Arthur L. Brown

Name: The cinnamon heart
Author: Arthur L. Brown

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“The cinnamon heart”, published in 1881, is a work by Arthur L. Brown. It explores elements such as Suitors, Sassy and Puts.

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Eben.—
To thee—cold fate no ill can bring,
The rose—no thorn, the bee—no sting,
Melody fills all nature,
Hoping to hear thee sing;
Clashing aloud in accents mad,
Weeping again when thou art sad;
But thou art glad,
Ah!—my dear!
Never shall we parted be,
Never a clouded sky,
Never a shadow fall to thee,
Never a troubled sigh.
(Eben. holds Caramella’s hand—suddenly starts—looks around—sniffs and smells and starts away.)
Eben. (furiously) ,—
I smell carbonic acid—phosphorus,
That vile Professor!!
Cara.—
He can’t trouble us,
He’s not here! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ How can you suitors be when you don’t—
Cara.—
Hush!
Oh, father, do not say it—please don’t.
King.—
Tush!
It is our duty as a crownèd Prince;
We can’t descend from speaking plain, to hints.
You can’t be suitors.
Suitors.—
Tell at any cost!
King.—
Because you do not suit her!
(King and Cara. burst out into laughter. Suitors get up slowly and brush dust off knees.) ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ You’re eating candy far too much, my dear.
Cara.—
Oh! no, dear pa. [13]
King.—
Then you in love must be,
Those symptoms indicate a heart not free.
You love!!!
Cara.—
Ah, yes!
King (starting) .—
What!! Do I hear aright?
You love! (Aside.) Great guns! my income put to flight.
When this unfortunate result is told,
Good-bye to suitors, and to all their gold.
(Aloud.) Oh, daughter! daughter! this will never do.
(Fiercely.) Who is this creature that’s beloved by you?
Cara.—
Ah! yes, I love! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Suitors.—
Prepare for flight!
Sassy.—
You haven’t time!—here—with these feminine aids,
We’ll dress you up, and turn you into maids.
(Maids all take off cloaks and bonnets and dress up Suitors to look like girls.)
Quick!—all sit down and very quiet keep,
They’re coming—we must all be fast asleep.
(All sit and feign to sleep. Enter Chemists, Prof., King, and Cara., Chemists singing.) No. 6. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Ha! ha! with ease.
(Turns basket of tin pans all over him—quickly picks them up and looks around—then speaks low.)
I mean, without these.
But now it’s time to mix
The lover’s vital senses—there are six:
The sense of locomotion, touch, and sight,
That’s three—his hearing, voice, and heart—all right. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Don’t turn out a sell.
(Eben. moves, yawns, opens his eyes and looks about in a dazed way.)
Quartette. (Cara., Sassy., King and Prof.)
He winks! he moves! he trembles!
Our prayers have worked the spell!
He lives! and he resembles
Our fondest ideal;
He lives! and he resembles
Our fondest ideal.
(Eben. rubs his eyes and looks about. Cara. goes down front.)
Cara.—
What is this—in my heart,
In my soul—that I feel
This spirit of love?
Is it true, is it real, [36]
This beating of my heart
To another heart’s beat?
Has my love come to life?
Is my lover complete?
And thou, candy, away!! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Sassy.—
I know that I can go.
(Exit C. door.)
Cara.—
My beau! my beau!
(Stands waiting.)
(Drawbridge raised from inside—pause—then noise, and Eben. jumps over wall, rushes to C., picks up gun, turns to castle and speaks furiously.)
Eben.—
Hi yar! hoo raw! Where are those bloody wretches?
I very nearly had them in my clutches.
Come out, you rascals! show your ugly faces,
And I will pound you black and blue, like blazes.
Come out! Come out! You, Nougat 1st—you coward!
You’re quicker far at running back, than forward.
Come out, I say! Send out that valiant army. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Cara.—
Yes, he is right. (Looking around audience.)
(Solil.) I see it everywhere!
This side and middle parting of the hair.
I see— (looking about audience) —
That underneath each centre part
There is a softness both of head and heart;
And if a parting on the side there be,
The head and heart is hard.
(Looking about the audience.)
Yes, so I see.
