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The Boston Dip: A Comedy, in One Act

Chapter 12: FARCES.

By George M. Baker

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A short comic play unfolds in a socially aspiring household where the matron secretly arranges private lessons to master a fashionable waltz dip, enlisting a dancing-master while concealing her plan from her husband. Her daughters navigate flirtation and fashion with two polished suitors, creating situations of misunderstanding and theatrical embarrassment. The action, confined to a drawing-room and punctuated by music and dance, relies on rapid entrances and physical comedy. Humour arises from the clash between ostentation and the family’s humbler past, leading to exposed pretensions and a lighthearted resolution.

Plays for Amateur Theatricals.

By GEORGE M. BAKER.

Author of “Amateur Dramas,” “The Mimic Stage,” “The Social Stage,” “The Drawing-room Stage,” “A Baker’s Dozen,” &c.

Titles in this Type are New Plays.

DRAMAS.

In Three Acts.

	Cts.

My Brother’s Keeper. 5 male, 3 female characters.	15

In Two Acts.

Among the Breakers. 6 male, 4 female characters.	15
Sylvia’s Soldier. 3 male, 2 female characters.	15
Once on a Time. 4 male, 2 female characters.	15
Down by the Sea. 6 male, 3 female characters.	15
Bread on the Waters. 5 male, 3 female characters.	15
The Last Loaf. 5 male, 3 female characters.	15

In One Act.

Stand by the Flag. 5 male characters.	15
The Tempter. 3 male, 1 female charac.	15

COMEDIES and FARCES.

The Boston Dip. 4 male, 3 female characters.	15
The Duchess of Dublin. 6 male, 4 female characters.	15
We’re all Teetotalers. 4 male, 2 female characters.	15
A Drop too Much. 4 male, 2 female characters.	15
Thirty Minutes for Refreshments. 4 male, 3 female characters.	15
A Little More Cider. 5 male, 3 female characters.	15

Male Characters Only.

Gentlemen of the Jury. 12 char.	15
A Tender Attachment. 7 char.	15
The Thief of Time. 6 char.	15
The Hypochondriac. 5 char.	15
A Public Benefactor. 6 char.	15
The Runaways. 4 char.	15
Coals of Fire. 6 char.	15
Wanted, a Male Cook. 4 char.	15
A Sea of Troubles. 8 char.	15

FARCES.

Freedom of the Press. 8 char.	15
A Close Shave. 6 char.	15
The Great Elixir. 9 char.	15
The Man with the Demijohn. 4 char.	15
Humors of the Strike. 8 char.	15
New Brooms Sweep Clean. 6 char.	15
My Uncle the Captain. 6 char.	15

Female Characters Only.

The Red Chignon. 6 char.	15
Using the Weed. 7 char.	15
A Love of a Bonnet. 5 char.	15
A Precious Pickle. 6 char.	15
The Greatest Plague in Life. 8 cha.	15
No Cure, no Pay. 7 char.	15
The Grecian Bend. 7 char.	15

ALLEGORIES.
Arranged for Music and Tableaux.

The Revolt of the Bees. 9 female characters.	15
Lightheart’s Pilgrimage. 8 female characters.	15
The War of the Roses. 8 female characters.	15
The Sculptor’s Triumph. 1 male, 4 female characters.	15

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

The Seven Ages. A Tableau Entertainment. Numerous male and female characters.	15
Too Late for the Train. 2 male characters.	15
Snow bound; or, Alonzo the Brave and the Fair Imogene. 3 male, 1 female character.	25
Bonbons; or, The Paint-King. 3 male, 1 female character.	25
The Pedler of Very Nice. 7 male characters.	15
An Original Idea. 1 male, 1 female character.	15
Capuletta; or, Romeo and Juliet Restored. 3 male, 1 female character.	15

TEMPERANCE PIECES.

The Last Loaf. 5 male, 3 female characters.	15
The Tempter. 3 male, 1 female character.	15
We’re all Teetotalers. 4 male, 2 female characters.	15
A Drop too Much. 4 male, 2 female characters.	15
A Little More Cider. 5 male, 3 female characters.	15
The Man with the Demijohn. 4 characters.	15