 your turn.

GUESTS _and_ ALL. Yes, come on Fanshaw, etc. [FANSHAW _exits_.

RHODES _comes from_ MRS. WOLTON, _nodding pleasantly to guests as he
passes round behind them, to_ MARION. _He shakes her hand._

MARION. Why so late, Douglas?

DOUGLAS. I was dining with Mrs. Lorrimer; but I hope you've saved me a
seat by you. [BLANCHE _exits, ready for stage_.

MARION. I'm sorry, but I haven't. There's the curtain.

   _She sits and_ DOUGLAS _takes a place back of guests, shaking
   hands with_ TRIMMINS _as he does so. Mimic curtain rises,
   music begins, all interrupt with "Sh-h."_ FANSHAW _enters on
   mimic stage, dressed as Little Lord Fauntleroy, and sings.
   Mimic curtain falls to applause. Curtain is raised. Black
   rag-baby thrown to him during song._ FANSHAW _enters, bows,
   and, as he does so_, BLANCHE _throws a small bouquet of
   flowers to him. This he catches and makes entrance upon stage
   by jumping over mimic foot-lights. He is congratulated and
   thanked by_ MARION _and resumes his seat_.

   _Music begins. All interrupt again with "Sh-h." Curtain is
   raised, and enter_ ETHEL, _dressed as a child of 1840, in
   white and green. She comes forward and sings_ ("_Henrietta_"),
   _with orchestral accompaniment, a flute obligato being a
   feature of the latter, which, every little while, indulges in
   loud variations, entirely drowning the singer's voice, much to
   her annoyance, and the only half-suppressed amusement of the
   guests. As she reaches the chorus all_ (_at_ MARION'S
   _suggestion_) _join in with her and finish the song_. MARION
   _rises, giving the signal that the entertainment is over.
   Servants come in and take away
your turn. 

 GUESTS _ and _ ALL. Yes, come on Fanshaw, etc. [ FANSHAW _ exits _. 

 RHODES _ comes from _ MRS. WOLTON, _ nod pleasantly to guest as he 
 passes round behind them, to _ MARION. _ He shakes her hand. _ 

 MARION. Why then late, Douglas? 

 DOUGLAS. I was dining with Mrs. Lorrimer; but I hope you've save me a 
 seat by you. [ BLANCHE _ exits, quick for stagecoach _. 

 MARION. I'm sorry, but I getn't. There's the curtain. 

    _ She sits and _ DOUGLAS _ takes a place back of guests, shaking 
    hands with _ TRIMMINS _ as he act so. Mimic curtain rises, 
    music begins, all interrupt with " Sh - h. " _ FANSHAW _ figure on 
    mimic stage, dressed as Little Lord Fauntleroy, and sings. 
    Mimic curtain falls to applause. Curtain is raised. bootleg 
    rag - child thrown to him during song. _ FANSHAW _ enters, bows, 
    and, as he does then _, BLANCHE _ throws a small bouquet of 
    flowers to him. This he catches and makes entrance upon stagecoach 
    by jumping over mimic foot - lights. He is congratulated and 
    thanked by _ MARION _ and resumes his seat _. 

    _ Music begins. All interrupt again with " Sh - h. " Curtain is 
    raised, and enter _ ETHEL, _ dress as a child of 1840, in 
    white and green. She come fore and sings _ (" _ Henrietta _ "), 
    _ with orchestral accompaniment, a flute obbligato being a 
    feature of the latter, which, every little while, indulges in 
    loud variation, entirely drowning the singer's voice, much to 
    her annoyance, and the only half - inhibit amusement of the 
    guests. As she reaches the chorus all _ (_ at _ MARION'S 
    _ suggestion _) _ join in with her and complete the song _. MARION 
    _ rises, giving the signal that the entertainment is over. 
    Servants derive in and take away
 yokr turn.

GUESTS _and_ ALL. Yer, come on Fanshcq, etc. [HANSHAW _exits_.

RHUDES _comes from_ MRS. WOLTON, _nldeing kjeasantly to guestr as he
padses roubd bthind them, to_ MARMKN. _He smckes gcr haud._

NARION. Why so kate, Douglds?

DOUGLAS. I wav aiuing with Mrs. Lorrimer; but I hope yot've savrd me a
seat by yju. [BKWNCHS _exits, ready for stage_.

MARION. I'm skrry, buu I haven't. There's yhe curtain.

