=LADY OF LYONS, THE.= Romantic Drama; 5 acts; 2¾ hours 8 5
=LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET.= Emotional drama; 2 acts; 1¼ hours 4 3
=MAJOR ABORN’S PROPOSAL.= Comedy in 1 act; about 45 minutes; a pretty comedy especially adapted for amateur production 3 2
=MARBLE ARCH, THE.= Comedy; one of the most popular little plays; 1 act; ½ hour 2 2
=MARRIED LIFE.= Comedy; companion piece to “Single Life”; 3 acts; 2 hours 5 5
=MEG’S DIVERSION.= Drama; pathetic, humorous and picturesque; 2 acts; 1¾ hours 5 3
=MEN, MAIDS AND MATCHMAKERS.= Society comedy sparkling with wit, interest and human nature; 3 acts; 2 hours 4 4
=MIRIAM’S CRIME.= Drama; the interest in this play is kept up to the very end; 3 acts; 2 hours 5 2
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PRINCESS KIKU _Favorite niece of the Emperor_ O MIMOSA SAN } O YUKI SAN } O TOTMAI SAN } _Ladies-in-waiting_ O HARU SAN } SAKARA _A learned Japanese lady devoted to ancient customs_ ITO _A little girl, dressed as a boy_ LADY CECIL CAVENDISH _An English girl travelling in Japan_ MISS PRENDERGAST _Her companion_ MOONBEAM FAIRIES.
SCENE I. The Chrysanthemum Garden and Summer-House. PRINCESS KIKU and her ladies-in-waiting. Intrusion of LADY CECIL. Story of the shipwrecked baby.
SCENE II. Same as before. SAKARA bribes little ITO to bring misfortune on the PRINCESS by a play-act, which the PRINCESS believes is reality. MIMOSA’s description of the Emperor’s reception. The working of SAKARA’s spell.
SCENE III. Room in a Japanese hotel. MISS PRENDERGAST’s solicitude for ARTHUR, CECIL’s brother. Mutual quizzing.
SCENE IV. Room in the house of SAKARA. SAKARA gives ITO further instruction. MIMOSA’s fruitless embassy. SAKARA’s curse.
SCENE V. Room in Japanese house. KIKU’s hallucination: “What I touch withers.” CECIL and companion’s interview with KIKU’s ladies. MISS PRENDERGAST’s consternation.
SCENE VI. The Chrysanthemum Garden. ITO repents. KIKU supposed she had struck ITO blind. He confesses it was play-acting. The story of the shipwreck. The heiress is found.
The principal garment worn by Japanese ladies is the kimono. This outer garment or coat is made of silk, generally of a quiet color ornamented with Japanese designs; or, for general purposes, of figured calico, turkey red or orange cotton. The back has no seam and the front is open from top to bottom, sloping outward below the waist to show the underskirt; the neck is trimmed V shaped, or faced and turned over to form a collar, bringing to view a colored kerchief folded across the breast; the sleeves are loose and end in long, wide, rectangular-shaped bags, wide open from wrist down and lined. The underskirt, only visible in front, is of a different color and richly ornamented with gilt and bright Japanese designs.