ACT I

ANDREW GIBSON'S _office in his piano factory where he
manufactures "The Gibson Upright." A very plain interior;
pleasant to the eye, yet distinctly an office in a factory, and
without luxuries; altogether utilitarian.

Against the wall on our right is a roll-top desk, open, very
neat, and in the centre of the writing pad a fresh rose stands
in a glass of water. Near by is a long, plain table and upon it
a very neat arrangement of correspondence and a couple of
ledgers.

Against the walls are a dozen plain cane-seated chairs. Near
the centre of the room is a sample of the Gibson upright piano
in light wood. There is a large safe, showing the word
"Gibson," and there are filing cases. In the rear wall there is
a door with the upper half of opaque glass, which shows "Mr.
Gibson" in reverse; and near this door is a water filter upon a
stand. In the wall upon our left is a plain wooden door. The
rear door opens into the factory; the other into a hall that
leads to the street.

Upon the walls are several posters, one showing "The Gibson
Upright"--a happy family, including children and a grandparent,
exclaiming with joy at sight of this instrument. Another shows
a concert singer singing widely beside "The Gibson Upright,"
with an accompanist seated. Another shows a semi-colossal