MUCH ADO ABOUT BETTY
MUCH ADO ABOUT BETTY
A Comedy in Three Acts
By Walter Ben Hare
Ten male, twelve female characters, or seven males and seven females by doubling. Costumes, modern; scenery, two easy interiors. Plays a full evening. Betty, a moving picture star, going south on a vacation, loses her memory from the shock of a railway accident, and is identified as a rival, Violet Ostrich, from a hand-bag that she carries. In this character she encounters the real Violet, who has just eloped with Ned O’Hare, and mixes things up sadly both for herself and the young couple. An exceptionally bright, clever and effective play that can be highly recommended. Good Negro, Irish and eccentric comedy parts.
Price, 35 cents
CHARACTERS
Lin Leonard,Betty’s one best bet.
Major Jartree,of Wichita, not only bent, but crooked.
Ned O’Hare,a jolly young honeymooner.
Mr. E. Z. Ostrich,who has written a wonderful picture-play.
Dr. McNutt,solid ivory from the neck up.
Jim Wiles,a high-school senior.
Archie,a black bell-boy at the Hotel Poinsettia.
Officer Riley,who always does his duty.
Officer Dugan,from the Emerald Isle.
Mr. Ebenezer O’Hare,a sick man and a submerged tenth.
Mrs. Ebenezer O’Hare,“Birdie,” the other nine-tenths.
Aunt Winnie,Betty’s chaperone.
Lizzie Monahan,Betty’s maid, with a vivid imagination.
Ethel Kohler,a high-school admirer of Betty.
Violet Ostrich,a film favorite, Ned’s bride.
Mrs. K. M. Diggins,a guest at the Hotel Poinsettia.
Daffodil Diggins,her daughter, “Yes, Mamma!”
Miss Chizzle,one of the North Georgia Chizzles.
Pearlie Brown,Violet’s maid, a widow of ebon hue.
Violet,Violet Ostrich’s little girl aged seven.
Diamond,Pearlie’s little girl aged six
and
Betty,the star of the Movagraph Co.
Jartree may double Dugan; Ned may double Riley; Jim may double Archie; Mrs. O’Hare may double Ethel; Aunt Winnie may double Pearlie and Lizzie may double Miss Chizzle, thus reducing the cast to seven males and seven females. The two children have no lines to speak.
SYNOPSIS
Act I.Betty’s apartments near New York. Married in haste.
Act II.Parlor D of the Hotel Poinsettia, PalmBeach, Fla. Three days later. Betty loses her memory.
Act III.Same scene as Act II. A full honeymoon.
JUST A LITTLE MISTAKE
A Comedy in One Act
By Elizabeth Gale
One male, five female characters, or can be played by all girls. Costumes, modern; scenery, an easy interior. Plays forty minutes. Mrs. Ball receives a cablegram from her sister Lucy stating thatJerrywill arrive that day and begging her to be cordial. Mrs. Ball then goes out to hire a cook, leaving three young friends to receive the unknown guest. The cook, sent down from the agency in haste, is greeted and entertained as Jerry and when the real Jerry (Miss Geraldine Take) arrives she is sent out to the kitchen. After considerable confusion and excitement she is discovered to be the “Little Miss Take.” Strongly recommended.
Price, 25 cents