three o'clock
`` We are all going to stand by , little girl , and it 'll be some play that we produce at the New Carnival October first , '' Mr. Farraday put in by way of his contribution to the wounded young author . However , it was the crack of Mr. Rooney 's whip that brought her to her feet again . `` Miss Adair , you and Lindsey come back with me to the theater now , '' he commanded the shrinking and tragic author . `` Somebody get Fido and tell him to wake up everybody and have 'em all at the theater to rehearse in a hour ; that 'll be three o'clock . Mr. Vandeford , you 'd better get in a press story over long distance before Hawtry beats you to it . You may catch a morning paper or two . Now , everybody get out and work like fun and we 'll show Broadway a sure-fire hit October first . ''