Chapter XI: Act III

Fire-place (middle right) filled with ferns and goldenrod; all furniture is old Colonial mahogany. Old fashioned 3-cornered Colonial cupboard; drop leaf table; lacquered single chair; arm-chair; upholstered stool; old cashmere cover on table; old fashioned inlaid desk; writing materials; upholstered arm-chair; tidy; square work-table; small workbasket; arm-chair; what-not with shells, vases, odds and ends of ornaments; small mahogany upright piano; cushioned seat; music on piano; another single chair; small mahogany card table, leaf raised; old clock; pair old fashioned silver candlesticks; partly burned candles; old mahogany mirror; old family silhouettes; oil painting of JERVIS PENDLETON at age of 4; old fashioned engraving of George Washington; large engraving of General Grant and family; old framed pictures of Lincoln and Jackson; colored Martha Washington; small engraving of Washington at Valley Forge; old fashioned oblong mirror with top picture panel; old fashioned life-size crayons in oval frames of MR. and MRS. SEMPLE; warming pan; large rag medallion; several hand braided rugs; white shades; lace curtains; plaited valance for top of window, with side draperies; cushioned seat in window; hanging draperies to match top of valance—all same material.

Properties Off Stage R.: telephone bell; off lower L. stamped envelope. L.U. the other properties for CARRIE, JUDY and JIMMIE.

PROPERTY PLOT

ACT IV

Grandfather’s clock; curtains, topped with lambrequin for arch; curtains, lambrequin and lace curtains for window; desk; writing materials and papers; push button L. of desk; telephone R. of desk; letter addressed “John Smith” (in lower L. drawer of desk); papers; stenographers’ note book; extra note book; long library table; 2 chairs; table; book rack; books; bookcase filled with books (at entrance) large vases (on top); teakwood table; large lamp; mantelpiece; open fire grate; steel fender; painted portrait of JERVIS PENDLETON’S brother; library clock and vases (on mantel); large upholstered chair.

Properties Off Stage: L. on table, tray with glass, bottle of medicine, small quantity of medicine for Jervis to drink; medicine graduate; additional bottle; doctor’s surgical bag; typewritten letter. Off R. door-bell.

ELECTRICAL PLOT