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Pre-reading task
Have you ever been tempted to pretend that you were someone else? Do
you think people will respect you more if they think you are rich? Can you judge
people by their appearance?
In this short one-act play, adapted from the classic short story by O. Henry,
a young man and woman meet in a public park and instantly fall for one another
... but neither of them is what they seem. Read the text below and answer the
questions that follow:
YOUR TEXT
WHILE THE AUTO WAITS
by O. Henry
adapted for the stage by Walter Wykes
DRAFT
TIME
[Twilight. The quiet corner of a city park. A GIRL in gray sits alone on a bench,
reading her book. A large-meshed veil hangs over her face, which nevertheless
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shines through with a calm and unconscious beauty. When she turns a page, the
book slips from her hand, and a YOUNG MAN, who has been hovering nearby,
pounces upon it. He returns it to her with a gallant and hopeful air.]
GIRL: Oh, thank you.
YOUNG MAN: Nice weather we’re having.
CHARACTERS
GIRL
YOUNG MAN
WAITRESS
CHAUFFEUR
1920s
Grade 9 English Learning Package