Excerpt from Our Folks: A Play in Three Acts

Caft. Thompson, , i retired shipmaster. II vii it Thompson, his son. Caft. Bli kprr, a returned Californian. Tki dv Sleeper, liis son. Hiram Small, , i mill-owner. Phil, Capt. Thompsons man-of-aU-work. Mi, --. Thompson, good as gold. Bias. Si.i bpbb, hoping against hope. Becky Sleeper, the tomboy. Hi i.nv Prims, full of complaints. Sii.lv York, slipshod but willing. Costumes. Capt. Thompson. Art I. Dark pants, blue-checked shirt, collar thrown back, black neckerchief, with sailor-knot, thin coat, broad-brimmed straw hat. Act. n.Dark pants and vest, white shirt and collar, dressing-gown. Act III. Change gown to dark coat. Bald, iron-gray wig and short sidewhiskers with all. Capt. Sleeper. Kark pants and coat, blue shirt: black neckerchief, black felt bat, iron-gray wig, full beard. Harry. Act I. Mixed suit, suitable for a Harvard student, pants and Bhirt only, when he appears with Becky after the rescue. Act in. Darker suit. Both rather nobby. Teddy. Act i Age 15. Bather short pants out at the knees, short jacket out at the elbows, checked sbirt, blue stockings, low-cut sleics, cap: curly wig, of light or red hair, pockets of pants stuffed with apples. Act. II. Wide-brimmed straw bat, with blue ribbon, dark pants, pea-jacket, checked sbirt. with wide collar turned over jacket, black neckerchief, with sailor-knot. Ait III. Change jacket for linen coat. Hiram. Let I. Linen suit, straw hat. Act Ec. Change coat for a green jacket. Act III. Blue coat, with brass buttons: white pants and vest, high standing collar, naming red tie, tall hat. short-cut iron-gray wig and chin-whiskers for all. Phil. Act I. Overalls tucked into long boots, cheeked shirt, cap. Act II. Same, with green jacket.

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