Excerpt from Pygmalion and Galatea: An Entirely Original Mythological Comedy [Several classical statues are placed about the room; at the back a temple or cabinet containing a statue of Galatea, before which curtains are drawn concealing the statue from the audience. The curtains must be so contrived that they will open readily and display the stutue completely, without much effort on the part of the actor who opens them. They must also be fitted with mechanical appliances to close apparently of their own accord at the latter part of Act III.; doors, r. and l., i. e. l. 3rd e., and opening u. e. r.] [Mimos, a slave, is discovered at work, l. c., on a half finished statue. To him enter Agesimos, -u. e. r.; he is magnificently dressed; he comes down k. c.] Ages. (haughtily.) Good day. Is this Pygmalion's studio? Mim. (bowing.) It is. Ages. Are you Pygmalion? Mim. Oh, no; I am his slave. Ages. And has Pygmalion slaves? A sculptor with a slave to wait on him; A slave to fetch and carry - come and go - And p'raps a whip to thrash him if he don't! What's the world coming to? (sits r. c.) Mim. What is your will? Ages. This: Chrysos will receive Pygmalion At half-past three to-day; so bid him come. Him. And are you Chrysos, sir? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.