The Physician - An Original Play In Four Acts (1897) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ACT III Scene?The Abbot's Kitchen At Fontleas, a very quaint, irregular Gothic building adapted to a modern living room, with evidences of frequent restoration and alteration. On the R. down stage a large old-fashioned fireplace with ornaments and photographs, one of them, a photograph of Amphiel and Edana taken together. Above the fireplace a large old-fashioned armchair, very deep; a small table on castors is laid with the remains of dinner for two. Chairs above and to L. of table. The -whole of this R. side of the room is curtained in and forms a cosy nook ? the curtains of heavy dark material run from an angle in the wall up stage to within about two yards of the footlights, and are hung on a brass rod suspended from the ceiling, which is rather low. Above and in line with the curtains is a door, called throughout the Act the inner door. All the L. side of the stage at back is taken up with a deep recess and bay window. In this recess is a large table with microscopes, glass bottles, tubes, scientific instruments and apparatus, books, papers, MSS., scientific periodicals, etc. At the sides of the recess and under the bay windows art shelves filled -with scientific books, and there are heaps of books on the floor in the recess. The window looks out upon a wintry night landscape with moon. The window and recess are also citrtained off by curtains. These curtains run across R. and L. The space to the L. makes a kind of hall, and is carpeted but sparely furnished, one or two chairs and a small table somewhat to the L. In the L. wall a window up stage, and a very large thick old oak door with heavy handle and lock aud key down stage. Between the window and door on the L., are several pegs with hats, overcoats, and an umbrella stand with umbrella and sticks. Time: about ha...