AIC opening Quotes Flashcards
Lighting at the start
“Pink and intimate”
Lighting when Inspector enters
“Bright and hard”
Inspectors age and class?
“Mid - fifties” , he is classless
What aura (relating to his size) does inspector create?
“Need not be a big man but creates at once an impression of massiveness”
What’s Inspector wearing?
“Plain dark-ish suit of the period”
What was everyone at the table wearing?
“Evening dresses”
How does Inspector interact with people?
” looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking”
Where do Mr and Mrs B sit?
Head of the table
How does Mr B 1) look 2) speak
1) “Heavy looking” 2) “Rather provincial accent”
How old is 1) Mr B 2) Mrs B
1) Mid fifties (Like Insp.) 2) “ About fifty”
Two things about Mrs B
“Her husband’s social superior” and “cold”
Where does eric sit?
“Downstage” so his backs to the audience
How old is Eric and how is he described
“About twenty” and “Half shy - half assertive”
Two things said about Sheila
“Pretty” and “pleased with life”
How old is sheila and where does she sit?
“Early twenties” and next to Gerald upstage , shows that she’s higher up status-wise than Eric now that she’s marrying Gerald.
