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PAST REDEMPTION.

_A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS._


BY

GEORGE M. BAKER.


This play is protected by law, and can only be performed by
special arrangement with the author.


BOSTON:
GEORGE M. BAKER AND COMPANY.
1875.




PAST REDEMPTION.

_A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS._


BY

GEORGE M. BAKER.


This play is protected by law, and can only be performed by
special arrangement with the author.


BOSTON:
GEORGE M. BAKER AND COMPANY.
1875.




COSTUMES.


_John Maynard._ Act I. Mixed pants and vest, blue striped shirt,
collar rolled over vest, without necktie, straw hat, bald gray wig,
heavy gray side-whiskers. Act II. and IV. Add a dark coat.

_Harry Maynard._ Act I. Neat gray suit, with game-bag, felt hat,
leggings. Act III. White shirt without collar, rusty black pants, and
coat out at elbows, unshorn face, hollow eyes. Act IV. Light pants,
dark vest and coat, with white overcoat, high- handkerchief
thrown about the neck, felt hat.

_Robert Thornton._ Act I. Light gray suit, leggings, game-bag, felt
hat, heavy watch-chain, and full black beard and moustache. Act II.
Handsome black suit, black hat, light overcoat on his arm. Act III.
Fashionable suit, with a liberal display of jewelry. Act IV. Dirty
black pants, torn at the knee, white shirt, soiled and ragged, showing
a red shirt beneath; rough grizzled beard and wig; pale and haggard;
dark, ragged coat.

_Tom Larcom._ Act I. and II. Rough farmer's suit. Act III. Flashy
mixed suit, false moustache and chin-whiskers. Act IV. Neat suit with
overcoat and felt hat.

_Nat Harlow._ Neat mixed business suit; a little dandified.

_Hanks and Huskers._ Farmer's rough suits.

_Capt. Bragg._ Dark pants, white vest, blue coat with brass buttons,
military stock and dickey; tall felt hat; bald gray wig, and military
whiskers.

_Murdock._ Fashionable dress.

_Daley._ Dark pants and vest, white apron, sleeves rolled up, no coat.

_Stub._ Act I. Gray pants, blue striped shirt. Act III. Dark pants,
white vest, red necktie, standing collar, black hat, short black coat.
Acts II. and IV. Same as first with the addition of a coat.

_Mrs. Maynard._ Acts I. and II. Cheap calico dress. Act IV. Brown
dress, with white apron, collar and cuffs. Gray wig for all.

_Charity_, age about thirty-five. Act II. Pretty muslin dress, with
a white apron, tastefully trimmed, lace cap, light wig. Act III.
Gray dress handsomely trimmed, gray waterproof cloak. Act III. Dark
travelling dress, handsome cloak and hat.

_Jessie._ Act I. Muslin dress, with collar and cuffs. Act II.
Something of the same kind. Act III. Handsome dress of light color.
Act IV. Gray travelling dress, with cloak and hat.

_Kitty._ Act I. Light muslin dress. Act II. Something of the same
kind. Act IV. Red dress, white collar and cuffs, shawl and hat.

_Chorus of Ladies_ for Act III. Dark and light dresses, with "clouds"
of different colors about their heads.




PAST REDEMPTION.

A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS.




ACT I.--A HUSKING AT THE OLD HOME.


     SCENE.--_A barn. In flat, large door to roll back_ L.,
     _closed; above door, hay-mow, practicable staging, loose
     hay piled upon it; over that, window, through which
     moonbeams stream._ L., _stalls with harness suspended from
     pegs, bench on which are two basins and towels._ R., _bins,
     above stalls and bins_, R. _and_ L., _hay-mow with hay_
     (_painted_). R. C., _two benches thus_: B D A C, [Illustration]
     _on which are seated_ A. TOM LARCOM, B. NAT HARLOW, _and
     between them four farmers, three girls;  another girl
     standing_ C.; _beside her on floor, kneeling, a farmer picks
     up the husks thrown by the huskers, and puts them in a
     basket. A small pile of corn_, D., _which the occupants
     of the benches are at work on, throwing the corn into
     bins_, R.; _the husks behind. Just back of_ B., HANKS
     _seated on a barrel with violin playing, "