
Three Wise Fools
Austin Strong
Douglas Fidgit, Broadway producer, is seeking an actress for a one-line part.
Actresses storm his office.
They range from a fading First Lady of the Theatre to a forlorn little person who speaks a strange language.
They give their own interpretations of the four little words, "Your taxicab is waiting," leaving Mr. Fidgit on the verge of hysteria.
Then, in march the Bapps - Oriole, child prodigy who plays sixteenth century airs on tin cans, carves in soap and does imitations of whales; Verna, her adoring mother; and Gladwyn, her suffering father.
In a wonderfully hilarious scene, Mr. Fidgit disposes of all these loonies and marches out with the forlorn actress who speaks a very odd language.
| Character |
|---|
| Jimmy Bright the breezy office boy. |
| Douglas Fidgit a big gun on Broadway. |
| First Actress a dramatic dynamo. |
| Second Actress small and speedy. |
| Fourth Actress with a flame for Fidgit. |
| Fifth Actress from N'Awlins. |
| Sixth Actress who talks a strange language. |
| Third Actress woebegone and weepy. |
| Oriole Bapp the child prodigy of Theatre. |
| Verna Bapp her adoring mother. |
| Gladwyn Bapp her suffering father. |
| Seventh Actress oppressively operatic. |
| Mrs. Crank old and sour. |
Four Little Words is a American comedy play written by Edward Finnegan and published by Samuel French (1955).
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