Play on Words

full length · drama

Daddy Long-Legs : $b A comedy in four acts

by Jean Webster

20 roles (0M / 0F / 20 any) · approx 172–238 minutes · 19 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Jervis lead 308 speeches
Judy lead 282 speeches
Miss P supporting 162 speeches
Sallie supporting 85 speeches
Julia supporting 85 speeches
Jimmie supporting 77 speeches
Mrs. L minor 58 speeches
Mrs. S minor 52 speeches
Mrs. P minor 39 speeches
Gladiola minor 23 speeches
Freddie minor 21 speeches
Wykoff minor 19 speeches
Griggs minor 16 speeches
Walters minor 15 speeches
Loretta minor 11 speeches
Sadie Kate minor 9 speeches
Carrie minor 4 speeches
Orphans minor 3 speeches
Miss Pritchard minor 3 speeches
Parsons minor 3 speeches

Read the play

Foots, amber and white up one-half at rise.

Foots dimmed at cue to one-fourth up. (Bunch lamps and strips dim on same cue.)

At window L. and amber and white bunch lamp above and below on each backing.

At windows L. a 7 blue light strip on each backing up full through Act.

Over doors C. and R. of C. a three-lamp strip dimmed at cue as above.

Over doors at R., R.1 E., R.2 E.—a two lamp strip.

Bracket lamps, one at R. between doors, one R. of C. door, one L. of C. door, and one in C. of C. hallway to be turned on by MISS LIPPETT at cue.

Footlights come up a trifle when brackets are on.

A five-lamp strip (32 power lamps) in foots at C. up full through Act.

A spot lamp off L. upper window, to swing on pivot, into and around the room, indicating the approach of a motor car, at near end of Act, cue from JUDY “I can think about him. Please! Please!”

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