Ah! if that dear Professor is in time,
’Twill save my love from danger—pa from crime.
I wonder why my Eben. rages so,
That he to our caress returns a blow.
That mixture was the cause of all this pain,
(Looking at Sassy., who cries.) ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Sassy.—
Yes!—come along.
(Suitors all get in by window, turn and see Dummy.)
1st Suitor.—
Ah! that’s that wretched beau;
Come, fellows, let us smash it up.
(Suitors all start forward.)
Sassy. (stopping them) .—
No! no!
Here is the way!
(Takes Cin. Heart from pocket.)
You see this Cinnamon Heart,
It’s now our turn to try a little art. No. 5. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Suitors.—
When you love a Royal Princess,
If it’s hard—send your card;
She will have to marry, since es-
Cape is hard, very hard;
For she never likes to forfeit,
Or retard, your regard;
So you always can with profit,
Send your card.
(King looks out of window C.—takes up retarded note, and sings.) ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ It is what they all love to do,
All love to do.
Why are we singing here
To Caramella dear?
It is what we all love to do,
All love to do.
(Suitors all crowd together at castle door, and consult.)
1st S.—
Oh! where are servants? She’s at home, I trust. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Chemists (singing) .—
“When you are ill, etc.”
(All enter and take positions—King turns and sees Suitors and Maids.)
King.—
Hullo!—a boarding school!!—asleep, I vow!
Hi—wake up!—it’s no time to slumber now!
(Pokes Sassy.—all wake up.)
Cara. (seeing Dummy) .—
Good gracious me!!
Oh my!—is that my beau;
That lovely creature—can I touch him?
Prof. (starting in alarm) .—
No!
Not yet!—you’d rub the paint off—wait awhile,
And see us do the business up in style. [34]
(Prof. turns to Chemists—loud.)
Prepare the ice cream freezer. Hi! you flats! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Cara.—
So they appear.
I’m bored to death by suitors,—go away.
King.—
Just listen first to what they have to say,
They surely are entitled to be heard,
(Aside.) Besides, they’ve paid out money for a word.
Cara.—
Indeed. Well, let them talk, I’m all suspense;
Proceed, kind gentlemen, but utter sense.
(SUITORS all come down meekly and sing.) No. 6.
(Music.)
Suitors.—
Oh! Princess, we can talk and warble
In a most agreeable way, [11]
At tennis we are very prominent,
And also great at croquet. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ She ought to drive a car-ha-ha.
Hi yar! Hi yar! This beats a jaunting car-ha-ha.
Hi yar! Hi yar! A swell Victoria. Ha-ha.— (Repeat faster.)
2d Verse.
Cara.—
On every pleasant day
Driving is our resource,
We wander far away;
Nor do we need a horse?
King.—
If rain begins to fall,
Cara.—
We take the carryall,
King.—
Or if the skies are free,
Cara.—
Jump in the light buggee.
Chorus.—
Hi yar! Hi yar! etc. (Repeated like 1st verse.)
(Cara. suddenly sees Suitors—stops, changes manner—then to Suitors.)
Cara.—
Hey-day! what’s this?
King.—
These gentlemen, my dear,
Are suitors for your hand. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Sees Suitors and speaks.)
King.—
Ah! gentlemen! Good morning—hope you’re well.
Suitors.—
Yes!—thank your Highness!
King.—
That is good—now tell
Your business here.
Suitors.—
Yes—thank your High—
King.—
(Interrupting.) —Proceed!
You come as suitors,
Suitors.—
Yes, my liege!
King.—
Indeed!
(Aside.) Our daughter seems to be in great demand;
I wonder if they only want her hand.
That’s all that they can get—for I’m so poor
I don’t know where to find my lunch. I’m sure
The man that marries her must furnish gold,
And do it now—at once—they must be told.
(Turning to Suitors. Aloud.) ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Sassy.—
Oh! yes—
Why don’t you go and get her?
Prof.—
That is so,
We’ll bring her here at once. Come, let us go.
Sassy.—
Oh! we’ll stay here.
Prof.—
Oh, no! you won’t.
Sassy.—
We will!!
We all have headaches, and feel very ill.
Now, Paracelsus, dear! be good and kind,
You’re such a darling—let us stay behind.
