This scene plot indicates how the scene was set at the
New Theatre, London. The play can be given, of course, without a
staircase.
ACT I
- 1. Club fender.
- 2. Small sideboard.
- 3. Chesterfield.
- 4. Jacobean form.
- 5. Armchair.
- 6. Small sideboard.
- 7. Chair.
- 8. Armchair.
- 9. Chair.
- 10. Small table.
- 11. Expanding table. If difficulty is experienced in obtaining an
expanding table, a small table can be used for the first two acts and a
table of sufficient size to seat three people on one side substituted
for the last act.
- 12, 13 and 14. Chairs.
- 15, 16 and 17. Cushions.
- 18. Gong.
- 19. Hall stand and hats.
- 20. Chair.
- 21. Small table.
- 22. Mirror.
- 23. Electric light switch.
ALTERATIONS FOR ACT II
- Open out all curtains in windows.
- Open window up L.C.
- Remove 2 and 7.
- Substitute in their places a Baby Grand piano and a piano stool.
- Bring 9 and 10 down to above table (11)—the chair facing window L.
- Change cushions.
- Place model of motor on piano.
- Place typewriter on 10, cover beside it.
- Change flowers.
- Place papers on window seats, Chesterfield, table and form.
- Flowers in grate.
- Ash tray on club fender.
- Matches on mantel.
- Syphon and glasses on sideboard.
- Writing materials and music paper on 11.
ALTERATIONS FOR ACT III
- Put back 10 to original position.
- Change 12 and 5.
- Put 4 by table, side nearest the audience.
- Place 7, 9, 14 on opposite side.
- 13 at foot of table, nearest window L.
- Lay breakfast for eight on table, consisting of rose bowl in centre,
toast rack, marmalade, entrée dish, plate of bread, butter, tray of
teacups, etc., sugar, pile of plates, and for each person a bread plate,
a serviette, a fork, two knives.
- Remove racquet and models.
- Close piano.
- Put cover on typewriter.
- Remove most papers, ash trays, etc.
- Remove everything from sideboard.
- Place daily papers on window seat L.
- Letter on table.
PROPERTY PLOT
- ACT I
- Carpet.
- Rugs.
- Chesterfield.
- 2 sideboards (Jacobean).
- Club fender.
- Low form (Jacobean).
- Oblong table (Jacobean) to seat 8.
- Typewriter table.
- Armchair.
- 6 small chairs: Jacobean.
- 2 armchairs: Jacobean.
- 2 pairs window curtains.
- Cushions on window seats.
- Pictures (hunting prints).
- Book (Evangeline) off R.
- Telegram (Griggs) off R. on salver.
- Door bell effect off R.
- Books and periodicals on table.
- Crêpe-de-chine "undies."
- Fire-irons, etc.
- Winter flowers in vases.
- Salver (off R.).
- Hall-stand.
- Coats, hats, etc.
- Mirror on stairs.
- ACT II
- Typewriter with cover.
- Miscellaneous papers.
- Model of motor engine on board on piano.
- Manuscript music paper on table.
- Writing materials on table.
- Pencil (Bobbie).
- Baby Grand piano and stool.
- Quantity of sheet music.
- Door knock effect off R.
- Knitting (Evangeline) off R.
- Illustrated papers.
- Motor horn effect off R.
- Matches on mantel.
- Tantalus on sideboard R.
- Syphon of soda.
- 2 glasses (whisky).
- Cigarette case (Daniel).
- Cigarette case (Mrs. Crombie).
- Glass jug of water.
- Telegram (Mrs. Dermott off L.).
- Tennis Racquet off R.
- Cigarettes.
- Ash tray on club fender.
- Waste-paper basket.
- Bank of flowers in fireplace.
- ACT III
- 5 morning papers on window seat L.C.
- Bunch of roses (Sylvia) off R.
- Suit case (Daniel) off R.C.
- Gong and beater off R.
- Flower bowl.
- Letter on table.
- Teapot off R. with tea for one.
- Cablegram off R.
- Plate, fork and spoon on sideboard.
- Paper on Chesterfield.
- Breakfast for 8 people as follows:—
- Large silver tray for teacups.
- Small silver tray off R.
- Tablecloth.
- Table centre.
- 8 medium plates.
- 8 small plates.
- 16 knives (small).
- 8 forks (small).
- 8 breakfast cups and saucers on silver tray.
- 8 spoons.
- 8 serviettes.
- Cruet.
- 2 toast racks and toast.
- 1 toast rack and toast off R.
- Marmalade dish and marmalade.
- Butter dish and "butter."
- Sugar bowl and sugar.
- Spoons for sugar and marmalade.
- Entrée dish with "bacon."
- Entrée dish with mushrooms off R.
- 2 large spoons and forks.
- Cut bread on plate.
- Coffee urn and coffee off R. (for five).
- Milk jug and hot milk off R.
- Bread fork.
- Sugar tongs.
- Rosebowl.
- Butter knife.
ELECTRIC PLOT
Table lamp on table L.C.
Hanging lamp on stairs. |
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connected by practical switch R. side of
Bannisters out to open. |
- 2 wall brackets.
- Bell push above fireplace.
- Fire (alight).
- Red lime in fireplace.
- Floats. C. and O.P. sections, white, slightly down on resistance to open.
- No. 1 batten. C. section only. White.
- P. perches. Dark amber to open.
- O.P. perches. 1 red, 1 dark amber.
- Light amber on garden backings.
- Lengths in corridor and stairway.
- At Cue. "Thank God I've got you." Slowly check floats, batten, and
backing limes (garden).
- At Cue. "Do let's hurry." Bring up floats and No. 1 batten as Bobbie
switches on lamps. Change P. perches to light amber and O.P. red to dark
amber.
- At Cue. Sylvia drawing curtains, slowly check backing limes out.
- ACTS II AND III.
- Same sections of floats and batten as Act I.
- Full up, white.
- O.P. perches, light amber.
- P. perches, flood white.
- Garden backings flood white, and into room fire off. Lamps and brackets off.
MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY WHITSTABLE LITHO LTD., WHITSTABLE, KENT
NOEL COWARD
I'll Leave It
To You
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