27 Wagons Full Of Cotton And Other Plays - Plot & Excerpts
The shuttered doors of the room open directly upon the sidewalk and the noise of the Mardi Gras festivities can be faintly distinguished. The interior is very dusky. Beside a rose-shaded lamp, the Spinster, a woman of forty, is sewing. In the opposite corner, completely motionless, the Old Woman sits in a black silk dress. The doorbell tinkles. SPINSTER: (rising) It’s probably someone coming to look at the letter. OLD WOMAN: (rising on her cane) Give me time to get out. (She withdraws gradually behind the curtains. One of her claw-like hands remains visible, holding a curtain slightly open so that she can watch the visitors. The Spinster opens the door and the Matron, a middle-aged woman, walks into the room.) SPINSTER: Won’t you come in? MATRON: Thank you. SPINSTER: You’re from out of town? MATRON: Oh, yes, we’re all the way from Milwaukee. We’ve come for Mardi Gras, my husband and I. (She suddenly notices a stuffed canary in its tiny pink and ivory cage.) Oh, this poor little bird in such a tiny cage!
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