WOODBARROW FARM

Play In Three Acts

By Jerome K. Jerome

Samuel French: London

1904

Piffin.........

Allen Rollitt.......

Luke Cranbourne.....

Mike Stratton.......

Mr. Purtwee.........

Hon. Tom Gussett....

Baron Von Schnorr...

Richard Hanningford

Ichabod.............

Peters.............

Colonel Jack Dexter.

Clara Dexter........

Mrs. Rollitt........

Rachael.............

Deborah Deacon......

CONTENTS

SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY

WOODBARROW FARM

ACT I.

ACT II.

ACT III.

SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY

Act I

Woodbarrow Farm, Exmoor

Act II

13a, St. James’ Mansions

Act III

Scene 1—Same as Act II., or Library at 13a, St. James’ Mansion

Scene 2—Woodbarrow Farm

Time: The Present

WOODBARROW FARM

ACT I.

MUSIC TO OPEN ACT: OLD ENGLISH AIR

SCENE: Kitchen at Woodbarrow Farm. An ideal old farmhouse kitchen. From the smoke-blackened ceiling beams hang huge sides of bacon, strings of onions, and herbs, and poultry. Over the great fireplace are the guns, and in profusion everywhere are the homely furnishings of a prosperous farmhouse kitchen. A huge fire burns r. in old-fashioned fireplace, with settle on each side. Door l.c. at back opening on corner of farmyard. Latticed window looking out on yard to r. of door. Table r.c. piled with linen waiting to be folded. Linen press l. Door l. below press. Settle in front of press. Mrs. Rollitt at table r.c. discovered ironing. She fol