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Title: The Electric ManAuthor: Charles HannanRelease date: January 10, 2020 [eBook #61142]Most recently updated: October 17, 2024Language: EnglishCredits: Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Thisfile was produced from images generously made availableby The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Title: The Electric Man
Author: Charles Hannan
Author: Charles Hannan
Release date: January 10, 2020 [eBook #61142]Most recently updated: October 17, 2024
Language: English
Credits: Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Thisfile was produced from images generously made availableby The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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THE ELECTRIC MANBEING THE ONE ACT VERSION OF THESUCCESSFUL THREE ACT FARCICALCOMEDY OF THE SAME NAMEByCHARLES HANNANAuthor of“A Cigarette Maker’s Romance,” “Master of the Situation,” “TheCoachman with Yellow Lace,” “Iron Hand and Velvet Glove,”“The World’s Way,” “United States,” “Sweet Olivia,”“Richard Wye,” “The New Groom,” “The Settingof the Sun,” “The Gipsy,” “A Fragment,” “TheLily of the Field,”etc., etc., and incollaboration with Wilson Barrett,“Our Pleasant Sins.”Copyright, 1910, by Samuel French, LtdNew YorkLondonSAMUEL FRENCHSAMUEL FRENCHLtdPublisher26 Southampton Street28-30 WEST38THSTREETSTRAND
THE ELECTRIC MAN
BEING THE ONE ACT VERSION OF THESUCCESSFUL THREE ACT FARCICALCOMEDY OF THE SAME NAME
ByCHARLES HANNANAuthor of“A Cigarette Maker’s Romance,” “Master of the Situation,” “TheCoachman with Yellow Lace,” “Iron Hand and Velvet Glove,”“The World’s Way,” “United States,” “Sweet Olivia,”“Richard Wye,” “The New Groom,” “The Settingof the Sun,” “The Gipsy,” “A Fragment,” “TheLily of the Field,”etc., etc., and incollaboration with Wilson Barrett,“Our Pleasant Sins.”
Copyright, 1910, by Samuel French, Ltd
Anycostumes, wigs or properties used in the performance of “The Electric Man” may be hired or purchased reasonably from Messrs. C. H. Fox, Ltd., 27, Wellington Street, Strand, London.
Anycostumes, wigs or properties used in the performance of “The Electric Man” may be hired or purchased reasonably from Messrs. C. H. Fox, Ltd., 27, Wellington Street, Strand, London.
THE ELECTRIC MAN.
The three act successful farcical comedy, “The Electric Man,” which may be obtained in manuscript from Messrs. Samuel French, Ltd., was first presented at the King’s Theatre, Hammersmith, with Mr. Harcourt Beatty in the leading rôle, and was subsequently put on for a West End run at the Royalty Theatre on November 10, 1906, with Mr. Harry Nicholls as the Electric Man, the piece being transferred to the Shaftesbury Theatre on Boxing Day of the same year.
The condensed one act form of the play which follows was produced by Mr. Harry Nicholls at the Chelsea Palace and Metropolitan Halls with the greatest success on July 29, 1907, cast thus:—
Period: Present day. Morning.
Time of representation: Twenty-six minutes.
NOTES.
Walter and the automaton are never upon the stage together, so that throughout the play Walter takes the figure’s place by entering the cupboard “off.” A super is required, however, to play “dummy,” but when this happens the figure is seated in the cupboard with its back to audience.
Costumefor Walter and for the automaton: Walter wears a brown coat or jacket and trousers of the same, with a white waistcoat. The automaton is dressed exactly the same as to trousers and waistcoat, etc., but wears a black frock coat, and as they both usually keep the coat buttoned, the waistcoat is seldom seen.
“Funeral March of a Marionette” to accompany the automaton’s scenes. The automaton walks very stiffly and jerkily, and moves his arms like a doll.
PLAN OF SET.
D in F indicates the opening leading to hall.R the entry to drawing-room.There are curtains at each side of the window recess,And a Grandfather’s clock against wall, front of china cupboard.
D in F indicates the opening leading to hall.R the entry to drawing-room.There are curtains at each side of the window recess,And a Grandfather’s clock against wall, front of china cupboard.