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HAMILTON
A crowd of eight or ten men, including two or three Quakers, smoking churchwardens, discovered sitting, standing, drinking. Mainly men of the better class—not rabble, Melissa, the bar-maid, is serving drinks. Men come and go during act. James Reynolds, a handsome, dissipated ne'er-do-well of about thirty-five, slightly the worse for liquor, but not drunk, is centre of a somewhat jeering crowd at top of table right. Monroe is up left talking to some men. Giles is sitting at right of small table down left centre. Giles is reading some manuscript—possibly a draft of a Bill for Congress.
As curtain rises there is a general hubbub, Reynolds' voice dominant. First Citizen is seated on down stage end of long seat right of table r. A Second Citizen is facing him, seated on a chair, another is on his left further upon seat. Three men are standing in a group up stage r. c. An old man is seated on settle right of fireplace reading "The Federalist." A man is seated on settle left of fireplace. He is playing chess with another who is seated on a chair in front of him. The chess-board is on a small round table between them. Two Quakers are standing near the door on the left. Monroe is conversing with them. The original flag of the United States, thirteen stars in circle and thirteen stripes, is on wall above inner door on left back. The chairs are all Windsor chairs, dark in color. Wainscoting about two feet six inches high. All woodwork in dark oak and walls and ceiling a neutral smoky gray.
Round table down stage l. c. with three chairs around it—two armchairs and one single chair.
