By John Galsworthy
CHARACTERS
JOHN BUILDER................ of the firm of Builder & Builder
JULIA....................... His Wife
ATHENE...................... His elder Daughter
MAUD........................ His younger Daughter
RALPH BUILDER............... His Brother, and Partner
GUY HERRINGHAME............. A Flying Man
ANNIE....................... A Young Person in Blue
CAMILLE..................... Mrs Builder's French Maid
TOPPING..................... Builder's Manservant
THE MAYOR................... Of Breconridge
HARRIS...................... His Secretary
FRANCIS CHANTREY............ J.P.
MOON........................ A Constable
MARTIN...................... A Police Sergeant
A JOURNALIST................ From The Comet
THE FIGURE OF A POACHER
THE VOICES AND FACES OF SMALL BOYS
The action passes in the town of Breconridge, the Midlands.
ACT I. SCENE I. BUILDER'S Study. After breakfast. SCENE II. A Studio.
ACT II. BUILDER'S Study. Lunchtime. ACT III. SCENE I. THE MAYOR'S Study.
10am the following day. SCENE II. BUILDER'S Study. The same. Noon. SCENE
III. BUILDER'S Study. The same. Evening.