A Sketch in One Act by ROLAND PERTWEE
Characters :
THE scene represents the gallery, or cheap part, of a small provincial theatre or hall.
It has a centre aisle.
In front are a couple of benches covered with red upholstery-denoting a higher-priced seat.
We hear a small party of people taking their tickets outside, and shortly afterwards they come in and hurry, breathlessly, down the centre aisle. They are led by Maud, who holds Milly by the hand. Maud is a young woman of twenty-six years of age. Being the wife of a Londonep, and dwelling in that city, she takes command of her younger sisters, who live in less intellectual surroundings.
Milly, the youngest of the party, is only ten. It is her first visit to a place of entertainment, and she is a trifle bewildered.
Bringing up the rear are Nell and Sue-two flappers in gay-coloured cotton dresses.
Auntie is a woman of uncertain age. She is inclined to stoutness, breathlessness, and perspiration.