Go, sweetest!
Maids (beseechingly) .—
Please go. Please go.
(Sassy. and Maids push Prof. out by force L. door.)
Sassy.—
The horrid thing!
(Suitors look through window at back C.)
Suitors.—
Hey! girls!
Maids (frightened) .—
Good gracious me!
Sassy.—
Who’s that! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Suitors.—
{ Again, boys. Put in, boys,
Cara. & K.—
{ Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Ha, ha, ha, ha.
Suitors.—
{ And show her how we fling.
Cara. & K.—
{ How perfectly absurd.
Suitors.—
{ To right—to left—in front—
Cara. & K.—
{ How perfectly absurd.
Suitors.—
{ Behind—below—oh—oh—oh—oh—
Cara. & K.—
{ How perfectly absurd.
(All dance furiously, Cara. and King laughing. At end of music Suitors all get down on knees and wait.)
Cara. (sarcastically) .—
And is this all? Quite finished? Surely done?
Not overlooked a single charm—not one?
You all excel in something—so you say ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ But he who crushes him shall be
Most richly reimbursed,
By being made the son-in-law
Of mighty Nougat First.
All.—
Ta ra—ta ra—ta ra—ta ra—ta ra—
Chorus (same as first.)
(All keep step and march, at last chorus.)
(Exeunt Suitors R. gate, marching and singing, Cara. and Sassy. waving handkerchiefs.) [51]
(King marches around by himself, singing loudly—goes to R. gate, turns and says,)
King.—
I go to face the horrors of war,
The horrors of war,
Au-reservoir, (waving hand.)
(Exit King R. gate.)
(Pause.)
Cara.—
Ah me! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ By ringing all together—quick and loud.
(Suitors all take hands down stage; go up hand in hand cautiously, and prepare to ring. 1st S. holding bell.) No. 2.
Music.—Prelude. (All pull and sing.)
All.—
Ring at the door-bell,
Pull at the knocker;
Ring at the door-bell. Pull!
(Pull door-bell out. All fall down stage. Music. Enter Sassy and Maids C. door.)
Sassy.—
Gentlemen, why do you ring so loudly
That our door-bell gives away?
Suitors.—
We have come to see your Royal Mistress,
Is she to be seen to-day? ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Work like charms.
Prof.—
His nose?
4th Chem.—
A dream of beauty!
Prof.—
Decent ears?
I want them good.
5th Chem.—
Enough to bring forth tears!
Prof.—
His stomach well proportioned, too? Of course
We must be sure of that!
6th Chem.—
O! that’s the boss.
Prof.—
’Tis well! Now go! for I must be alone,
So leave me to my mysteries. Begone!
(Chemists put parts of Dummy together, attach it to concealed door C. back, and exeunt all L.)
(Pause. Prof. puts on apron.)
Prof.—
And now to work—the candy—ah! ’tis here;
The pans to mix it in—I’ll have them near. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Whereas, A person calling himself Ebenezer Riley, has, by force and arms, cut the water pipes of our realm; cut the gas pipes of our realm; broken the window glass of our realm; upset the hay-stacks of our realm; frightened the women of our realm ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ We’ve quenched this fiery Cinnamon Heart.
And caused my madness to depart.
(Cara. joins Eben.—both take hands—come down on 1st line—back on 2d.)
Eben. & Cara.—
Our troubles all are through,
Now I can marry you.
(Go back—King comes down in same way.)
Eben. & King.—
Though I am black and blue,
I’ll mix the wedding brew.
(Goes back—Sassy. and Prof. come forward in same way.)
Sassy. & Prof.—
There’s nothing more to do,
We can be married too.
(Go back—K., C., E., S. & P. take hands and come down in same way.) ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ That’s all those suitors gave me—but that sum
Will surely be sufficient—here they come.
(Music.)
(Enter Sassy., followed by Chemists, R. gate. Chemists dancing.) No. 8.
(Enter Maids from back, creeping down, curiously.)
Chemists.—
When you are ill, or blue in the gill,
If you’re shaking with a chill—
You’ll shake until—you take our pill.
It will either cure or it will kill—
It will either cure or kill. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Dividunt—they divide.
