DE WITT'S ETHIOPIAN AND COMIC DRAMA. Nothing so thorough and complete in the way of Ethiopian and Comic Dramas has ever been printed as those that appear in the following list. Not only are the plots excellent, the characters droll, the incidents funny, the language humorous, but all the situations, by-play, positions, pantomimic business, scenery, and tricks are so plainly set down and clearly explained that the merest novice could put any of them on the stage. Included in this Catalogue are all the most laughable and effective pieces of their class ever produced. *** In ordering please copy the figures at the commencement of each piece, which indicate the number of the piece in "DE WITT'S ETHIOPIAN AND COMIC DRAMA." each. Any of the following Plays sent, postage free, on receipt of price-Fifteen Cents The figure following the name of the Play denotes the number of Acts. The figures in the columns indicate the number of characters-M. male; F. female. 6 1 139. Desperate Situation (A), farce, 1 sc. 5 2 50. Draft (The), sketch, 2 scenes.. 64. Dutchman's Ghost, 1 scene.. 95. Dutch Justice, laughable sketch, 1 scene... 6 4 1 ..11 1 1 2 4 1 67. Editor's Troubles, farce, 1 scene... 6 4. Eh? What is it? sketch.. 136. Election Day, Ethiopian farce, 2 sc 6 1 98. Elopement (The). farce, 2 scenes... 4 1 52. Excise Trials, sketch, 1 scene......10 1 25. Fellow that Looks like Me, interlude, 1 scene 2 1 88. First Night (The), Dutch farce, 1 act 4 2 51. Fisherman's Luck. sketch, 1 scene. 2 132. Fun in a Cooper's Shop, Ethiopian sketch.. 106. Gambrinus. King of Lager Beer, 6 8 1 2 83. German Emigrant (The),sketch,1sc. 2 77. Getting Square on the Call Boy, sketch, 1 scene... 17. Ghost (The). Sketch, 1 act... 3243 4 58. Ghost in a Pawn Shop, sketch. 1 sc. 4 31. Glycerine Oil, sketch, 2 scenes..... 20. Going for the Cup, interlude..... 82. Good Night's Rest, sketch, 1 scene. 3 130. Go and get Tight, Ethiopian sketch, 1 scene 2 1 4 2 126. Black Statue (The). Negro farce....4 2 1 3 1 6 2 2 6 2 A Drama, IN FIVE ACTS. BY LORD LYTTON, AS FIRST PERFORMED AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, LONDON, UN- AN ENTIRELY NEW ACTING EDITION. WITH ADDITIONAL STAGE DIRECTIONS, ACCURATELY MARKED-FULL CAST PLAY AND REMARKS. EDITED BY JOHN M. KINGDOM, Author of "Marcoretti," "The Fountain of Beauty," "A Life's Vengeance," "Tancred," NEW YORK: ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER, (BETWEEN DUANE AND FRANKFORT STREETS.) Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by ROBERT M. DE WITT, in Halberdiers, Retainers, Sailors, Peasantry, Servants, etc., etc. MANY years ago this Drama was re-written from an earlier play by the same Author, called "The Sea Captain," the first idea of which was suggested by a striking situation in a novel by M. A. Dumas Le Capitaine Paul. The Author withdrew "The Sea Captain" from the stage (and even from printed publication), while it had not lost such degree of favor as the admirable acting of Mr. Macready chiefly contributed to obtain for it intending to replace it before the public with some important changes in the histrionic cast, and certain slight alterations in the conduct of the story. But the alterations once commenced, became so extensive in character, diction and even in revision of plot, that a new play gradually rose from the foundations of the old one. The task thus undertaken, being delayed by other demands upon time and thought, was scarcely completed when Mr. Macready's retirement from his profession suspended the Author's literary connection with the stage, and "The Rightful Heir" has remained in tranquil seclusion till this year, when he submits his appeal to the proper tribunal; sure, that if he fail of a favorable hearing, it will not be the fault of the friends who take part in his cause and act in his behalf. On flat, view of the sea; L. side, cliffs and castle; set wall, ruined, 10 to 12 feet high, along 3d grooves and L. 1 and 2 E.; open archway L. 1 E. set; low set wall R. 2 E.; a heap of set stones up c., to aid effect of picture; a set tree up R. C.; sky sinks and borders; curtain for covering the change of scene: dark velvet, heavily fringed and bordered deeply with gold, in two parts, to draw up and to each side; with coat of arms, royal English white lion and red griffin guarding shield and crown, in tapestry; over date in old English, 1588. On flat foreground, dark blue sea, blending with the canvas down in U. E.; upper two-thirds light; bright sky; L. side, D., set wall of castle in U. E.; 3 E., set wal with open archway; 1st and 2d grooves wings, walls; all this side is dark; R. side |