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He Said and She Said: A One-Act Play by Alice Gerstenberg (1885-1972). Run by: TJ Burns
Diana Chesbrough, a society girl: JennPratt
Enid Haldeman, her friend: thestorygirl
Felix Haldeman, her husband: ToddHW
Mrs. Cyrus Packard, their friend: TJ Burns
Stage Directions: Kelly S. Taylor

he said and she said by alice gerstenberg this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org

characters diana chesbro a society girl read by jennifer pratt enid haldeman read by the story girl felix haldeman her husband read by todd mrs cyrus packard their friend read by tj burns stage directions read by kelly taylor

he said and she said sing living room at the haldemons before dinner discovered enid setting the room to write enter in hat and coat and jingling a bunch of house keys felix haldeman he kisses enid affectionately as if it were his daily habit and then tosses down the evening paper hello dear felix i've asked diana and mrs packard over for dinner you'd better hurry and wash up a bit what am i to be the only man again can't help but darling mr packard's in washington and all of diana's suitors are in the trenches there must be some old grey beard left somewhere to invite for diana oh there are a few leftovers floating around but diana doesn't like them if she can't get the best mail company she prefers female diana's a peach she should have married one of the boys before they all went over or aubry lawrence was madly in love with her hurry up there's soda on your cheek she taps it affectionately all right if i have to dine with three women i'd better look my best enid admiringly yes my dear [ __ ] of the walk there's the evening papers we gained three miles again exits down left enid is about to glance at the paper but is interrupted by the breezy entrance of mrs packard my dear your maid told me to come right in oh mrs packard i'm so glad you could come on such short notice i jumped at the invitation it's so lonesome with john away how lucky you are to have your husband at home thanks to his business the government prefers him here take off your things i'm a little early but i took advantage of the chance to ride this way in mrs morgan's car do you like mrs morgan why yes don't you i don't think you ought to like her why not she has a long bad tongue talks about people mrs packard raises her eyebrows does she you ought to hear her but then you ought not to hear her about me now there my dear i have come for a jolly little dinner party and i'm not going to gossip still if she said anything against me i ought to protect myself that's just it that's what i thought and when she said oh no why should i tell you why shouldn't you tell me yes why shouldn't i after all i'm one of your best friends and you ought to know certainly i ought to know but you may never forgive me not forgive you for protecting me that's true you must protect yourself it is my duty to tell you what is it you have me quite scared if she tells me a thing like that of course she will tell everyone else by this time no doubt it's all over town how dreadful what have i done it isn't what you've done it's about diana chessborough she's coming tonight is she your invitation why yes are you sure of course i'm sure well she raises her shoulders and eyebrows but in what way can gossip couple my name with diana's she is one of my best friends oh is she i am quite sure she is maybe she is still they wonder why diana didn't marry one of the boys before they went off to war why should she have yes why should she have really still anyone as attractive as diana she had plenty of chances didn't she oh yes that's what they say oh nice men too and one or two real catches don't you think it's strange diana didn't marry one of them yes i do think it's strange there of course you do i said it but why do you...