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Miss Civilization

Richard Harding Davis

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Miss Civilization

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Miss Civilization, a one act comedy, tells the story of a young woman who matches wits with three burglars attempting to rob her house.
s at window and puts one leg inside. He is an elderly man wearing a mask which hides the upper half of his face, a heavy overcoat, and a derby hat. But for the mask he might be mistaken for a respectable man of business. A pane of glass falls from the window and breaks on the sill.) HATCH: (Speaking over his shoulder) Hush! Be careful, can't you? (He enters. He is followed by "GRAND STAND" HARRY, a younger man of sporting appearance. He also wears a mask, and the brim of his gray alpine hat is pulled over his eyes. Around his throat he wears a heavy silk muffler). It's all right. Come on. Hurry up, and close those shutters. HARRY: (to REDDY outside) Give me the bag, Reddy. (REDDY appears at window. He is dressed like a Bowery tough. His face is blackened with burnt cork. His hair is of a brilliant red. He wears an engineer's silk cap with visor. To HARRY he passes a half-filled canvas bag. On his shoulder he carries another. On entering he slips and falls forward on the floor). HATCH: Confound you! HARRY: Hush, you fool. HATCH: Has he broken anything? REDDY: (on floor, rubbing his head) I've broke my head. HATCH: That's no loss. Has he smashed that silver? HARRY: (feeling in bag) It feels all right. (HATCH cautiously parts curtains at centre and exits into hall.) REDDY: (lifts bag) We got enough stuff in this bag already without wasting time on ANOTHER house. HARRY: Wasting time! Time's money in THIS house. Look at this silver. That's the beauty of working the night AFTER Christmas; everybodys' presents is lying about loose, and everybody's too tired celebrating to keep awake. (Lifts silver loving cup) Look at that cup! REDDY: I'd rather look at a cup of coffee. HARRY: (Contemptuously) Ah, you! REDDY: Well, I c
Rick 07/15/2019
Understanably old fasioned but fun in a way.

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