ACT 2 SCENE DESCRIPTION :

AT HIGGINS’ LABORATORY IN WIMPOLE STREETTIME : 11.00 A.M.

CHARACTERS INVOLVED :(in order of appearance)

1) MR. HENRY HIGGNINS2) COLONEL PICKERING

3) MRS. PEARCE4) ELIZA DOOLITTLE

LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOM

1) A CABINET OF SHALLOW DRAWERS WITH A TELEPHONE AND A TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ON TOP OF IT

2) A GRAND PIANO ON ITS MOST SIDE

3) A DESSERT DISH ON THE GRAND PIANO

SETTING: A ROOM WITH A DOUBLE DOOR ON THE FIRST FLOOR, LOOKING OUT INTO THE STREET

MIDDLE OF THE ROOM

-A clear empty space-RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROOM

1) 2 TALL FILE CABINETS2) A FLAT WRITING TABLE

WITH HIGGINS’ INSTRUMENTS FOR HIS PHONETIC STUDIES

3) A FIREPLACE 4) A LEATHER-COVERED

EASY CHAIR5) A CLOCK ON THE

MANTELPIECE6) A STAND FOR

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