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    Past Redemption: A Drama in Four Acts
    Past Redemption: A Drama in Four Acts
    Past Redemption: A Drama in Four Acts
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    Past Redemption: A Drama in Four Acts

    By George M. Baker

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    'Past Redemption' is a four-act drama written by George M. Baker. The story begins as Tom and a chorus of girls are talking about a man named Mr. Thornton. Kitty is fond of him and thinks he is splendid, while Tom is not fond of him and thinks he is trying to win over the girls. Stub thinks it is fashionable to like Thornton and wants to go to the city to get the "polish of city life".
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 18, 2019
    ISBN4064066154127
    Past Redemption: A Drama in Four Acts

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      Past Redemption - George M. Baker

      George M. Baker

      Past Redemption

      A Drama in Four Acts

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066154127

      Table of Contents

      COSTUMES.

      Act I. — A Husking at the Old Home.

      ACT II.— Past Redemption.

      ACT III.— Charity's Quest.

      ACT IV.— Thanksgiving at the Old Home.

      COSTUMES.

      Table of Contents

      John Maynard. Act I. Mixed pants and vest, blue striped shirt, collar rolled over vest, without necktie, straw hat, bald gray wig, heavy gray side-whiskers. Act II. and IV. Add a dark coat.

      Harry Maynard. Act I. Neat gray suit, with game-bag, felt hat, leggings. Act III. White shirt without collar, rusty black pants, and coat out at elbows, unshorn face, hollow eyes. Act IV. Light pants, dark vest and coat, with white overcoat, high-colored handkerchief thrown about the neck, felt hat.

      Robert Thornton. Act I. Light gray suit, leggings, game-bag, felt hat, heavy watch-chain, and full black beard and moustache. Act II. Handsome black suit, black hat, light overcoat on his arm. Act III. Fashionable suit, with a liberal display of jewelry. Act IV. Dirty black pants, torn at the knee, white shirt, soiled and ragged, showing a red shirt beneath; rough grizzled beard and wig; pale and haggard; dark, ragged coat.

      Tom Larcom. Act I. and II. Rough farmer's suit. Act III. Flashy mixed suit, false moustache and chin-whiskers. Act IV. Neat suit with overcoat and felt hat.

      Nat Harlow. Neat mixed business suit; a little dandified.

      Hanks and Huskers. Farmer's rough suits.

      Capt. Bragg. Dark pants, white vest, blue coat with brass buttons, military stock and dickey; tall felt hat; bald gray wig, and military whiskers.

      Murdock. Fashionable dress.

      Daley. Dark pants and vest, white apron, sleeves rolled up, no coat.

      Stub. Act I. Gray pants, blue striped shirt. Act III. Dark pants, white vest, red necktie, standing collar, black hat, short black coat. Acts II. and IV. Same as first with the addition of a coat.

      Mrs. Maynard. Acts I. and II. Cheap calico dress. Act IV. Brown dress, with white apron, collar and cuffs. Gray wig for all.

      Charity, age about thirty-five. Act II. Pretty muslin dress, with a white apron, tastefully trimmed, lace cap, light wig. Act III. Gray dress handsomely trimmed, gray waterproof cloak. Act III. Dark travelling dress, handsome cloak and hat.

      Jessie. Act I. Muslin dress, with collar and cuffs. Act II. Something of the same kind. Act III. Handsome dress of light color. Act IV. Gray travelling dress, with cloak and hat.

      Kitty. Act I. Light muslin dress. Act II. Something of the same kind. Act IV. Red dress, white collar and cuffs, shawl and hat.

      Chorus of Ladies for Act III. Dark and light dresses, with clouds of different colors about their heads.

      PAST REDEMPTION.

      A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS.

      Act I.

      —

      A Husking at the Old Home.

      Table of Contents

      Scene.

      —A barn. In flat, large door to roll back

      l.

      , closed; above door, hay-mow, practicable staging, loose hay piled upon it; over that, window, through which moonbeams stream.

      l.

      , stalls with harness suspended from pegs, bench on which are two basins and towels.

      r.

      , bins, above stalls and bins,

      r.

      and

      l.

      , hay-mow with hay (painted).

      r. c.

      , two benches thus: Two benches set up diagram

      b d a c

      , on which are seated

      a.

      Tom Larcom

      ,

      b.

      Nat Harlow

      , and between them four farmers, three girls; another girl standing

      c.

      ; beside her on floor, kneeling, a farmer picks up the husks thrown by the huskers, and puts them in a basket. A small pile of corn,

      d.

      , which the occupants of the benches are at work on, throwing the corn into bins,

      r.

      ; the husks behind. Just back of

      b.

      ,

      Hanks

      seated on a barrel with violin playing, In the sweet by and by.

      Stub

      leaning against wing,

      l.

      ,

      i e.

      listening; stool

      r.

      ,

      i e.

      ; red lanterns hung

      r.

      and

      l.

      , red light from footlights.

      Hanks

      plays the air through during the rising of curtain.

      Stub.

      Golly! hear dat now, will you? D-d-dat what I call music in de har, fur it jes make my har stan' on end, yes, it does. And I feel—I feel jes as dough I was skewered onto dat ar fiddle-bow, an' bein' drawed frou a sea ob bilin' merlasses. Golly, so sweet!

      Nat.

      There's a first-class puff for you, Hanks, from the mouth of a critic—with a black border.

      Tom.

      You do beat all nater, Hanks, with the fiddle; your hand is as cute, and your ear as fine, as though the one had never held a plough, or the other listened to the jingling of

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