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the Tailor of ;::: Gloucester r=iii;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;iit .... THE TAILOR OF ;::: GLOUCESTER .. .. .... ... A PLAY FROM THE STORY By BEATRIX POTTER ADAPTED BY E. HARCOURT vVILLIAMS .... tltl . .. FIRST PRODUCED . By JEAN STERLING MACKINLAY .... AT HER .... ANNUAL CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS MATINEES tlO .,. , · ... FREDERICK WARNE & Co., Ltd. LONDON AND NEW YORK : ::: ::: ::::: :: : : :: : ::: : :::::: :: ::: : :::::: :: :: : : ::: : : ::: ::: :: : ::: : ::: : :::: ::: :: : :: : : :: ::: :::: ::: :: ::: ::: : :: :: : : : ::::: ::: :: :: :: :: :: : : ::: :: . .. ······· .................. ' ... ................................. ... ..... ........................ .. ............. .... ....... ............ ... ...: ........................................................................................................................................: Where no fee for admission is charged, this play may be performed without permission or payment of any fee. If admission to the play is by payment, or by purchase of a programme, the permission of the Publishers must first be obtained and a fee paid. FREDERICK WARNE & CO., LTD., CHANDOS HousE, BEDFORD CouRT, LONDON, W.C.2. Price One Shilling Net. Printed in Great Britain for the Publishers by Glovers, 1Ves/011-s11per-!11arf'. THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER A PLAY From the tory b) BEATRIX POTTER Adapted by E . HARCOCRT \VILLIAMS FirfL produced by Jean Sterling Mackinlay al her :\nnual Children's Christmas :Matinees. CAST. The Tailor. Dame Simpkin (his housekeeper; a cal). The l\'Jayor of Gloucester. Master Hickory-Dickory 1 Mistress Hickory-Dickory ~ Mice. Gammon ) Spinach · Scene : The Tailor's Home in Coll ege CourL. Time : Christmas Eve. Period : 18th Century. Window j ~ i Dresser \ Door Chair [ Dais l Fireplace<> l 1 -iMousetrap PLAN OF T.HE ST,\ GE COSTU:\IE . The Tailor.-Snuff-coloured breeches and wai ·L­ coat. Shirt sleeves. ntidy neck carf. Rather scanty grey hair tied in small tail at back. \Vhite stockino- . Old slipper·. Dame Simpkin.-If a cat's skin is not obLainable, dress her in full skirt, cross over shawl, mob cap and apron, and a cat' mask. If she wears a complete skin, tben only shawl, mob cap, and apron. The Mayor.-Black velvet breeches and waist­ coat. \Vhite stockings. Lace cravat. -1ayor's red robe and chain of off ice. White powdered tie wig. Three-cornered hat. Buckle shoes. Master Hickory-Dickory, and Gammon and Spinach.-l8th Century suits (breeches, waistcoat, coat, stocking , buckle shoes), and mouse masks. Mistress H ickory-Dickory. - Panniered skirt. Bodice with fichu. Mouse mask. Mob cap. Fan. THE SCENE. Fireplace right. Tailor's grandfather chair in front of it. \Vindow centre back. Door lefL upper entrance. Mouse trap left lower. Tailor's da"is centre. This can be quite simply done with curtains. A small practicable window is necessary. A screen can be used for this, or a more ambitious structure can be erected on a small kitchen table with leaded lights suggested with black tapes. A red electric lamp in a box would do for the fire. A good deep armchair for the tailor, and, if possible, a box or da·is for him, and later the mice, to work on are required. The trap ca n b e made with a small nursery screen made of rods and covered with hessian. The door can be " imagined " off stage, if suitable noises are made when it is knocked or slammed. THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER " Good King Wenceslas " is being sung by Carol Singers in the street. The Tailor is discovered working on his table. TAIL : I think this is the finest coat thaL ever I made, and the waistcoat is bravely cuL. There js naught now to finish except the buttonholes, with cherry-coloured twisted silk. (pauses to look for it. ) Twisted silk? But I have no more twist. (looking towards window. ) How it snows! My poor rheumatic bones! (rubs his knees. ) Alas, I cannot go forth ! Dame Simpkin must fetch it for me from the silk mercer's. (calls ) Simpkin! Dame Simpkin! Enter Dame Simpkin. TAIL : I want you to go on an errand for me. SIMP: Miaw ! TAIL : Yes, I know it snows. But we are going to make our fortune. His Worship the Mayor of Gloucester is to be married on Christmas Day in the morning, and he hath ordered a coat and an embroidered waistcoat. .. SIMP : Miaw, miaw ! TAIL : What say you? I must hurry! Indeed I must, for this is Christmas Eve. I wish G THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER I had more time even though there are only the buttonholes to do. It is very cold to-night, Simpkin. Don't you think we might have a dish of tay to cheer our hearts? S1MP : Gr-r-r ! l\lfiaw, miaw ! (puts kettle on the hob). TAIL : Now don't be cross. I do so want a dish of