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A Day at Camp Killkare; Or, Aunt Jane and the Campfire Girls

Chapter 2: SCENE.
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A light two-act comic play follows a group of young campers and their adult chaperone as they prepare for and receive a prim elderly visitor and her niece. Episodes mix everyday camp chores, playful gossip, a letter-delivery bit, and escalating comic situations that culminate in costume-based gags and misunderstandings. The text supplies detailed stage directions, scenery and prop suggestions, and optional musical numbers and drills, giving amateur performers guidance to emphasize physical comedy, ensemble singing, and the contrast between lively camp life and the visitor’s strict fastidiousness.

SCENE.

The scenery is the same for both acts. If given out doors select if possible a place among trees or large bushes. One tent will be sufficient to represent the camp, and only a portion of this need be visible. A hammock with bright colored cushions will add to the effect. Have one or two camp stools, a sketching outfit, and a Kodak near the tent.

If the play is given indoors small trees or leafy branches placed in buckets of sand may be used to represent the woods. Cover the floor with brown denim or linen, and scatter leaves, pineneedles and cones upon it.

The campers wear middy blouses with short dark skirts or bloomers. Miss Morgan’s costume is similar except that her skirt is longer.

Lucille and Miss Pickett wear any costume appropriate for motoring and the latter carries a lorgnette.