ats 75 Cents
Family Circle 25 Cents
Orchestra Stalls One Dollar
Private Boxes Six and Eight Dollars
Box Office open from 8 in the morning throughout the day.
Children in Arms not admitted. This regulation will be rigidly enforced.
Treasurer Mr. W.W. Gray
Box Bookkeeper Mr. F.N.Cartland
LOVE IN '76
_AN INCIDENT OF THE REVOLUTION_
A COMEDIETTA IN TWO ACTS
_By_ OLIVER BUNCE
AS PERFORMED AT LAURA KEENE'S THEATRE
NEW YORK, FEB. 28, 1857
[The acting edition of this play, with the
relative positions of the performers on the
stage, is published by Samuel French.]
COSTUMES.
MR. ELSWORTH.--_Shad-cut brown coat, brown or black breeches,
shoe-buckles._
LIEUTENANT HARRY ELSWORTH.--_Red, turned up with blue, buff breeches,
high boots._
CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.--_Blue, turned up with buff, white top boots._
MAJOR CLEVELAND.--_Red, turned up with white, breeches, high boots._
CAPTAIN ARBALD.--_The Same._
LIEUTENANT MARVIN.--_The Same._
APOLLO METCALF.--_Gray shad, square-cut suit._
THE LADIES.--_The costumes of the period of '76._
LOVE IN '76.
ACT I.
SCENE. _The drawing-room in the residence of_ MR. EDWARD ELSWORTH.
_Garden seen through doors._ ROSE ELSWORTH _occupied at a small table,
stitching._ KATE ELSWORTH _stretched languidly upon a sofa, with a
book in hand._ MR. EDWARD ELSWORTH _in an easy chair, with newspaper
in his lap. Writing materials on table._
KATE. Oh, dullness! dullness! I do wish Harry was at home, or Sir
William would march some of his troops this way! What's the use of an
army in the country, if one can't have a dance once in a while?
ROSE. What, indeed! All I desire is, sister, that they should be
[_Enter_ SERVANT _with letters for_ MR. ELSWORTH.] left to the dance!
That much they do very well.
KATE. I'm sure, Rose, I can't see what you find in these rebels to
admire. As far as my observation has gone, they are only so many
boors. There was Captain Arthur. Was there ever such a dunce? He had
no manner whatever. He attempted once to walk a minuet with me, and
I really thought he was a bear accidentally stumbled into coat and
slippers.
ROSE. You're quite right! he never should have got his appointment
until he had served a campaign in the drawing-room. If I were the
Congress, I'd appoint none who could not bring diplomas from their
dancing-masters.
ELSWO
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