Part their hair in the middle of the head—so—
(Fast.) Putting this important observation into practice,
The interesting and absorbing scientific fact is,
If a person is too excitable,
Send for a brush and comb.
(Recit.) Just observe the demonstration of this point.
(Turns to Eben.—takes out comb and brush and begins to part his hair in the middle while singing.)
Eben.—
Away—away—away! I tell you stand away!! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Chorus.—
{ This—is—get—ting—most—vex—a—tious.
Eben.—
{ Yes! I will raise the very deuce!
Cara. & S.—
{ And alarming, too,
Chorus.—
{ And—a—larm—ing—too—good—gra—cious!
Eben.—
{ Oh! I will break up all your furniture and paraphernalia.
Cara. & S.—
{ Oh! dear me. Oh! dear me?
Chorus.—
{ ” ” ” ” ” ”
Eben.—
{ I will exterminate, and devil a thing that can avail ye.
Cara. & S.—
{ Can it be That is he?
Chorus.—
{ ” ” ” ” ” ”
Eben.—
{ Break all your window-glass, and play the dickens generally.
Cara. & S.—
{ Oh! dear me. Can it be?
Chorus.—
{ ” ” ” ” ” ” [45]
Eben.—
{ Yes! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Just give to this a passing glance.
See, in what harmony we dance—
Easy and graceful, lightly we tread.
Please, Miss Caramella, look with
Favor on our suit.
Oh! marry us.
Suitors.—
{ Come dance, boys—kick up, boys,
Cara. & K.—
{ Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Ha, ha, ha, ha.
Suitors.—
{ And cut the pigeon wing.
Cara. ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ But fold your hands and sigh—and copy me.
(Suitors form at back L. Music and bells. Enter Caramella and King, dancing, hand and hand.)
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No. 5.
Cara.—
I have no village cart,
No pony phaeton;
But out with Pa I start,
And him I lay it on.
King.—
We run our own coupés,
Cara.—
Gig, landeau, coach and chaise,
King.—
Hack, cab, and jaunting car,
Cara.—
Trap and Victoria.
Chorus. (Cara. and King dance around stage.)
Suitors.—
Hi yar! Hi yar! Just see her run her Pa-ha-ha.
Hi yar! Hi yar! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Then Caramella’s lover will be done.
(Takes candy from box, and while singing, mixes each in pans. After second verse Sassy. and Maids look in L. door, dressed in poke bonnets and cloaks.)
Music. (Prof. sings.) No. 2.
Prof.—
With juju paste our work’s begun,
Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum, hum hum—
And sense of locomotion’s done.
That’s one.
(Prof. puts first pan aside and takes another, which he stirs.) ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Eben.—
{ I think it right,
Cara.—
{ Oh blessed sight,
Eben.—
{ And fortunate,
Cara.—
{ And fortunate,
Eben.—
{ That I’m alive,
Cara.—
{ That you’re alive, [37]
Eben.—
{ And feel first rate.
Cara.—
{ And feel first rate.
All.—
Oh blessed sight,
And fortunate,
That he’s alive,
And feels first rate.
(Eben. shows signs of disliking Chemists, Suitors, and Maids, and Prof. sends them out.)
Prof.—
Go!—he don’t like you!
(Exeunt Chemists, Suitors, and Maids, L.)
(Pointing to Eben.) ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ We pounded in that Cinnamon Heart.
(Duet—same as first—both dancing and weeping.) No. 6.
(Hurried music—girls stop expectant, Cara. front R., Sassy. back L.—great noise—enter King, with bloody nose, over wall—runs across.)
King.—
The foe! the foe! the foe! ”

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Arthur L. Brown, The cinnamon heart (1881)

“ Well—why don’t you obey—do you hear me?
(Exit Capt., hurriedly.)
(King walks up and down, mumbling to himself—Cara. sobbing down R.)
No. 8.
(Music.)
(Enter Suitors with block—Captain stands at door and takes tickets from maids. Enter Executioner with great pair [60] of scissors—enter Chemists leading Ebenezer. All take positions, viz.) : No. 9.
(Music.)
King.—
This is a very unpleasant situation,
But we must proceed without further hesitation.
This is as good a way as I knows—
(Pointing to scissors.) ”

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