Little Plays to Act

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22389, 30 April 1938, Page 6 (Supplement)

Little Plays to Act

I I pVIG RECEPTION

Messenger:VA message from— Herald: Rump! Messenger: From the Queen! Herald: God save her! Messenger '(patiently): She cant - come. Mayer: Thank goodness. I meaner— ■ • - Messenger: It's all right. Mayor: Thank you. Messenger: She can't come owing to the fact that she has been carried 1 oil by a dragon. She says that if the Mayor can't And a way to rescue her. she'll be— Mayor: Ow! (Gestures to show eating.)

i ?•. PEOPLE W THE PLAT I I I*e Mayor. Lin*! Corporation. '%!• CoaacJl Chaaaben of the City ■dtfhh- the Miyor and Corporation.) Mirer: H'm! CUfWitlwi; H'm!

Messenger: Yes. You have four ways in Which to rescue her. Mayor: Oh! (faints.) Curtain. Scene *U Council Chambers Arain (Enter the Mayor.) Mayor: We— Corporation: We— Mayor: We rescued the Queen, by the use of—♦ Corporation: A Prince, Mayor: Be quiet! (whispers) We tola him she was lpvely! You know the rest! - . , Corporation: .Lovely! Oh, gracious! Mayor; We met Prince , Told story said she was lovely he fell in love with her — Corporation: M'm! M'm! M'm! Mayor: He killed dragon has not seen her though! Corporation: Ha! Ha! Ha! Mayor: Queen's coming— ■■ Here to-day! so is Prince!

.Mayor: That sounded intelligent for r.iOnce—er-now, is—er—this is a— C er — pCarporaUon: Reception. pkayor: Be quiet. | (Flourish of trumpets. Enter itHerald.) Herald: A messenger! Mrporation: A messenger. (To each ■(lnner.) A messenger? ■pyor: Who is it? .

(Flourish of trumpets. . Enter Herald.) Herald: The Queen! Corporation: The Queen! Herald: The Prince. Corporation: The— Mayor (quickly): Prince. (Enter Prince and Queen.) Mayor: Oh! Am I seeing things? Corporation (to each other): Are we seeing things? Mayor: She's beautiful! ,' ■ . Queen: Yes, Sir Mayor. I had my face remodelled! Mayor: Oh! Prince: I told her to. Mayor: Oh! • Queen and Prince: We're going to be married. Mayor: Oh! .„ Queen: And you, we'll make you Lord Chancellor. Mayor: Three cheers! —'MATE CACTUS, L.8.H., 26 Falsgrave street, Waltham.