ROSALIE (C.).  There is nothing but ’appiness coming to you.  The spirits tell me you are the favourite child of fortune.  You will ’ave wealth and prosperity and ’appiness.  You will marry the man you love, and you will be ’appy.

The CURTAIN falls.

ACT I.

[Illustration:  The explanation of the figures is given on the opposite page.]

Italian Room in ROSCOE CROSBY’S home.  New York.  A handsomely furnished square room. 1.  Door opening on stage down L. 2.  Door opening on stage at back L.C. 3.  Door opening on stage R.C. 4.  Large fireplace C. at back.  The fireplace with antique fire-dogs must be large enough for man to make an entrance coming through chimney. 5.  Large window over R. in arch. 6.  Platform one step high running full length of window, which is three sashes long.  Trick blind on centre pane.  Curtains on pole on centre windows to work on cue. 7.  Up C. in front of fireplace facing up stage, large chesterfield sofa two feet wide. 8.  Facing audience another large chesterfield sofa, C., sofas back to back. 9.  At each end of sofas small console tables.  Console table at right end of sofa is the trick table which ROSALIE lifts.  On console tables at either end of sofa, table lamps.  On console table left end of sofa, fancy cigarettes box with cigarettes and match-box and ash-tray. 10.  Right of the door, R.C., large antique Italian chest. 11.  Left of door, L.C., large antique chest.  Vases on chests.  On flat over L. large tapestry. 12.  Against wall over L. running up and down stage long ornate Italian chest. 13.  At either end of this chest Italian lamps, seven feet high, standing on floor.  Below door down L., on flat, an antique clock. 14.  Below door down L., arm-chair. 15.  Left side of fireplace chair with cushion seat.  On mantel two large antique vases. 16.  Right side of fireplace, chair with cushion seat. 17.  Large arm-chair. 18.  Over right is a large library table sitting diagonally up and down stage.  On table:  book-rack with four books, desk-pad, stationery-holder with stationery, pens, pencils, ink-box, magazines. 19.  Arm-chair back of table. 20.  Chair below table. 21.  Chair above table. 22.  On platform in window arch, long seat. 23.  Below window arch long arm-chair. 24.  Large wall lanterns, on up stage and down stage, end of window arch.  Plush valence or drapery for windows.  Rugs on ground cloth.  On flat right of doors up R.C. small-sized, painted, image of the Virgin.  Interior backing for door down L., up L.C., and R.C.  Fireplace backing.  Exterior backing for window over R. 25.  Off stage down L. large Italian table with two bronze vases, and a shrine of the Virgin on it.  Off stage R.C. are eight small chairs, to be brought on stage on cue during First Act.  In ceiling, directly over table R., is a double slot to hold knives.  During First Act, after WILLIAM puts out table lamp, after MISS EASTWOOD’S scream,