From the Cabby’s Seat TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text "I want to see four dollars before goin' any further on th' thrip. Have ye got th' dough?"<br><br>"Four dollars!" laughed the fare, softly, "dear me, no. I've only got a few pennies and a dime or two."<br><br>Jerry shut down the trap and slashed his oat-fed horse. The clatter of hoofs strangled but could not drown the sound of his profanity. He shouted choking and gurgling curses at the starry heavens; he cut viciously with his whip at passing vehicles; he scattered fierce and ever-changing oaths and imprecations along the streets, so that a late truck driver, crawling homeward, heard and was abashed. But he knew his recourse, and made for it at a gallop.<br><br>At the house with the green lights beside the steps he pulled up. He flung wide the cab doors and tumbled heavily to the ground.<br><br>"Come on, you," he said, roughly.<br><br>His fare came forth with the Casino dreamy smile still on her plain face. Jerry took her by the arm and led her into the police station. COMMENTS: Visual Text A one-beat trifle (which we see coming a mile away) concerning a young girl who gets into trouble when she tries to get out of paying her cabfare. It could make a fun song or 5-minute piece. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: FromtheCabbysSeat.pdf