tay. if y rheumatics are bad, very bad. Do be a good kind Simpkin and brew the tay before you go. SIMP (less cross) : Miaw, miaw ! TAIL : Aye, Simpkin, good Simpkin ; you would talk if you could. vVell, well! vVho knows? Old men talking to themselves -old men, old times, old tales. vVhat said the old story? That all the animals can talk in the night between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the morning? But only the kind hearts can hear them, and know what it is they say. SIMP : (sighs). TAIL : Does the kettle boil? S1MP: Miaw ! TAIL : Have we any bread ? SIMP (showing empty trencher) : Miaw, miaw ! TAIL: What? Have those naughty mice eaten our last crumb ? SIMP (looking about) : Miaw, miaw ! THE TAILOR OF GLO CE TER 7 T s\.IL: No, no, Simpkin. The little thino- mu L eat. They mean no harm, and how ·lever and nimble ; never cross and rheumaLic . Why, behind the walls of this old hou there are little mouse staircases, liLLl c secret trapdoors, and the mice scamper through long narrow passages from hou e to house-they can run all over Lh e Lown without going out inLo the street . SIMP : Miaw ! TAIL: Don't be cruel, Dame Simpkin. You mustn't sniff at mouse holes and whisk your wicked tail. Tow I have only four pennies left. You will find them in the teapot on the dresser. Take a china pipkin and buy a penn'orth of milk, a penn'orth of bread, and a penn'orth of sausage, and, oh, Simpkin, with the last penny of our fourpence buy me one penn'orth of cherry-coloured silk! But do not lose the last penny, or I shall be undone, for I have no more twist. SIMP (taking money and the pipkin) : Miaw ! TAIL : I know you hate the snow, but I must have that twisted silk. There is a knock at the outer door. Dame Simpkin opens: and the 1\1ayor enters. vVith a last plaintive "Miaw" Dame Simpkin goes out, closing the door behind her. 8 THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER MAYOR ( stamping his feet on the threshold) : Hoo, hoo ! vVhat a night! (pompously .) Now, faster Tailor, is my cherry-coloured coat and embroidered waistcoat ready? TAIL: Oh, Your Worship must give me unLil to-morr.ow ! I I\IAYOR: To-morrow! \Vhy, this is Christma Eve, and my wedding is on Christmas Day in the morning. TAIL : There's a good deal of work in a cherry­ coloured corded silk coat embroidered with pansies and roses-(the JV.I ayor tries to interrupt)-not to mention a cream­ coloured satin waistcoat, trimmed with gauze and green worsted chenille ... IAYOR: Come, come, my man! If it is yet un­ finished I see not how you can compass the work in the time. TAIL : It shall be ready, Your Worship. It shall be ready, I give you my word. IAYOR: The word of a Tailor, indeed! TAIL: ray, Your Worship, my promises are as good as my seams. They hold fast. MAYOR : Well, we shall see, my honourable habitmaker. ( He crosses to the door.) My needle and thimble knight! (turning at door). But, harkee, if you fail me, you shall eat your plum pudding in the stocks to-morrow-Chri tmas Day or no Chri t­ mas Day! THE TAILOR OF GLOUCE TER The U ayor goes out. The Carol rnger · pass again. A clock strike twelve. TAIL : Twelve o'clock! lack, I am undon , worn to a ravelling! I have no more strength and no more time. \Vhere i.s Simpkin with that twisL? Oh, dear, oh dear! The waistcoat to be lined with taffeta . and the taffeta suffi · Lh . there is no more left over than will serve to make tippets for mice! ( There is a tapping noise.) ow, what can that be? This is very peculiar. Ah, naughty imp­ kin, has she set the mouse trap ? Poor little frightened thing, I'll let you out. Jl1istress Hickory-Dickory steps out and curtsies. MIST: Mistress Hickory-Dickory, at your servic . TAIL (bowing) : I wish you a merry ChrisLmas, ma'am. (goes back to chair) Queer. I must be dreaming. I have an idea that that mouse said something. The waisL-· coat is cut from peach-coloured satin­ tambour stitch and rosebuds in beautiful floss silk. Was I wise to entrust my last fourpence to Simpkin? But we shall be rich if all is ready for His Worship in the morning ... I must go on working . One and twenty buttonholes of cherry-coloured twist ... (tapping noise again). This is passing extraordinary . There must have been two mice in the trap (opens it). · Master Hickory-Dickory steps out and bows. 10 THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER l\ IA T : Ma ter Hickory-Dickory, at your service. TAIL (bowing) : Your humble servant, sir, and I ,vish you the compliments of the season. (r;oes back to his c hair. ) Odd, very odd! One and twenty buttonholes of cherry coloured silk . to be finished by ChrisL- rna morning ... and it is after mid- night already . ,1/as I right to let out those mice? ... Undoubtedly they belonged to Simpkin. They certainly belonged to Simpkin (falls asleep).
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