pot, milk, sugar, cups and saucers, stale
quartern loaf, knife and butter.

Act 2. Lady's letter-thick paper, gold crest.

Act 3. Telegram.

CUSTOMS.

Doctor. Act 1. Frock coat and high hat.

Act 2. Changes to pyjamas and Turkish dressing-gown.

Andrew. Act 1. Blue serge yachting suit and cap.

Act. 2. As aunt, in picture.

Waverly. Very smart.

Plant. White hat, loud waistcoat, outre.

Tupper. In buttons.

Aunt. Quiet, old-fashioned, almost Quakerish.

Flo. Modern tailor-made costume and smart hat.

Ruby & Pearl. Dressed alike, in sailor hats and serge costumes,
with sailor collars.

Mrs. O'Hara. Eccentric Irish landlady.

Aurora. Slatternly slavey frock, soiled white apron, cap awry,
large slippers tied on with string. (During Act 3: changes to
grotesque colored dress: orange blossoms in hair.)

Scene plot.

The scene is a Doctor's consulting room on the ground floor of a
lodging-house in Pimlico.

(1) Door R. at back to bathroom (not opened till middle of Act II,
showing about half of bath, taps, etc).

(2) L. at back, to passage, showing hat stand.

(3) Down R.

(4) Window C, commanding view of similar houses across street.

FURNITURE.

(B) Bureau with practicable drawers.

(M) Medicine chest (hung between door r. and window).

(C) Operating couch in front of window.

(L) Step ladder, between couch and window at rise of curtain.

(P) Pedestal cupboard.

(H) Hatstand.

(A) Picture of Aunt, over door L.

(5) Sofa for three-half facing Are.

(T) Doctor's table, (t) Tea table.

(R) Revolving chair behind Doctor's table.

(G) Grandfather's chair at fireplace.

(C) Ordinary chairs.

Mirror and clock over fire, fender and fire-irons. Poker used.

OH! SUSANNAH!

ACT I.

_Scene. The Doctor's consulting room. Ground floor, 13 Marmalade
Street, Pimlico. (See Scene Plot.)_

_(Aurora. the slavey, discovered laying out Doctor's letters
lovingly on his writing table; she kisses each one as she lays it
down--all are in blue envelopes.)_

Aurora. They're all for 'im--the dear doctor. Won't 'e be pleased
when 'e comes back and finds all this little lot! 'E went off
quite sudden two days ago. Gone to see a patient, I expect, none
ever comes 'ere, so 'e must go to them, _(crosses L., looks in
mirror)_ Oh, why was I born so rudely 'ealthy? _(on sofa)_ I
would like to be 'is patient. I'd a-bear anythin' with the dear
doctor to see to me, 'e's got sich a sorft 'and.