CHARACTERS
    • MASTER SKYLARK (Nick Attwood)
    • MR. ATTWOOD, father of Master Skylark
    • MRS. ATTWOOD, mother of Master Skylark
    • MASTER-PLAYER and other players
    • WILL SHAKESPEARE
    • BEN JONSON
    • CICELY
    • FRIENDS of Will Shakespeare
    • BOYS of Singing School in London
    • QUEEN ELIZABETH and courtiers, etc.

Time: 1596. Place: Stratford-upon-Avon; London.

Time required for production, forty-five minutes.

FIRST SCENE

Near Attwood cottage, in Stratford . BOYS standing, watching and listening

HERALD. Master-Player's come to Stratford Town.

NICK ATTWOOD.

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OTHER BOYS.
Jumping up on fence

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ANOTHER BOY.
Running up

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A BOY.

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BOYS.

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A BOY.
Running before the players

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PLAYERS.
Orchestra plays. Singing

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[BOYS follow around the stage after the players, and then follow them out

SECOND SCENE

HERALD. Nick Attwood (Master Skylark) is refused permission to attend the play.
[NICK runs in and stumbles
FATHER.

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NICK.

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FATHER.

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NICK.

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MOTHER.
Puts arm around NICK.]

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NICK.
Eagerly

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MOTHER.

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NICK.

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FATHER.

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NICK.

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FATHER.

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MOTHER.

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FATHER.

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MOTHER.

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FATHER.

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NICK.
With clenched fist

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MOTHER.
Softly

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NICK.

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MOTHER.

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NICK.

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MOTHER.

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THIRD SCENE

HERALD. Nick runs away and meets the Master-Player.
ROBIN.
One of the schoolboys

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NICK.

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ROBIN.

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NICK.

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ROBIN.

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NICK.

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ROBIN.

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NICK.

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ROBIN.

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NICK.

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ANOTHER BOY.

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NICK.

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BOY.
Laughing

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NICK.
Defiantly

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ANOTHER BOY.
Mockingly

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NICK.

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ROBIN.
Running after him

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NICK.

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NICK.
Comes back, singing

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FOURTH SCENE

[NICK singing
MASTER-PLAYER.

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NICK.
Hat off, and gazing with all admiration at MASTER-PLAYER.]

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.
Laughing

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NICK.
Sings a few lines of song
MASTER-PLAYER.
Thinking deeply. Suddenly slaps thigh

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NICK.
Timidly .[

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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NICK.
Stopping; eyes filling with tears

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MASTER-PLAYER.
Laughing

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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PLAYERS.
They shout and clap at the sight of MASTER-PLAYER.]
MASTER-PLAYER.

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PLAYER.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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PLAYER.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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A PLAYER.
Angrily

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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Exeunt

FIFTH SCENE

HERALD. Nick's father hears that he has gone with the players.
MR. ATTWOOD.

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ROBIN.

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MR. ATTWOOD.

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ANOTHER BOY.

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MR. ATTWOOD.
Very angrily, turns to a man

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MAN.

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MRS. ATTWOOD.
Running to meet him

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MR. ATTWOOD.

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All pass out , MRS. ATTWOOD heartbroken

SIXTH SCENE

HERALD. Nick is stolen by the players.

SEVENTH SCENE

At the MASTER-PLAYER'S house in London . NICK, sitting, the picture of despair, in a big chair . CICELY, the PLAYER'S daughter, comes in
CICELY.

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NICK.
Stammering

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CICELY.

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NICK.
Clenching his fists

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CICELY.
Passionately

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NICK.

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CICELY.
Stamping her foot

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NICK.
Indignantly and choking with emotion

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CICELY.
Coming over and patting his head

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NICK.

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CICELY.

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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CICELY.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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CICELY.
Patting his cheek

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MASTER-PLAYER.
Uneasily coughing

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CICELY.

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MASTER-PLAYER.
Nervously

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NICK.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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CICELY.
Clapping her hands

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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EIGHTH SCENE

HERALD. The other players object to Nick's being kept from his mother.
A PLAYER.

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ANOTHER PLAYER.

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MASTER HEYWOOD.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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HEYWOOD.

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MASTER-PLAYER.
Sadly

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HEYWOOD.

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MASTER-PLAYER.
Bitterly

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HEYWOOD.

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MASTER-PLAYER.

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NINTH SCENE

HERALD. Nick, and a few boys from the Cathedral School, sing before Queen Elizabeth.
A BOY.

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NICK.

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ALL.

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Orchestra, plays. Trumpets blow . QUEEN ELIZABETH and COURTIERS pass in. The QUEEN gives signal for the children to come forward
PROMPTER.

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RAFE.

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NICK AND COLLEY.
With a garland of flowers about them They sing a Spring Song
NICK.
Sings Skylark Song
QUEEN.

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COLLEY.

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QUEEN.

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NICK.

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QUEEN.

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NICK.

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QUEEN.

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NICK.

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QUEEN.

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NICK.

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QUEEN.
Laughing

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NICK.
Shakes his head
QUEEN.

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NICK.

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QUEEN.
Softly

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Music and horn while QUEEN and Court pass out

TENTH SCENE

HERALD. After the Master-Player is sent to prison for killing a man, Nick and Cicely come back to Stratford Town.
CICELY.

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NICK.

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CICELY.

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NICK.

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ONE OF THE WOMEN.

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NICK.

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ANOTHER WOMAN.

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NICK.

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WOMAN.

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NICK.

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WOMAN.

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DOLL.

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CICELY.
Running to NICK.]

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NICK.

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ELEVENTH SCENE

HERALD. Nick's father refuses to receive him until Will Shakespeare intercedes. At last Nick gets back to his mother.
NICK.

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MR. ATTWOOD.

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NICK.

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ATTWOOD.

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NICK.

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ATTWOOD.

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NICK.

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ATTWOOD.

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CICELY.

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NICK.

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CICELY.

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SUSAN SHAKESPEARE.
Comes running up

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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NICK.
Falteringly

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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NICK.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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NICK.

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BEN JONSON.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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ONE OF THE MEN.

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ANOTHER MAN.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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NICK.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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BEN JONSON.
Sings "Drink to me only until thine eyes."
FATHER.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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FATHER.

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NICK.
Joyfully

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FATHER.

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NICK.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.
Carrying two bags

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BEN JONSON.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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NICK.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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SIMON ATTWOOD.

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WILL SKAKESPEARE.

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ATTWOOD.

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BEN JONSON.

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WILL SHAKESPEARE.

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Attwood goes off the stage and instantly returns with wife
ATTWOOD.

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MRS. ATTWOOD.

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ATTWOOD.

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MRS. ATTWOOD.

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NICK.

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