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

SCENE: _The scene shows the dining-room of the John Grier Home. A bare, dreary room with plastered walls. Main entrance at C. leading into a bare hall outside. R. of C. is a large cupboard; partly opened; shelves covered with cheap fringed paper and filled with plates; dishes and earthenware crocks. On the lowest shelf is a black paste-board box containing white muslin caps and aprons. R. of cupboard is an entrance leading into the pantry, at back a low shelf on which are various kitchen pans. At lower R. is an entrance leading to children’s department. Above it another entrance with door leading to kitchen. Entrances lower R., back R. and C. are open entrances. At L. are two large windows through which is seen the porch outside and the yard beyond._

_The room is furnished with four long tables, two R. of C. are placed across stage R. to L. Two L. of C. are placed up and down stage. Table L. of C. is lower, for the smaller children. Dimensions, 8 × 2, stand 22 inches high, other tables 8 × 2 stand 28 inches high, benches on each side of tables, and stools at end, 18 in. high. Benches and stools for small table 14 in. high. The tables are covered with white marble oil-cloth and rest on horses. The tables are set for the next meal. A large soup-plate, cup and soup-spoon at each plate. 14 at a table. On each table a large salt-cellar. Table L. of C. down stage is cleared and a dish-pan with polishing rags and soap placed there for the orphans to clean the teaspoons for the Trustees’ tea. On lower table R. at L. end is a tray containing cups, saucers and sugar bowl to be sent to the Trustees’ room. Salt-cellar on this table filled with sugar, not salt._

_The only decoration in the room is a large lettered illumined text, painted over door at C. “The Lord will provide.”_

_The light at rise is of late afternoon dimmed at cue to dark evening and coming up a little as MRS. LIPPETT turns on bracket lights. Off stage at R. 2 E. is a table. On table a tray containing two plates of bread sandwiches for Judy, also napkins and dish of sliced lemons for MRS. LIPPETT._