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A RHYMED FANTASY FOR
TWO GIRLS   By Clifford Bax

By the Same Author

Poems Dramatic and Lyrical, 1911. A few remaining copies can be had from Hendersons

The Poetasters of Ispahan. A Comedy in Verse 1912. (Out of print.) Goschen

A House of Words (Poems) Blackwell   5s

Twenty-five Chinese Poems, paraphrased by Clifford Bax. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged Hendersons   1s

Friendship (An Essay) Batsford   3s

Antique Pageantry: Four Plays in verse (including The Poetasters). (In the Press)

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To
H. F. RUBINSTEIN

This play was first performed at Farthingstone on June 19th, 1919, by Phyllis Reid (Hilda Gray) and Margot Sieveking (Gioconda), having been written at their request.

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CHARACTERS.

SCENE.

A Garden. Entrance right and left. Left, a table and two chairs. (The general effect should suggest a little lawn which leads outward in several directions.)

The arrival of a taxicab is heard, off. Enter left, Hilda in summer hat and dress and with a light cloak on her arm. She carries a folding-map and a small book.

Hilda (speaking off, left).

What's that? As certain as your name's Joe Billings
The taximeter points at fifteen shillings.
Well, and you've had a pound. What? Made a slip?
I thought five