; C, Centre.

The performer is supposed to be upon the stage, facing the audience.

 Scene . — Room in Mr. Heartwell's House. Entrances , r. and l. Table and chairs . Mr. Heartwell , Enter l.

Contains 77 words in 4 sentences using 391 chars .

Josh. ( outside .)

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( Enter Josh., l. , rubbing his shins .) Mr. H.

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( Exit r. , leaving his bundle on the table .) Mr. H.

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( Barking of dogs outside .) Teddy ( outside ).

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Josh.

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Mr. H. ( aside )

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Teddy ( aside ).

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Francois ( outside ).

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Mr. H.

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Teddy ( without ).

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( Enter Teddy , r. ) Mr. H.

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Mr. H. ( rubbing his hands ).

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( Enter Francois , r. ) Francois .

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Francois ( confused, and speaking very hurriedly ).

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Mr. H.

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Teddy .

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Francois .

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Situations at end . R. L. Francois. Mr. H. Teddy. Josh.