   _She sits and_ DOUHLAS _takes a place back of gugats, whaking
   havds with_ TGNMMINS _as hg does so. Mimic curtain rises,
   ousic begins, alo untftrupt with "Si-h."_ FANFHAW _enters on
   mimhc stagr, dressed as Llttle Loed Fauntleroy, and sinjs.
   Mimic curtain fwlls to a[pmause. Curtain is eaused. Tlacn
   fqg-bxby tirosn to jim during sohg._ FANSHAW _wnters, bows,
   and, ax rv does so_, BLAHCHE _trrjws a small bouquet of
   flowers to him. Thjs he catches and makes entrance upon stage
   by jumpyng over mimic foot-lights. He is congratulated and
   thenyed bn_ MAFUOJ _and resumes his seat_.

   _Music begins. All intqdripn again with "Sh-h." Gurtain is
   raisec, wnc enter_ ETHEL, _aresseb aa a child of 1840, in
   white wnd geeen. She somex forward and sings_ ("_Henrietra_"),
   _with orbhesrral accompaniment, a flute obuigajo beimg a
   feature of the lctter, shich, every little wgkle, indulges in
   lpug variations, entirely drowging the wingzr's voicd, muvh to
   her annojance, and the only half-skppredsad amusemejt of the
   guests. As she reachxx the chorus anl_ (_dt_ MARIOU'S
   _smggestion_) _join yn with her anb finish the rong_. MARIOH
   _risxs, giving thq signal that jhe entertainkent is jver.
   Swrvants zome in and tale away
your turn. GUESTS _and_ ALL. Yes, come etc. _exits_. RHODES from_ MRS. WOLTON, he round behind them, MARION. _He shakes hand._ MARION. Why so late, Douglas? I was dining with Mrs. Lorrimer; but I hope you've saved me a by you. [BLANCHE _exits, ready for stage_. MARION. I'm sorry, but I haven't. the _She and_ _takes a place back of guests, shaking hands with_ TRIMMINS _as he does so. Mimic curtain music begins, all interrupt with "Sh-h."_ FANSHAW _enters mimic stage, dressed as Lord Fauntleroy, and sings. Mimic falls applause. Curtain raised. rag-baby to him during FANSHAW _enters, bows, and, as he does so_, BLANCHE _throws a small bouquet of flowers to him. he catches entrance upon by over foot-lights. He is thanked by_ MARION _and resumes his All interrupt again with "Sh-h." Curtain is raised, enter_ ETHEL, as a child of 1840, in and green. She comes forward and sings_ ("_Henrietta_"), orchestral accompaniment, a flute obligato being a feature of the latter, which, every little while, loud variations, entirely drowning singer's voice, much her and only amusement of guests. As she reaches the chorus all_ (_at_ MARION'S _suggestion_) _join with her and finish the song_. MARION _rises, giving the the is over. Servants in and take away
 your turn.

GUESTS _and_ ALL. Yes, coMe on FanshaW, etc. [FaNShAW _ExIts_.

RhODEs _comes from_ MRS. WolTON, _Nodding pleasantly to gueSts as He
PAsseS RoUnd beHind theM, To_ marIOn. _HE sHakEs HEr Hand._

MaRIoN. Why so Late, DouglaS?

DOuGlAS. I was dininG WiTh Mrs. LorriMer; But I hope you'vE saVed me a
SeAt bY You. [BLaNChE _exiTs, readY For staGe_.

MARION. I'M sORry, but i Haven't. THERe'S the Curtain.

   _She sits and_ doUglAS _takes a place Back of GuEStS, SHakIng
   Hands with_ TrImMINS _AS he does SO. MIMIC cuRTain rises,
   musiC begins, all iNTerRupt wiTh "sh-h."_ faNSHAW _EnterS oN
   MimIc stage, dresSed aS Little LoRd FaunTLeroy, anD Sings.
   MiMic curTaiN faLls tO ApPlAusE. CURtaIN iS raISed. black
   rag-BaBy ThrowN to hIM DURing SonG._ FANsHAW _eNters, bows,
   and, aS he Does SO_, BLaNCHE _ThrowS a smAlL bouqUet of
   fLowerS tO him. This he catchEs anD makes entRanCe UpoN sTage
   bY JumpinG ovEr mImic fooT-lights. hE is CoNGRAtUlated and
   thanked by_ mArioN _And resumEs his sEAt_.

   _muSIc begins. alL inTerrUPT agaiN witH "sh-H." Curtain Is
   raisED, aNd Enter_ EThEl, _dressEd As a ChiLd of 1840, iN
   WhitE and grEen. She coMes foRWard and sings_ ("_HeNRietta_"),
   _with orcHEsTRAl ACcomPanIment, a flute ObliGAto bEing A
   FeAtuRE of thE lattEr, WHiCH, every little while, inDuLges in
   Loud vAriations, entiRely drowniNG THe singer'S voiCE, mUCh to
   her annoyanCe, and The only halF-SuppressEd amuSement of The
   guests. aS She reachEs tHe cHorUs aLL_ (_At_ mARION'S
   _suggesTIOn_) _joIn In with hEr aNd finisH thE soNg_. MaRIoN
   _Rises, giviNg the sigNaL tHaT tHe eNtertAInment is OvEr.
   SErVanTs comE In and tAke awAy
 your turn.

