Acting Version of Henry W. Savage's Production of Every-Woman

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Excerpt from Acting Version of Henry W. Savage's Production of Every-Woman: Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love, A Modern Morality Play Scene The scene is a room in everywoman's home. It is comfortable and artistically furnished. At the back are large win dows, open to the ground, through which is seen a picturesque garden in Spring attire. The room is in semi darkness, but the sun is seen rising above the hills beyond the garden. The light of early dawn illumines the windows, and gradu ally grows to broad daylight, throughout the action. Left of room is a large open fireplace, with a chimney-seat. At the right an old-fashioned stairway leads to everywoman's sleeping-room. A full length cheval glass, or mirror, stands at left centre. A spinning-wheel R. Discovered When the curtain divides, nobody is dis covered standing in centre of room. He wears an artistic costume, entirely unlike all existing or accepted fashions, and chiefly designed for comfort and convenience. Nobody is as handsome as he thinks himself, and a better actor than he is willing to admit. He speaks the following prologue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.