Part 31 (2/2)

(_WARN Curtain_.)

(CELIA _pauses a moment and then crosses up as if to call him back, looking over her shoulder to see that_ RALEIGH _is not coming. She goes off stage_ C. _and looks after_ SMITH _and then with a sigh, comes back into room, goes to_ L. _of table, tying her veil as she comes down_. RALEIGH _enters. He's very cold. His nose is red, his coat collar turned up and he is chattering. Comes to_ R.C. _a little up stage_.)

RALEIGH. Miss Faraday, I had to come in. I'm nearly frozen--you'll miss your train. I've been waiting for you for twenty minutes. (_He offers her his arm_. CELIA _picks up her bag, crosses to him, takes his arm and they walk quickly to the door. He is above her. He smiles contentedly as they start to exit. As they get to the door, she swings him right out and turns back, going up and off_ C. _again, looking after_ SMITH. RALEIGH _returns and stands by door_) Aren't you coming?

CELIA. (_Comes down to him and, as she reaches winged chair, she suddenly drops her bag in the seat of it and throws back her head with a joyous laugh_) No, I've changed my mind. I'm going to stay, because _he's_ been waiting for me for twenty years. (_Runs gaily up and off after_ SMITH, _waving her hand to_ RALEIGH _as she goes_. RALEIGH _drops his hat in amazement, with a smothered, ”Well, I'll be----”_)

QUICK CURTAIN

LIGHT PLOT

ACT I

At rise, footlights and first border white and amber full up. Four table lamps on stage alight. In card room U.L. chandelier; and amber bunch off.

In morning room U.R. lamp on table; and amber bunch off.

At exit of PHYLLIS and EVELYN on cue ”I think they do,” from PHYLLIS, PHYLLIS switches off lights U.R. and EVELYN puts out lamp in morning room. All lamps go out, leaving only chandelier in card room alight.

First border to one quarter. White foots out and amber foots to one quarter. When EVELYN puts out lamp in morning room, put out bunch in same.

When CELIA turns up switch on cue, ”Oh, it's you, Aunt Ida,” all lights on stage full up as before except bunch and lamp in morning room.

Electric switch U.R. on set to R. morning room door.

Bell push U.L.C; to R. card room door.

Amber No. 32 in fireplace on knife switch to be flickered when CELIA throws letters and army list into fire.

Red bunch in fireplace.

ACT II

Amber bunch in room R. Light amber on backing card room. Red glow from fireplace. On cue, ”other fish in the sea,” from GRICE, amber on backing, changing to dark amber very slowly and then out. On cue, ”Ready, Celia, ready,” from FARADAY, comes up slowly to moonlight blue. When amber change is made on backing foots and borders down about five points. When PHYLLIS _lights lamp_ on table R.C. on cue, ”Oh, there's a message,” foots and borders full up as before.

ACT III

Foots and first border full up amber and white. Blue bunch in conservatory left. Blue bunch and moonlight spots in window R.

Spot to be directed on chair left of upper doors. Red glow up and off R. to suggest fire as in Act I. Also amber No. 32 as before to be flickered when SMITH ”burns” army list.

Two candles on table C. lighted. On cue--”d.a.m.n Wobbles, I am going because”--from COL. SMITH, white third border full up, a moment after EVELYN exits, put third border out. One cue, ”Then let me sit like this in the dark” from CELIA,--CELIA switches off light U.L. All lights on stage out, except red glow and lights on backing and blue spot on CELIA. On cue, ”Army lists don't burn so suddenly as that,”

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