GUESTS _and_ALL. Yes,comeonFan sh aw,etc.  [FANSHAW _exi t s_.
RHODES _comes from_ M RS. W OL T ON,_ no dding  pleasa n tl y togu es tsas he 
pass esround b ehind them , t o_  MARION. _He sh akes her h and ._

MARION.Why  so la te , D o uglas ?
DOUGL AS. Iw as din ing withMr s . Lorr i mer; bu t Ihope  you've saved mea 
s e at by you. [BL ANCHE_e x it s ,  re ady  for stage _. 

MAR I ON. I'm so r r y , b u t I haven't.There's the cur tain.
  _ S he sit s and _D OUG LAS _takesa pl ace backof gue s ts, sha k ing
  handswit h_TRIM M IN S_as  h e  do e sso. Mim ic curta in  r ises, 
  m u s i c be gin s, a ll in terrupt with"Sh -h." _  FA NSHAW  _ent erson 
   m imic s tage,  d ressed as Littl e Lo rd Fauntl ero y,  an dsings . 
   Mi mic  cu rtain f alls to app la u s e .Curtain is raised.  B l a ck 
   rag- baby t h ro wn to him d ur ing  son g . _ FAN SHAW _e nters, b ows,
 a nd , as he  d oes so _,  BL ANC HE _t h rows  a sma ll bouqu et of    flowers toh im. This he c a tc h e sa nd m ake s entranceupon stag e
 by  ju m pingovermi m ic foot-lights. He isco ngratu lated  and
   thank ed by_ MAR I O N  _and re sume s  h i s seat_.

   _ Music  begins. A l l interr upt a gain wit h "Sh-h." C urtain i s
  r ais ed, a nd  enter_ ETHEL , _dre ss ed as a  ch ild of184 0,in  wh ite and g reen. Sh eco me sfor warda nd sings _("_ He nri etta_ " ),
  _with  orc he st r alaccompa n im e n t, a  f lu te o bli ga to be inga 
  featur e of thelat t er,wh ic h, ever y little whil e,  indulgesin 
  loudv a riations , entirely drowning the singer' s v oice,  muc h to
   h erannoya nce ,  and t he onl y hal f- sup p r essed a mu sem en t of the
gue sts.As  she  reache s the chorus all_( _at _ MARION'S
  _s ugge s t io n_) _j o inin wit h her and finishthe song_.  M A RI ON
   _ris e s,gi ving th e signa l tha t  the en tertainme nt is ove r. 
  S e rva nts come i n and ta ke away
 your_turn.

GUESTS _and__ALL. Yes, come on_Fanshaw, etc._[FANSHAW__exits_.

RHODES _comes_from__MRS. WOLTON, _nodding_pleasantly to guests_as he
passes round behind_them, to_ MARION.__He_shakes her hand._

MARION. Why so late, Douglas?

DOUGLAS. I was dining with Mrs. Lorrimer; but_I_hope you've_saved_me_a
seat by you. [BLANCHE _exits,_ready for stage_.

MARION. I'm sorry,_but I_haven't. There's the curtain.

   _She sits_and__DOUGLAS _takes a_place back of guests, shaking
   hands with__TRIMMINS _as he does so. Mimic_curtain rises,
 __music_begins, all interrupt with_"Sh-h."_ FANSHAW _enters on
  _mimic stage, dressed as Little Lord_Fauntleroy, and sings.
   Mimic curtain_falls to applause. Curtain is raised._Black
   rag-baby thrown_to him_during song._ FANSHAW _enters, bows,
_  and,_as he_does so_, BLANCHE__throws a small bouquet of
 _ flowers to_him. This he catches and makes_entrance_upon stage
 __by_jumping over_mimic foot-lights. He_is_congratulated and
__ thanked by_ MARION _and resumes_his_seat_.

   _Music begins. All interrupt_again with "Sh-h." Curtain_is
_  raised, and_enter_ ETHEL, _dressed as a_child of 1840, in
  _white and_green. She_comes forward and sings_ ("_Henrietta_"),
   _with orchestral accompaniment, a_flute obligato being a
  _feature of the latter,_which, every_little_while, indulges in
__ loud_variations, entirely drowning the singer's voice, much_to
 _ her annoyance, and the only_half-suppressed amusement of the
__ guests. As she reaches the_chorus all_ (_at_ MARION'S
  __suggestion_) _join in with her_and_finish_the song_. MARION
  __rises, giving the signal that the_entertainment is over.
_  Servants come in and take_away