Her Own Way A Play in Four Acts   By: Clyde Fitch (1865-1909)

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Her Own Way

A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS

By

CLYDE FITCH

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK MCMVII LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.

COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Set up and electrotyped. Published April, 1907.

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Transcriber's Note: various printer's errors typos and missing punctuation were corrected for this e book.

TO MAXINE ELLIOTT AND EVERYTHING IS SAID! C.F. 1907

HER OWN WAY

ACT I. THE PLAYROOM.

Ten days elapse.

ACT II. THE DRAWING ROOM.

Eight months elapse.

ACT III. GEORGIANA'S ROOM.

Four weeks elapse.

ACT IV. THE DRAWING ROOM.

PLACE NEW YORK.

THE PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

GEORGIANA CARLEY. MRS. CARLEY Her step mother. MRS. STEVEN CARLEY Her sister in law, born "Coast," and daughter of Mrs. Carley by a former marriage. PHILIP } CHRISTOPHER } Children of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Carley. TOOTS } ELAINE From next door. LIZZIE Mrs. Carley's maid. MISS BELLA SHINDLE "The Lady Hair dresser." LIEUTENANT RICHARD COLEMAN. SAM COAST Louise Carley's own cousin. STEVEN CARLEY Georgiana's brother. MOLES Butler to the Carleys. A FOOTMAN At the Carleys.

Produced at the Star Theatre, Buffalo, September 24, 1903, and on September 28, 1903, at the Garrick Theatre, New York, with the following cast:

Georgiana Carley Miss Maxine Elliott Mrs. Carley Miss Eva Vincent Mrs. Steven Carley Miss Nellie Thorne Philip Master Donald Gallaher Christopher Miss Beryl Morse Toots Miss Mollie King Elaine Miss Marie Hirsch Lizzie Miss Susanne Perry Miss Bella Shindle Miss Georgie Lawrence Lieutenant Richard Coleman Mr. Charles Cherry Sam Coast Mr. Arthur Byron Steven Carley Mr. R.C. Herz Moles Mr. Francklyn Hurleigh Footman Mr. B.M. Parmenter

Produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, in May, 1905, and afterward at the Savoy Theatre, London, with the following cast: