Produced by David Widger
OH! SUSANNAH!
By Mark Ambient
Produced at the Eden Theatre, Brighton, on September 6th, 1897, afterwards played at the Royalty Theatre, London.
Scene:-Doctor's Consulting Room, 13 Marmalade St., Pimlico.
Time:-Lady Day, 4 p. m. to 6 p. m. The action is continuous throughout the 3 Acts.
Time of representation.
Act I. 53 minutes.
Act II. 32 minutes. (One hour and three quarters.)
Act III. 20 minutes.
PROPERTIES.
On bureau. Whiskey decanter, water, glasses.
Below bureau. Pail with water and house flannel.
In med. chest. Small bottles of coloured water, medicine-glass and roll of lint.
On steps Feather brush.
On ped. cupboard. Case of surgical knives.
On doctor's table. Microscope, test tubes, phials, double stethoscope, eye-glass, stationery cabinet with note-paper, pen, pencil, calendar, Bradshaw, blotter, scribbling block, hand bell, ash-tray with cigarette ends and matches.
In mirror. Invitation cards (Sir Peter-Mrs. O'Hara).
On sofa. Cushions.
Off stage. Front door bell.
HAND PROPERTIES.
Doctor. Act 1. Gladstone bag packed with books, papers and one collar. Photo of Flo in pocket.
Act 2. Aunt's letter, also Flo's photo and coppers.
Andrew. Act 3. Pipe and baccy.
Waverly. Act 1. Detective camera in form of turnip watch.
Act 2. Walking stick (for Pearl's Bus.)
Plant. Act 1. Pocket hair brush-mirror at back.
Act 3. Small black bag-deed inside.
Tupper. Act 1. Crumpled telegram in pocket. Landlady's account book.
Flo. Act 2. Two bags and two parcels.
Act 3. Bundle of aunt's clothes (wet).
Ruby. Act 1. Andrew's letter.
Act 2. Visiting card.
Pearl. Act 2. Sporting Times.
Act 3. Pearl necklace in case.
Aurora. Act 1. Six letters in blue envelopes, pair of paste hair combs (in pocket), duster, tea-things, grotesquely big brown earthenware tea-pot, milk, sugar, cups and saucers, stale quartern loaf, knife and butter.
Act 2. Lady's letter-thick paper, gold crest.
Act 3. Telegram.
CUSTOMS.
Doctor. Act 1. Frock coat and high hat.
Act 2. Changes to pyjamas and Turkish dressing-gown.
Andrew. Act 1. Blue serge yachting suit and cap.
Act. 2. As aunt, in picture.
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: Oh! Susannah! by Mark Ambient
- 2: 5 Sofa for three half facing Are
- 3: Puffing cigarette hard Aurora
- 4: An' think of all the gratooities Aurora
- 5: 'E's been called orf to see a lady who couldn't wait
- 6: Goes on scouring bureau Tupper
- 7: Tupper looks admiringly at Ruby
- 8: Pulls Ruby down again and sits r
- 9: Pearl digs Ruby hard in the ribs
- 10: Of course they do everybody talks about us in Southsea
- 11: Takes double stethoscope off table
- 12: Tupper a kind boy unpack these
- 13: Picks up Cummerbund's letter Tupper
- 14: Sits and pours out another cup Aurora
- 15: Shaking Tupper threatening him with big stick Tupper
- 16: Plant threatening Tupper Tupper arm up
- 17: Waverly and Andrew in single file
- 18: Kisses him Aurora gasps again
- 19: Pearl takes a cigarette from Waverly
- 20: Andrew sits on couch with Waverly
- 21: Consternation of Ruby and Pearl
- 22: Goes back to microscope Enter Aurora
- 23: Mum I expect 'e's in one of the h'inner rooms
- 24: Tears it up I mean Darling Flo
- 25: Kisses her But Where's that Bradshaw
- 26: Jealously Who's that letter from
- 27: Do lie quite still Flo kicks
- 28: Whacks What have you got there
- 29: She's a married woman Plant
- 30: I'm more grateful to you same Bus
- 31: Crosses right round writing table Aurora
- 32: Picks cigarette end oft ash tray Aunt
- 33: To Flo You said you had a headache
- 34: Rubbing his head with a towel Flo doesn't see him
- 35: Leads him down to sofa Pearl runs to Waverly
- 36: Rings bell on table Enter Tupper
- 37: Waverly runs back to his chair
- 38: Crosses to Aurora quietly Take these
- 39: The pore lone widder must always wait
- 40: Looks at pyjamas I can't drown myself in pyjamas
- 41: Looking at Aurora I I don't quite know
- 42: But he'll be a great physician ahem some day
- 43: Why do you call him a 'Gentle Sheppard
- 44: Puts sofa cushions behind her head
- 45: Takes them and exits into bathroom
- 46: Exeunt Andrew and Waverly after Doctor R
- 47: Ruby signals to Pearl behind Plant's back
- 48: Pushes him forward Waverly is silent