Poker!

Poker!

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Poker! by Zora Neale Hurston

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Peckerwood

Black Baby

Sack Daddy

Tush Hawg

Aunt Dilsey

SCENE--

A shabby front room in a shotgun house.

A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it. Gaudy calendars on wall. Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.

At rise of curtain NUNKIE is at piano playing.... Others at table with small stacks of chips before each man. TUSH HAWG is seated at table so that he faces audience. He is expertly riffing the cards ... looks over his shoulder and speaks to NUNKIE.

TUSH HAWG Come on here, Nunkie--and take a hand! You're holding up the game. You been w

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